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02:18

Q: Where does outer space legally start?

Recently the Billionaire Space Race culminated with both Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, doing what I can tell without any dispute, "going up" and "coming down". The claim that either of them actually reached space however is hotly debated, with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson telling (paraphr...

asked in Law SE' the false premise is addressed in answers.

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15:19

The 2021 Stack Overflow Developer Survey is here!

Ben Popper on August 02, 2021

Our data reveals some fascinating trends in education, remote work, and web frameworks.

geoffc

15:45

Plumbing for 29 engines. Good grief! That is awesome!

And they lifted the launch table on to the launch stand. Used the two big cranes. This is getting real!

Booster 4 is approaching completion, and SN20 is approaching as well.

Unclear if we get a flight soon after, or if they just pose for photos, but who cares, gonna be cool both ways.

Grid fins install in process as well. But no rotation, seem fixed position. Unclear what is going on there..

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17:25

Communities are a catalyst for technology development

Prashanth Chandrasekar on August 02, 2021

It’s a big day at Stack Overflow! Our Prosus deal has closed and our latest Dev Survey is live.

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geoffc

21:32

twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1422222995305676802

Booster 4 with lots of Raptors installed! Lots of Raptors! More than 9! And one has a number spray painted onto it.

geoffc

21:47

Apparently they installed 22 Raptors in 14 hours! Wild! ANd it connected to the piping I showed above a few posts back. This is really crazy rocket science!