Stop the candy (from a baby) steal! There was widespread fraud that invalidates these results. People are saying they saw big Nerds drops in Nevada just after midnight. And how is it there are more Kit Kats in Michigan than people? Huh? Huh? Bet you can’t explain that!

The definition is arbitrary. There is no real correct definition of the start of space, apart from the one that says we are already in space, as the Earth is not outside of space. It’s part of it.

I wasn’t meaning to imply there is no self criticism here. I’m simply saying that relative to the UK and what I’ve seen in other European countries there is significantly less in the USA. It also is generally met with backlash that you don’t see in those other Western democracies.

I never understood why America always mentions Pearl Harbor being a surprise attack, as though that makes it somehow worse than it being an attack period.

Why is patriotism in this country always equated with wars and getting wounded? Patriotism means acting in the best interests of your country. Given that our quality of life depends on good governance; law and order; a strong economy; education; healthcare; infrastructure; stable food supply; a thriving culture; and…

,,,our obsession with free expression has produced an art culture far more willing to criticize America than exists basically anywhere else.

Sadly the word “jingoism” isn’t in the American vocabulary. In European countries they know first hand that there’s a point where excessive patriotism becomes destructive. That is jingoism.

Same here. I want my 6 year old (as of Sunday) and 2 year old to grow up to be grounded, well-balanced adults. Consumerism does not deliver happiness. While poverty brings unhappiness, that doesn’t mean the opposite of poverty brings the most happiness.

I very much doubt his life will be “grand”. It’s amazing how people still believe that excess wealth at a young age correlates to happiness, despite all the examples to the contrary. It’s quite amazing the power of human beings to still believe in the myth that great wealth will hand you a happy life on a (silver)…

We don’t allow Ryan’s show in our house. The vulgar consumerism is not something we aspire to.

The only one on this list I have any respect for (I don’t know all of them) is Blippi. His shows aren’t encouraging shallow consumerism, and often have an small educational content.

I find their videos quite objectionable. The grotesque consumerism/materialism is not the example I want for my kids.

People have very little control over their reactive emotional response. What matters in how your reflective mind processes the instinctive feeling, and what actions you take.

If you want to see 3D dinosaurs in your home, get a parrot, or a canary.

This list was not written by a coffee afictionaro!
French presses are terrible. They leave too much sediment in the coffee.
Where’s the Technivorm Moccamaster, and Bonavita Connoisseur on this list?

This list was not written by a coffee afictionaro!
French presses are terrible. They leave too much sediment in the…

You can definitely do a lot better than 2 years to get plastic parts in to production, but it can’t be done over night. I work for a consumer electronics company, and our entire product development and production ramp cycles (including electronics, firmware, compliance, etc.) are approximately a year.

I think Elon Musk is messing with us. The real design will be revealed later. Clearly this was put together in a weekend in a workshop to spoof the media.

Why the public fixation on flying? It’s responsible for 2.5% of greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, cement production is responsible for 12%, and animal agriculture 13-18%.

People keep pointing to air travel for its environmental impact, when it’s contribution to climate change is quite small.