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April 05, 2026 - 07:21 UTC
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They really took the two most common unreliable IT systems up there: the Microsoft ecosystem and Bluetooth
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this explains the microsoft bit (part of a thread worth reading)
bsky.app/profile/jthutt.bsky.social/post/3mijpjwb2yzgi
bsky.app/profile/jthutt.bsky.social/post/3mijpjwb2yzgi
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They should have had Fonzie on the crew, so he can whack the control panel at just the right spot and make it work again.
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This is genuinely how the Lunar Module computer was fixed on Apollo 14. Alan Shepard tapped it with a pen.
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An uncharitable context. I mean they are just focusing on the mission objectives which is really ok.
But it does perhaps make the case that Artemis III maybe should be crewed by philosophers and poets with no other mission objectives than to reflect on the experience.
But it does perhaps make the case that Artemis III maybe should be crewed by philosophers and poets with no other mission objectives than to reflect on the experience.
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You can escape gravity but not the ineffable logic of Bluetooth pairing, let no God dispute the pairing of these devices, nor divorce divide them.
So mote it be.
So mote it be.
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I had a laptop once where the bluetooth adapter was integrated with the WiFi adapter (BT uses the same 2.4GHz frequency as 802.11B/G/N, of course). It had a manual switch on side of the laptop to turn off WiFi (good idea; poorly executed), that would turn off BT too, according to setting options.
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My LEAF has the same problem, we have to power cycle it #AstronautProblems
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โHang on Mission Control, I just need to edit this critical Word document *very* slightlyโฆโ
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One of the first reported problems from Artemis was two copies of outlook running at the same time, I believe.
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It's very likely the bluetooth device stopped working, which is why they had to go the 'forget device' route so they could attempt to re-pair it to begin with. I recommend double checking if bluetooth is turned on. It could be part of the WiFi adapter and if WiFi gets turned off, BT turns off too.
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One of the things that's missing from sci-fi shows is a realistic depiction of the technology. Sure, I buy that it works, but it's not realistic for it to work all the time. You ought to have guys on the Enterprise cursing and complaining that their tricorder won't upload their scan data.
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My Apple devices donโt always connect via Bluetooth when they sit next to each other, thereโs no way that viewscreen is connecting with everyone in the galaxy.
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This is why I'm more partial to cyberpunk
No it doesn't work and it's also subscription service and if you use it too much you WILL fry your brain with a virus.
No it doesn't work and it's also subscription service and if you use it too much you WILL fry your brain with a virus.
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Isn't the fact that things are constantly breaking in weird ways the source of a lot of episode plots? Transporter accidents, holodeck accidents, etc.
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Well, the one thing they did get right is that their security is garbage. People are always hacking in, or just removing a panel and shorting a relay to open a "locked" door.
But it's not realistic without Riker saying "computer: reboot the fucking WiFi again"
But it's not realistic without Riker saying "computer: reboot the fucking WiFi again"
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The recreation device has created evil super-intelligence more than once; I'd consider that a breakdown.
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โIt still isnโt set."
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it's legitimately shocking how much top-tier whiz-bang tech boy stuff is basically on this level. "why are my drivers fucked. what"
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I'll just say I felt incredible relief at seeing all those buttons in the capsule given I had a vague memory from Artemis I that they were trying touchscreens
I've never gotten over the moment in Apollo 13 when they turn off the computer and I'm like "it's... it's OPTIONAL?"
I've never gotten over the moment in Apollo 13 when they turn off the computer and I'm like "it's... it's OPTIONAL?"
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Most people Iโve shown the Orion displays to instinctively try to touch the screen to use it the first time.
โNo, thatโs what these bezel keys, twizzle knob, and enter button are for.โ
Thereโs also a second control device we designed for use during high-G regimes - donโt want to reach โupโ then.
โNo, thatโs what these bezel keys, twizzle knob, and enter button are for.โ
Thereโs also a second control device we designed for use during high-G regimes - donโt want to reach โupโ then.
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Considering that the Apollo 13 computer had all the might of a Commodore 64, you'd better hope it was optional
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Anything mission critical is and will be physical controls still. Touch screens are fine for other things but if it can kill you if you can't instantly hit it physical.
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