When I almost went on it (but was kicked off due to corduroy shorts, thank god!), my most prominent thought was “what the hell happens if you don’t make the full loop?” I was certain that they wjust keep sending people in, because that’s the kind of place it was.

That looping water slide... It was only open for a short time, and I was going to go in it (terrified but bolstered by Dutch Courage) but luckily I was wearing those OP corduroy shorts (hey,mit was the oate ‘80’s) and thankfully banned them from the slide.

Devil’s advocate here: what you say about Tesla not being properly prepared through vast expenditure on the ‘Ring is also and indictment of the use of the ‘Ring as an automobile benchmark. Any benchmark that depends highly on vast tweaking of the test subject, plus vast knowledge of the benchmark, is a problem.

If Netflix boke it up into three episodes and called it a “season” would you be happy? You can pause it, you know, and watch it over a few nights if you want.

I think that it’s no big deal that this mission got delayed. Isn’t it true that space launches (particularly major ones using new hardware) get delayed all the time?

Most audiobooks on Audible cost WAY more than $15, so that’s where the benefit is. I found I was buying at least one $29 book per month on average, so I bit the bullet and got a subscription.

Most audiobooks on Audible cost WAY more than $15, so that’s where the benefit is. I found I was buying at least one…

That exact argument also applies to Delta. The company will always seek to get the best deal possible out of it’s employees, trying to get the most out of them while paying the least. They LIKE the fact that they are an immortal entity with billions to spend on the process while negotiating with individual employees…

Jack Dorsey looks like Tyrion Lannister

Does anybody else see hints of the Herkimer Battle Jitney in there?

For a gas grill, any Weber Genesis. I have had one for longer than I can remember. Pushing 20 years maybe on the same grill. They are essentially immortal since you can order all of the significant parts from Weber and they are easy to fix. I have replaced the burner, crossover tube, regulator, and igniter. It is…

For a gas grill, any Weber Genesis. I have had one for longer than I can remember. Pushing 20 years maybe on the…

Alexander was interviewed on WNYC last week. I heard the piece and it reeked of bullshit. Now we know why. Even a casual listener could tell that critical information was being withheld.

At least Nixon and Reagan tried to hide it! They recognized that what they were doing was beyond the pale. And the Bush WKD lie? No fan of Bush but I think he believed it at first.

Essentially you are saying that *your* childhood fashion icon will last forever, while that filthy plumber’s childhood fashion icon is for losers.

While i find it satisfying to catch Trumplodytes showing their true colors, and the tweet in question is chock full of typical MAGA race-baiting, the 88 reference is just a bit too InfoWars-hysterical for me.

Genius at math does not gurantee that you are not a halfwit in other fields. His idea of how to organize a civilization was about the kevel of a 9th grader with Aspergers. 

The weird thing is that the Hawks are among those who oppose the draft and universal service, because that makes it *harder* to go to war. When everyone’s kids might be sent, suddenly a lot of people are less eager to invade.

Regarding professionalism and a SCIF: I think the most unprofessional thing to do is for an entire BUILDING full of people to go home because of a massive blizzard, but neglect the tell they (bare minimal) staff in the SCIF, leaving them to emerge hours later into a zombie-apocalypse empty building with no carpool to…

Bet he is using some equipment from a company that does not sponsor him.  Probably not afraid of any audio engineering secret sauce; just making sure he gets paid for any public endorsement.

If they die in a shooting, that’s Good d’s Will /s

Shooting in a place where there are dozens of “good guys with guns” and still the shooter kills; crickets.