It is helpful to remember that Putin, while he laments the fall of the USSR, is not looking to restart Communism or the Soviet Union he has moved too far from that the we have the Communists in the streets protesting Putin. However, he is looking to recreate a territorial empire with a power structure closer to…

I simply love that show.

Well it's heartbreaking in that it has to exist in the first place, in that we live in a world where a constant CAP of the nation's capitol must exist to ensure the safety of the nation's capitol and no deviations are permitted. The OP doesn't seem to regret that it exists at all.

That is all.

And Inside I'm a 12 year old boy since my reaction is: cooooolllll.

Barring speeding tickets when the police decide to enforce the laws. Other wise for the longer distances it does help but for shorter ones the couple minute don't really matter. And in rural hilly areas it can be downright dangerous to go that fast especially with blind turns and crests in areas with slow-moving…

Fair. I did mean time to react in that there is less of it at higher speed and when you are distracted.

I would. Higher speed reduces reaction time overall so a reaction time reduction from higher speed combined with a reduction from distracted driving would add up.

It's not shifting it's modeling every variable cannot be included since that would make the whole thing messy. Besides for 15 mile distances that cover street and state highways which are more frequently the way people cover that distance. While for the 50 mile it includes those plus interstates which makes sense…

Well we also have to realize that speeding+another factor is the issue. Speeding + exceeding the drivers ability increases the chance of death. Speeding + exceeding the cars ability increases the chance of death. Speeding + poor road conditions increases the chance of death. Speeding + distracted driving increases…

Well I'm also old enough to remember pre cellphone days so these older norms still make some sense to me. Well that and my wife is from Vermont and the whole state is still one area code. So signs like that are common just not everywhere due to the massive tourist market.

Yeah but Chicago is so local centric you can live and do your day to day stuff within one area code quite easily. So you need to call the shop down the way that's fine since you shouldn't need the area code. Except now folks are moving with cell phones so yeah you're right in that. I lived in 773 with a 708 and…

For some information on mercenary pilots check out the African and South East Asian wars sections here: http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?…

I can see what the role of this tank would be. A first strike ambush platform able to fire current gen rounds while presenting a RCS and IR image enough to hide from air support, enemy AFVs, and most infantry. It doesn't need perfect stealth just good enough reductions to conceal it among background "noise" while…

MBT's equipped with an auto loader are really common over the last couple decades, in that regard this is not a radical design.

Thank you XKCD.

Feck works quite well as a substitute.

That's not a bad thing. :)

Some modern stuff is appealing in it's sparseness or organic forms, and brutalism can go jump off a cliff, but I have to agree with the quality issue. I love my handtools for the same reason you do: they're durable and long lasting plus there's an aesthetic component as well. I appreciate that I can replace a wooden…

Yes, though I also see other aspects to this shift. In the case of the ferry I could see enough damage being done to the interior, if it was run today, that the costs for upkeep would render it prohibitive to keep that decor. Especially for a publicly run service. The alternatives would be a more spartan interior…

The thing is the Mig-27 has a Gsh-6-30 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryazev-S…)