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probably the outlook code was vibe coded kek.
Vibe coding, baby.
Legit endangering our brave spacefarers.
In fairness I don't think Microsoft designed them to work in space. Maybe it's their internet connection?
Telemetry was not designed for such pings, which messes up everything else.
Houston offered to remote into the computer to fix lt
Gonna be some serious ping times.
They're still in low earth orbit so not really
Yeah that makes sense that they have a workaround to fix it but I guess people gotta use a clickbait title to hate on MS.
Every time Microsoft does an update, they reduce functionality. Basic functions like print, search and file storage get moved into sub-sub-sub menus. The point of this is to make room on the main screen for ads. Screwing up your work flow gives you more time to look at them. This is intentional.
They updated onenote today on my work PC and changed all my checkBOXES to CIRCLES. WHO THE FUCK APPROVED THAT as you can see I'm still pissed. Fuck microslop
Product working as designed.
*Microslop Outlook
Why the fuck would you use windows in mission critical spaces.
Uhhh so they can see where they are
To have a nice Outlook on things
So they can rest while the Copilot handles stuff for a while
All of this will surely give them the Edge they need for this mission.
They’re going farther from earth than any human ever has. That makes them Explorers
I just hope they don't Paint themselves into a corner
Luckly space has no cornes, it's not an Office
The Windows must withstand Micro soft-impact meteors
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You wouldn't and they didn't.
The article has just failed to inform the readers (the few that got past the headline), that this was on his personal Surface Tablet and not on anything associated with the mission.
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There was a slight miscommunication at the fabrication stage. The requirement was to include windows and now they are in a windowless tube with two not functioning outlook accounts. Honest mistake, could happen to anyone
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The article leaves out that this was on Commander Wiseman's personal tablet, a Microsoft Surface Pro and not any device associated with the mission.
He sought tech support for internet connectivity issues on a PCD (personal computing device), which is a Microsoft Surface Pro.
The 'Two Microsoft Outlooks' was a description of the issue he was having. The headline is implying that there are two machines running Outlook that don't work.
NASA detected that the PCD was actually on a network. It asked the commander for permission to connect to the tablet remotely so it could look into a problem with the Optimus software. "I also see that I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working," Wiseman responded, per a clip shared by Niki Grayson on Bluesky. "If you wanna remote in and check Optimus and those two Outlooks, that would be awesome."
The source of the quotes and a better article:
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The question is do they have a Copilot?
I hope not. If they ask it to summarize the email that Houston sends them, it could be a disaster.
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Why do they have any Microslop software?
My question exactly: The computers should be purpose-built, including the operating system.
Why TF aren't they using something like NASA Linux‽
If they made it open source you bet your ass they'd get shittons of free support from the global community! If they're running my software I'd be willing to hop on a call with the command center on any day at any hour!
"Yes, I know it's Christmas but NASA is having some trouble with a systemd script on a space ship that's currently in space..."
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No way in hell I would want to go to the moon nowadays. Technology these days is like having two left feet. Especially if AI is involved.
The live stream of the launch was foreboding: low resolution, poor tracking and constant cutouts. It's saddening to see how much worse was is than 1969.
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Nice April 1st. I mean that'd be almost as ridiculous as running nuclear subs on Windows, right? Long EOL'd versions at that, eh?
rustles papers
Oh.
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The spacecraft that took astronauts to the Moon used the Apollo Guidance Computer, developed by MIT's Instrumentation Laboratory.
Clock speed: Approximately 1 MHz
Memory: About 64 KB total (roughly 36 KB of RAM and 72 KB of ROM)
Word size: 16-bit architecture
Power consumption: About 55 watts
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