It took the Soviet Union fewer than 5 years to ferret out the Manhattan project and build their own bomb. How long do we suppose it would take them, or the Chinese, or others, to ferret out the way to get into phones, and make them utterly useless as secure devices? Better to leave that genie in the bottle.

Does not meet the standards of the EPA? Did the EPA not test the vehicles when they were submitted for testing? What part of the test did the vehicles not meet? Answer: the vehicles met every test EPA cared to apply. VW is at fault only because after-the-fact different testing shows an after-the-fact problem. I have…

You need to sit in on a couple of program reviews. Typically, the contractor will have a couple of dozen managers and engineers there, and the government will have double that number. And every government attendee is a specialist in his area of concern, who will attempt to force the program to conform to his needs.…

Followed the “absolute shit show that was the George W. Bush presidency” with an indescribably worse shit show.

For a more interesting set of numbers, take a look at what happens to the $18 trillion national debt, and the cost of debt service there. My little calculator says that will amount to $45 billion extra, annually. But check my figures.

And, OBTW, how many tens of millions died as a result of the anti-DDT movement (think malaria)? Mass hysterias never have good outcomes.

Shave a little parmesan into your eggs. Salt before scrambling. A couple of tablespoons of cream will help. Chopped parsley/chives/scallions takes only seconds. Garlic is Good. Tabasco is interesting.

Aren’t those very smart kids just making the mistakes in their own minds? Mentally trying, and rejecting, a series of solutions, is not at base any different from stacking blocks until they quit falling over. But it privatizes our errors.

That’s like a lutefisk recipe I saw today. 1) take 1 lutefisk. 2) Get rid of it. 3) Enjoy!

Yalies are among the most priviledged on the planet. They need to grow up. They need to recognize their own obligation to the world. Class/color/gender is not fit for their consideration. Really.

“seeing as no-one knows exactly how much damage climate change will cause to the world” is exactly the problem. Many claim that climate change will cause enormous damage; none know what the damage will be in any more detail than “oh, it’s gonna be real bad”. Carbon dioxide, though, is the basic fertilizer for all…

My car doesn’t need “fixing”. A recent trip of 1800+/- miles gave me 41.2 overall mpg, with much of that at posted speeds of 75 and 80 mph. The environment likewise doesn’t need saving. This is hysteria over a non-problem. On the down side, a dealer recently offered me $11,000 to trade my 3-year-old Passat on a new…

Even half the defense budget wouldn’t make much of a dent in federal spending.

What’s interesting, of course, is the utter insanity of a national minimum wage. We are a nation of 50 states, and multitudinous smaller areas, each of which is different from all the others. No one, and no bureaucracy, can possibly be right about the needs of all Americans. Let us return the Federal government to…

Talk to the Netherlands on how to handle it.

We need to cover the earth in mirrors IMMEDIATELY to avert warming and slow the rise of the oceans. And issue snorkels to all persons, everywhere.

Yes, but is any of them extra-special?

But try spreading butter that’s been on the counter at 90 degrees. This is a good cool-weather tip, but not for summer.

No, sorry. The seminal car from this maker was the 510. When it was called a Datsun.

Your comments are cogent, and largely accurate. However, withing the last couple of weeks we learned that the Navy is not able to maintain a carrier group in the area of the Arabian sea for at least a few months, due to maintenance requirements. And this in the face of increasing threats from Iran. The 1917 Navy was…