The path in the post has nothing to do with the great circle. The shortest path is very similar to how it appears on the Mercator projection (actually slightly bent in the other direction) because SF and Houston are fairly close and in a position where Mercator distortions are less pronounced.

Also, a line is the shortest path when the 2 points are both on the Equator (where the projection distortion is zero)

Where’s a lightning strike when you need it?

Fair enough. The engineering is pretty impressive. It would be even more impressive if it was owned by the public rather than a MEGAlomaniac high on ketamine

SpaceX can still pivot to a fireworks company and let decades old soviet rockets take people to the ISS. I’m sure that DOGE will cut the wasteful government grants this company gets.

I’ve been saying this for years, but the general mood still hasn’t shifted against Discord. People were actually amazed back when it added… forums. But now if the company is going public the enshittification is imminent.

Yeah, sorry that we exist. Kinda hard to ignore when your shit politics drag us into it.

Clearly not 100%, since somebody is explaining it

This comic would have been perfect if the guy’s hat just had MAGA on it, easier to get the message across

I’m surprised they had so many swastikas on display. I thought it was illegal to display them in Germany. Or maybe there’s some exemption in the case of satire?