1. Some Vikings did wear armour. There are accounts about chain mail (just called mail) being a high status gift for service. Ther are also examples of Lamellar, both from sagas and eastern finds. I forget ehich saga has the issue of tejecting scale armour because it is ancient and ineffective. I remember reading it.…

I see WWII more as a jump/push to modern society, Europe is a much better place today than it was in 1938. Also compare Japan, Germany, and even Russia.

Whistleblowers used to be held in higher regard. Of course that was in a system that actually still felt it needed to listen to it’s people. Pity we’re all considered sheep now.

FT lies behind a lot of modern audio signal processing tricks. Having computers fast enough to do real time FT has opened up a lot of doors. One of the tricks of MP3 is that it uses non-real time heavy compute power to create a file that can be decoded in real time by less powerful processors.

Fun fact: mechanical Fourier analyzers date back to the 19th century.

From, of course "IGNITION!" by John D. Clark.

Reminds me of Chlorine Trifluoride, which has been described as follows:

But you _are_, apparently, a scientitian.

Listen to yourself.

I think the connection between Wellbutrin and smoking is an important clue (especially when one considers that smoking-cessation drug Zyban is the EXACT same drug under a different label).

Nearly all R&D in our society is "about money" and "not actually about helping people." This industry exists in capitalism. Unless you're going to problematize capitalism itself — and perhaps suggest an alternative — you'll have to confront the fact that our entire society is based on the argument that positive…

Well, the answer to the question is very simple.

Body cameras, body cameras, body cameras. On every officer, recording every minute of their work shift. Clearly, even with increased scrutiny they still feel compelled to make lethal decisions. Only with incontrovertible evidence can we stop this shit. It's time to let them know they are being watched.

Setup, and delivery. Nailed the landing.

You destroyed my genus!

People think of wool as itchy and scratchy, but merino wool is the greatest material ever. Contrary to what you might think, merino wool socks are fantastic in the summer. They keep your feet cool and dry and they won't start to smell. If you are traveling or camping, they wash easy, dry fast, and never become…

Data visualization is an amazing field, but I do hate the experts tendency to add useless complexity. It also doesn't help that many of the examples pointed out were deliberately misleading or missing crucial info. When I have to generate visuals, the rule is if you can't understand it in six seconds, either make…