I’m a Navy Captain (O-6) and an E-2 pilot. Well, technically I am an E-2 pilot...I’m too senior to fly anymore (*wipes tears*).

I know its true.

I’d have no problem being on an aircraft carrier during a hot war with China.  

1. I’ve personally seen CIWS work in real world simulated conditions...back in 1996.

I can absolutely, positively say that you are not fully informed.

My model S is 7 years old and going strong, so....

Totally anecdotal, but my model S is 7 years old (2012 model) and has over 100k miles.

Xc90 was our top choice for my wife’s new car . (Just over Audi). In the end, we couldn’t get over how bad the infotainment system was compared to my Tesla model S. Finally said screw it, and bought a used mostly X instead.

Lol...I’ve resorted to copying all my posts to clipboard before hitting publish. F’ Kinja (and what does it take to get out of the greys!?)

1. The delta wing was needed because it needed a long cross-range capability. It had to launch out of Vandenberg and be able to land at Edwards on a once-around about. Otherwise a…

That’s a good point about the Buran system being different than STS. I’ll still argue that the Buran orbiter was almost a direct copy of the shuttle. There are different ways to tackle the aerodynamics...compare x33 to starship to dcx to shuttle...etc.

The biggest issue was that with reduced funding, NASA could only afford one space vehicle. And the USAF was imposing some stringent design constraints.

That opinion is revisionist history and debunked by the facts.

The shuttle had the most volume for crew experiments than except for Skylab, Mir, and eventually the ISS. Especially with spacelab attached. And it was reconfigurable.

This has been covered a lot. The fact that you even posted this demonstrates that you didn't even do a cursory amount of reading.  I hope you're not really an engineer .

They were a first gen space plane. And they lasted 24 years. Were there too many tradeoffs...sure.  but let's not pretend that they were not the most capable spacecraft ever built.  

Counterpoint:  Tesla has good engineers because of their boss.  i.e., they seek work as Tesla and do good work because they believe in Musk’s vision.

1. I would argue that Tesla would not be doing better without Musk. They would be a boutique and irrelevant maker of electric cars.

Why is that being a douche? It’s a competitive spirit that drives progress. As a species, we would not be here if we didn’t constantly try to one-up the other guy.

What!!!  That's ridiculous.  Hopefully the son became too much of a liability and was forced off the road .

That’s terrifying.

Yes, people are hilarious. From the article you posted:
1. The majority of crashes are frontal impact crashes.
2. Being in a rear-facing car seat is 5 times safer if the crash is front impact as the child’s head, neck and back are all being supported during the crash.

My kids were in the farthest position from the front…

1. Most accidents happen in front, that’s why kids sit in the back.