As it turns out, #NASA's millimeter and millisecond precision for #Ingenuity's planned and actual flights, despite our criticism, might have not been without some merit, after all. 🙄

Using tech to create "certainty", especially when human actions are involved, seems like a stupid idea that can ruin things. In case of the Germany-Denmark football ("soccer" in imperial units) game for the #Euro24, tech seems to have created more problems than it solved.

https://hackaday.com/2024/07/16/smart-ball-technology-has-reached-football-but-the-euros-show-us-its-not-necessarily-for-the-better/

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Smart Ball Technology Has Reached Football, But The Euros Show Us It’s Not Necessarily For The Better

The good old fashioned game of football used to be a simple affair. Two teams of eleven, plus a few subs, who were all wrangled by a referee and a couple of helpful linesmen. Long ago, these dispar…

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Deutschland vs. Dänemark - Highlights | EURO 2024 | RTL Sport

Viertelfinale gegen Spanien/Georgien oder EM-Aus im Achtelfinale? Die Gruppenphase mit Schottland, Ungarn & der Schweiz gibt Hoffnung. Deutschland bei der EU...

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