It's a good thing I'm at work otherwise that would have been the first thing I did.

That’s what she said.

Aw! I have been fooled! V1.0.4 is out now and I guess it’s gotten much better than the alpha versions. I've only played beta besides the full release.

Sounds about right. The missiles themselves are fairly expensive (about $1 mil depending on the model) so I would assume they would use ordinance that’s close to retirement for training exercises like this. Missiles are an odd type of aircraft though, they spend 99% of their life in storage and only fly for maybe a…

Small claims court is probably your acquaintance’s best bet. The shop performed the labor due to their own negligence. If they aren’t willing to make it right and still want to charge, small claims is the best way to go.

Glad to see that I’m not the only one using Remote Tech. Which is simultaneously the most interesting and most frustrating mod.

Maybe because they assume that astronauts will be clothed in tight fitting clothing. NASA is concerned about reproductive health but the only people working out a plan for what to do with human reproductive organs in space are the fine folks at PornHub.

Astronauts bro, they’re like superheros.

Ooo, ergo, so much fun. Lots and lots of research gets done on ergonomics and it’s still something of a grey area in engineering I feel. There are the recommendations for 95% male and 5% female but being able to design something static that meets both is always a compromise. That’s why there are adjustable seats and…

To quote myself in the context of your comment:

This is an excellent list. Pretty impressive considering that Delta II is the only unmanned launch vehicle that beats Falcon 9’s reliability.

Sebastien Buemi knows that feeling.

That’s why the car itself doesn’t bother me that much. It’s cool as long as you’re being honest with yourself.

They can. I don’t, I think it’s an exercise in excess. The theme that comes up commonly is that the Veyron is an engineering marvel. No, it’s not, it’s still an exercise in excess. I’m more impressed by cars that come out of engineering groups that have strict budget limitations and still manage the performance they…

Source for what? The doors? I was referring to the current model.

I think almost everyone missed the point of the Veyron. It’s not about performance, it’s about bragging about how much money you spent. A dedicated race car will be better than the Veyron in every performance category and probably cost less but that’s not what the Veyron is about. It’s a car for non-car-people to dick…

Simpler meaning less systems. You’re taking the terms out of their engineering context. You’re treating simple as “easy” which isn’t the case since this project is paving new ground. In this case, powered landing is simpler than parachute landing because it uses stuff that’s already onboard the rocket rather than…

It is a simpler concept. All of the things required to land vertically already exist on the first stage in non-reusable trim. They have valves to throttle and shut down the engines, which they need during ascent, the engines are attached to gimbals, which they need during ascent, the engines have the capability of…

Vertical landing uses existing equipment aside the legs and grid fins. It's unlikely that either of those were the culprit.