thanks, that's probably the best animation I've seen explaining a tidal locked moon.

That one pic with Solar eclipse is amazing. Especially with the visible stars in the background. it's rare to see a pic from a man missioned with stars being visible in the background.

Nope. Maybe a cheeseburger and mother nature.

Vance is actually worse. He’s basically a sock puppet for Peter Thiel.

Glad to see Tom Scott back on youtube.

Argh…Wifi 6 , but 2.4ghz.

Adding 2 frequency ranges is more expensive. If you're going to choose just one, you should choose the one with the greatest backward compatibility.

Realistically 2.4Ghz is far from "greatest backward compatibility" since there is a real benefit of running 5Ghz and 6Ghz only networks.

2.4Ghz makes sense because this tiny device does not need high speeds Wi-Fi connection, and deployment scenarios benefit from 2.4 GHz penetration more.

There is an ESP-C5 (https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32-c5) that supports 2.4 and 5 GHz dual-band WiFi. And unlike the ESP32-S31 you can buy it today.

Do you honestly believe that by repurposing money from missions like these would suddenly free up money for text books? That’s not how it works. Especially not in 2026.

I don't see them insinuating that, just that it certainly raises a question about what we value and how we allocate resources.

Many said the same thing during the G.W Bush years. Nothing happened.

I and a lot of other centrist-leaning folks are radicalized now in a way we weren't then. Perhaps it still won't happen, I don't have a crystal ball, but right now I will only vote for primary candidates who promise to prosecute Trump's goons and plan to reject the legitimacy of any future government that does not follow through.

>plan to reject the legitimacy of any future government that does not follow through.

How might you do this?

This line of thinking did not end very well for the Roman Republic.

Indeed it did not. But Trump and the members of his administration have announced, repeatedly and explicitly, that they hate me and wish me harm. So I can't accept being governed by them or by a system that tolerates them. If they decide they'd like to apologize, and offer some explanation for how I can be sure they won't return to their misdeeds, perhaps we can hear them out.

> If they decide they'd like to apologize, and offer some explanation for how I can be sure they won't return to their misdeeds, perhaps we can hear them out.

Nothing short of life in prison for the ones that plead guilty will accomplish that.

So America can put other countries' leaders on trial - like the Nazis in Nuremberg, or Saddam Hussein - but not their own, for war crimes.

North Korea executes its own citizens and anyone that speaks out against the Kim regime. It also has nukes and even occasionally even fires missiles over our allys. I can name a few other countries that have harshly responded against protestors in recent years. Why aren’t we attacking them? Trump vowed that the U.S will no longer be the world police. Using your rational , this is the U.S being the police. Disclaimer - I voted for Trump believing what he said about staying out of conflicts like these. I’ve come to the realization that I made a mistake.

Thanks for sharing. This was an amazing read. I’d love to see novels with similar style stories about speculative near future tech and world.

>Just let me use my own keyboard/mouse

Isn't that already possible if you plugin a keyboard/mouse via a USB-C dongle/hub?

Yes, but I want it to act like a regular iPad when I’m not plugged in.

* I have 2 Sotsu Elites for my travel setup.