Month: March 2021

Floc: EFF kritisiert Werbepläne von Google

Googles Vorschlag zu einer trackingfreien Werbung sei eine “schreckliche Idee” und berge Missbrauchspotenzial, meint die EFF. (EFF, Google)

Googles Vorschlag zu einer trackingfreien Werbung sei eine "schreckliche Idee" und berge Missbrauchspotenzial, meint die EFF. (EFF, Google)

Rocket Report: SpaceX explains landing failure, More on New Glenn delays

“The level of detail that we get is remarkable, how good the forecast is.”

In mid-February a Falcon 9 launch was successful, but the first stage failed to land.

Enlarge / In mid-February a Falcon 9 launch was successful, but the first stage failed to land. (credit: SpaceX)

Welcome to Edition 3.35 of the Rocket Report! There is an incredible amount of launch news this week, but I want to start with this: my new book on the origins of SpaceX, Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX, was published this week. Early reviews have been tremendous, and if you're at all interested in the company, or just want a rollicking story, please check it out.

As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar.

Rocket Lab unveils plans for larger rocket. This week, the US rocket company said it had plans to go public, as well as develop a "Neutron" rocket capable of launching as much as 8 tons to low Earth orbit. "Rocket Lab solved small launch with Electron. Now we're unlocking a new category with Neutron," said Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and CEO, in a news release. The company plans an initial launch in 2024 but is only now beginning work on a new engine.

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Chairs Technica: We review two new models from Anda Seat

We liked the Anda Fnatic so much, we’re reviewing two new models as well.

Last October, we reviewed a pair of gaming / home office chairs—Secretlab's Omega and Anda Seat's more explicitly gaming-themed Fnatic. After several weeks of daily use, the Anda Fnatic took the crown for "favorite chair in the Salter household"—so when Anda offered two more models for review, we snapped them up.

Those two models are the Kaiser 2 and T-Pro 2, neither of which has an explicit esports team affiliation like the Anda Fnatic's. This means a more austere appearance—particularly in the case of the T-Pro 2, which doesn't share the Fnatic and Kaiser 2's neck-height "wings." Much like the Fnatic, these are excellent chairs—but having all three on hand at once made it clear how important picking the right chair for you and your body really is.

Unboxing and assembly

  • Presentation in the box is not something Anda cares about—"it's all crammed in there good enough." [credit: Jim Salter ]

Assembling the Fnatic, Kaiser 2, and T-Pro 2 chairs all follows the same, simple blueprint:

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LEGO Serious Play: Komm, wir bauen eine Geschäftsidee

Sieht aus wie Kinderspielzeug, ist aber mehr: Mit Lego Serious Play können Teams gefestigt, Unternehmenserfolge geplant und wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse gewonnen werden. Ein Bericht von Jan Rähm (Lego)

Sieht aus wie Kinderspielzeug, ist aber mehr: Mit Lego Serious Play können Teams gefestigt, Unternehmenserfolge geplant und wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse gewonnen werden. Ein Bericht von Jan Rähm (Lego)

Marx ohne Kohlen

Replik auf einen Beitrag zur marxschen Werttheorie – und warum man Physik bei der Gesellschaftsanalyse außen vor lassen sollte

Replik auf einen Beitrag zur marxschen Werttheorie - und warum man Physik bei der Gesellschaftsanalyse außen vor lassen sollte