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NASA Plus Streaming: "our new ad-free, no cost, family-friendly streaming service unlocks our Emmy award-winning live coverage, embeds you into our missions through new original video series" (www.nasa.gov)
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[–] [email protected] 363 points 8 months ago (3 children)

no cost

I think the head of a CEO somewhere just exploded.

[–] Jackthelad 328 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Space: The final free tier.

[–] dojan 46 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Jackthelad 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Halloween was last week, man!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Star Trek is forever

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Unlike the free tier.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

And witches are forever

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Absolutely despicable, +1 points to you.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 8 months ago

and every conservative congresscritter, for some reason. 'couldn't this be done in the private sector'

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Walmart CEO definitely relies on taxes, food stamps, WIC, and other programs. ISP CEOs took tax money for Internet upgrades and did nothing. Multiple bailouts for business that they squandered on stock buyback.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Walmart CEO definitely relies on taxes, food stamps, WIC, and other programs. ISP CEOs took tax money for Internet upgrades and did nothing. Multiple bailouts for business that they squandered on stock buyback.