2015-11-23

Lumia 950 review: Windows Phone finally has a new flagship—will anyone care? | Ars Technica

Lumia 950 review: Windows Phone finally has a new flagship—will anyone care? | Ars Technica This is the kind of thing that would probably matter more if there were an abundance of games for the platform; something that might equally provide the impetus to make the drivers better. As it is, I don't know if it's ever a problem. There wasn't anything I did on the phone that showed off this weak 3D performance, but these metrics are certainly not what I'd hope to see.
Don't look at the bench. Don't look at the bench.

Former NASA official: NASA must shed “socialist” approach to space exploration | Ars Technica

Former NASA official: NASA must shed “socialist” approach to space exploration | Ars Technica At the same time, Musk has said repeatedly that his ultimate aim with SpaceX is to land humans—perhaps even himself—on Mars. NASA also has a program to land humans on Mars. And just as NASA is building a heavy lift rocket to begin to accomplish this, so is SpaceX. Only its Falcon Heavy rocket will likely cost about one-tenth as much to launch as NASA’s Space Launch System; it will begin flying two years sooner as well.
That's a lot of cheese they got from mining the moon.