Or long range sniper systems. And now they might look mighty fine on drones to supplement Hellfires.

Yeah, killing in Vietnam was cheap. In Iraq it's an estimated 125k to 500k rounds per kill.

If it has fins it doesn't need to spin for stability. Gyroscopic manipulation would be interesting, though, because most rifles today are, well, rifled.

They've been developing wall hacks for decades now.

It didn't seem, though, like they were very happy with their second place...

It's really a shame they cut two thirds of song for the national anthem in the 50s. Though I guess the association with the Horst-Wessel-Lied (now banned in Germany) as well as the geographical borders mentioned in the lyrics made the first stanza rather unsuited at the time while the second, let's face it, just…

In a fancy restaurant that's just bad conduct. In other restaurants there's usually nothing worth photographing. The only reason to take pics of your food is as evidence for when you suspect they're trying to poison you. And how often does that happen?

I've only ever read one book set in my (rather rural) hometown (or for that matter, any place where I live/used to live). It was a rather contrived local crime novel written by one of my (history- and Latin-)teachers back in school. And while he did somewhat get the local ambiance, he didn't really write about any…

Yeah, it was always about the image.

The quote seems to be accurate according to the press copy of the speech as well as transscrips. It is, of course, taken out of context and, I imagine, quoted in quite a different meaning than that which President Eisenhower intended.

Thought you might need this piece from the always excellent humon

As always, Asimov: "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your…

Exactly! There's also running, sneaking, even some riding (which is, of course, just horses walking). Oh, and a little bit of flying.

Thanks, those are all the tips I needed.

Now this looks like fun. Way better than the lame undressing up top.

And here I thought it was you and your roommate against the hamsters. Now I'm disappointed.

Loved that show, best devil ever.

Still, a second season would have been nice. Probably.

Superconductors don't help with this effect. This is about voltage, not current.

Ozone up there = good for radiation shielding (ozone layer), ozone down here = bad for breathing.