Marc A. Mapplebeck
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Marc A. Mapplebeck
@AtlanticRebel
#Firefighter, self-proclaimed IT guru. Views and opinions are my own. I follow people I know/am interested in, don't expect a follow back. #NHLBruins




AOC: We don’t have to talk about this as if it’s a hypothetical issue. Just a couple of months ago, Discord tried to roll out “age verification.” They contracted with a third party to conduct facial scanning — not just of kids, but also of adults. They decided to launch a teen default setting where they would lock users into a teen-appropriate experience. Which, mind you, if you are an adult who does not opt in, you then get cordoned off into the teen experience. Explain to me how that has anything to do with children’s safety. The only way to get out of that censored version is by scanning your face. What’s more shocking is that Discord made the decision to move forward with this after they had been hacked and 70,000 users had their data stolen.

Here's how the Apollo & Artemis timelines compare, if you align Apollo 4, the first flight of the Saturn V, with Artemis I, the first flight of SLS. According to @NASAAdmin, this triennial launch rate is "not a pathway to success." An acceleration to a launch every 10 months would be a big improvement. Inserting a new LEO test mission between the lunar flyby and landing improves the launch rate, in addition to decreasing risk for the landing mission, now Artemis IV. SLS is the only vehicle capable of sending humans to the moon which currently exists. An acceleration in flight rate builds momentum, and could extract its maximum value before commercial options enter service. Food for thought: if Apollo 4 launched when Artemis I launched, the 3rd Moon landing, Apollo 14, would have launched on February 7th. This generation's Apollo 8 - my generation's Apollo 8 - is still on the ground.














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