Here is an example of a Harrier doing the same thing.

I think there are differences in performance parameters that the Air Force cares more about than STOVL, such as range and payload

1. There is a set of cameras around the aircraft (DAS) that provide a view in just about every direction and the pilot can get that video slaved to his helmet mounted display, so in theory yes, but... If I understand correctly, the Marines are getting an older helmet when they go operational this year so I don’t know…

Yes.

The idea is to slow people down, they know you can’t really stop someone with this stuff.

Yes, the fact people ignore the safety briefing prior to take-off is also a major issue, no matter how many times you’ve watched that boring choreography.

does it come in brown?

lath, not lathe, stupid autocorrect.

Note that Stucco isn’t necessarily good for phone signals, especially if metal lathe is used.

How do you think a conservative Christian would react if I showed a picture of Jesus being urinated on, spit on, vomited on, and defecated on at the same time? Angry maybe?

If people were smart, the organizations giving the loans, and those subsidizing or guaranteeing the loans, would feel some of the pain here and maybe, just maybe, learn to keep an eye out for schools like this, since if the student can’t get a job, it is going to be really hard to pay back the loan.

I think South Park covered this.

I hated that. Had a 1 ton 2WD version and the king pins were a PITA. Then had an F-150 4WD and had no end of trouble with the front axle. I guess I was just too hard on it. The U-joint was prone to wearing out and eventually even the slip yoke. It just wasn’t built to drive with the suspension being exercised. For…

First thing I thought of when I saw the first picture... VTOL B-52!

worried that in a crisis his forces would be out of touch with the White House

I don’t recall that the LCS was taking over this role. Can you point me to some reading? It doesn’t really make much sense. The LCS is twice as long, twice as wide, twice as deep, and ten times as heavy, with twice as many crew, and on the order of 15x the cost. For just driving around and keeping an eye on what’s…

These people have too much time on their hands

There are a lot of ways to get across the US without using the interstate highway system. There will be patches of straight-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see, but you can actually cover a significant portion of the plains on dirt roads, if that’s your thing. You can pick up a lot of local culture along the way, again if…

So you’re okay with the government being able to do this on the scale of, say, a cruise ship, but on the individual scale, well, that’s just too far. Is that right?

The company I work for now issues iPhones to employees who need mobile devices. Of course this is due to direction coming from the top (VP+ levels) so your statement about grandparents still applies.