The water will be routed from sources with reliable surpluses.

If you think the rich pay more in taxes now than they would under a flat tax, you are ill informed. Part of the point of a flat tax is that it simplifies the tax code to get rid of all the loopholes used by the rich to shelter their money. Seriously, the rate paid by the super rich is well under the top marginal rate…

Sure. But part of the idea behind the flat tax it is that everyone should have skin in the game. Right now a large portion of the population has no federal income tax liability. Sure, they pay Social Security, Medicare, state and local sales tax, property tax (if applicable), etc... But they don’t fund the general…

I’m sure, but you could always create a semi-fake one. Though that would kinda defeat the purpose of including your FB contacts.

Interesting point. I work with a guy that (by his own admission) was getting too old to ride a big bike, so he sold his BMW touring bike and bought a 400cc scooter. He doesn’t do long cross-country rides anymore, it’s easier to maintain, he doesn’t have to hike his leg up over the seat, he could actually pick it up if…

I don’t get the appeal myself. However, think of it more like a work of art that is somewhat possible to ride in a straight line, than an actual practical MC. I find it easier reconcile that way. People like all kinds of crazy stuff when you call it art.

Exactly right, required to “pursue” “negotiations” “measures relating” “early date” a bunch of political weasel words that mean almost nothing. The point is that it compels the parties to negotiate, not to actually do anything. Negotiations have been held on a number of occasions... SALT I, SALT II, START I, START II,…

the US helped overthrow the democratically elected government of ...

No, you specifically promised to disarm and you haven’t.

Snow blower? Why is the engine just point back and not down then? I think this is really just the worlds slowest jet powered train locomotive. It isn’t used anymore because it tended to set the first few box cars on fire.

They are in flight training squadrons now. They are training up pilots and maintainers and working out the logistics tail. The B model will theoretically be “operational” later this year. (before you jump on me, note the quotes).

He’s just doing this to piss off his NIMBY neighbors. Concentrated affordable housing (even just a couple hundred units) is asking for trouble. Affordable housing should be distributed among working class and professional neighborhoods.

hey now. I actually like BB. If you want to send and receive email... without attachments... I know it can receive attachments, but you can’t do anything with them, well I know you CAN but you really wouldn’t want to. And as long as you don’t do a lot of scrolling between fields of the email (to, from, subj, body),…

I was actually happy when my company eliminated the defined benefit pension in favor of greater company contributions to the 401K. The pension was such that the earned benefit grew at a pretty low rate until you hit 55, then it ramped up very quickly until 65. The obvious problem is that if you leave before you're 65…

From the article (emphasis added):

the entire program was put on hold at one point for the fan.

I’d be fine with pizza crackers with good sauce and cheese. But that NY big floppy unbaked dough with sugar and tomato paste on it that has to be folded to be eaten just isn’t worth the effort.

The jet would have been out already if not for the extra dev time on the B model

“... Hint: You’re doing it wrong.”

I remember Seafair as a kid when they were running pistons. We lived just under 10mi away straight line distance and I could hear them from my house. I think it was Miss Budweiser that showed up with a gas turbine first. I think it was less than five years and the field had almost all gone turbine, it was much…