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I think the head of a CEO somewhere just exploded.
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Space: The final free tier.
It's 1:30AM and you have me cackling like a witch here.
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and every conservative congresscritter, for some reason. 'couldn't this be done in the private sector'
CEOs are usually not relying as much on taxes. That's why it's free, this is a way to justify tax usage by developing public outreach.
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With this being a free service, I feel like calling it NASA+ is a bit misleading. To me, I feel like the "+" indicates a paid, premium service. If it wasn't for the title of this post that clarifies that it's free, I probably wouldn't have even considered installing the app based on the name, alone.
Either way, this is great news! I'm probably gonna check this out once it's available. I wish they'd have a release date, though. The official page just says "Coming soon".
Feels very much like they're just following the trend of a bunch of streaming services that just add a + to the end. As long as it's good though I don't think it matters much
Strikes me as tongue-in-cheek.
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Huh. There's no geolock on this either? Fantastic. As a Canadian I tend to get blocked from this kind of stuff. This will be super cool. Might even replace my LCARS screensaver after years of use
Ever since Canada created the elegantly named "Canadarm", NASA and Canada have been besties.
To say nothing of possibly the greatest Astronaut to fly to the Space Station: Chris Hadfield
flying toasters screensaver for life!
THE DAY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
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I posted on Lemmy about needing recommendations for movies to watch on shrooms....and then minutes later stumble across this article.
Talk about perfect timing, lol.
This is really starting to feel like a perfect replacement for that...other website.
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NASA+ will be available on most major platforms via the NASA App on iOS and Android mobile and tablet devices; streaming media players such as, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire TV; and on the web across desktop and mobile devices.
What's the betting it won't be on LG's WebOS though? 😭
My deepest sympathies to all 3 of you.
Who will think of all the palm pre's out there
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We know it's ad-free and zero cost, but will it be DRM-free as well?
I'm not sure if US government IP is legally allowed to be DRM'd.
Not only is it not allowed to be DRM'd, "US government IP" is itself an oxymoron: stuff published by the government is Public Domain, so it doesn't even count as "intellectual property [sic]" to begin with.
Most NASA stuff is published under non affiliation free use license - you can do what ever you like with it.
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I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of the content is already freely downloadable from somewhere...
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*Previously on Desperate Spacewives...
Sam has just kicked out of the airlock apartment by his wife Karen. Would his other woman save him from radiation and lack of oxygen? Tune in to this episode of Desperate Spacewives
If it's called NASA Plus, how is it free? The "plus" means it goes a step beyond their free content and into a paid tier.
Don't get me wrong this is absolutely fantastic I adore NASA and space, but they're just be some hidden cost? Otherwise it wouldn't be a streaming service called NASA Plus, right?
The “plus” means it goes a step beyond their free content and into a paid tier.
Notepad++ enters the chat
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Looks like they refer to adding their Science wing into the streaming, too.
In this crazy capitalist world peiple started forgetting that public services can be free, like, for real :D
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I don't think everyone sat down and agreed to that being what plus means. It's like labeling food as organic, it means nothing. It's just a name. Odd thing to obsess over, you'll get nowhere trying to understand marketing people, just let it go.
What they are adding is a more condensed experience accessing NASA content and making it easier for casual viewers to access. The more people paying attention to science the better. I think this is a fantastic move from NASA
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plus just means more I think, they're adding to their service so it's "plus"
just because that's usually a hook to get you to pay more doesn't mean that's now the definition of the word
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