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[–] Blackout@kbin.social 359 points 2 years ago (3 children)

no cost

I think the head of a CEO somewhere just exploded.

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 326 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Space: The final free tier.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's 1:30AM and you have me cackling like a witch here.

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Halloween was last week, man!

[–] rostby@lemmy.fmhy.net 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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and every conservative congresscritter, for some reason. 'couldn't this be done in the private sector'

[–] oce@jlai.lu 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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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[–] Chozo@kbin.social 150 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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".

[–] MysticKetchup@lemmy.world 91 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think Paramount ++good sounds promising

[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Strikes me as tongue-in-cheek.

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[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 74 points 2 years ago (17 children)

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? 😭

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 69 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My deepest sympathies to all 3 of you.

[–] dlpkl@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Lol you joke but that includes every LG OLED tv sold to date

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[–] epyon22@sh.itjust.works 38 points 2 years ago

Who will think of all the palm pre's out there

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[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 years ago (28 children)

We know it's ad-free and zero cost, but will it be DRM-free as well?

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if US government IP is legally allowed to be DRM'd.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Yeah, it’s paid for by taxpayers, so it’s all fair use.

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[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most NASA stuff is published under non affiliation free use license - you can do what ever you like with it.

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[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't be surprised if a majority of the content is already freely downloadable from somewhere...

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[–] Sygheil@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

*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

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