Winthrowe

@Winthrowe@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you were to launch a rocketship parallel to the earth, on wheels, how big would the ramp have to be to get it into space?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  How fast do your wheels go? Being in space is more about going sideways fast than being high up. Orbital mechanics are weird.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why DO credit card companies make a stink about adult content anyway?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s more about the fraud rate than pure prudishness. On one hand you have real hackers testing stolen cards. On the other, found out spouses claiming they’ve no idea about charges and charging back.

  All they care about is their cut, but they don’t get it here as often as with traditional sectors.