And what "recent excercises" would those be? You seem to be under the assumption that every aircraft has to be capable of defeating or evading SAMs. Do you think C130s should be retired because they can't outrun a SAM? That line of thinking is ridiculous. Almost every aircraft in our Airforce can be shot down. That…

You aren't even providing any context to your criticism of the A10. Just that it "isn't good these days." Lol what the hell does that mean?

What the hell are you talking about? A small use case? Do you know anything about our current engagements around the world? Do you realize how vital close air support is to these situations? You're just reaching further from reality with your comments.

That statement single handedly destroyed your internet-cred.

I'm glad there are a lot of people that feel that way.

This may sound archaic, but I only read email while I'm at work. I chose not to receive it on my phone and our email service doesn't have web access. It helps a lot, although I know many jobs require employees to at least monitor email after hours.

It looks like it has the latest uconnect system, which has been a real pleasure in my Jeep GC. A lot of tech and customizing can be handled in the there.

It does depends on the vehicle weight, so you're correct that most larger commercial diesels haven't been affected, but DEF systems, as well as tighter emissions standards applied first to small vehicles in the mid-2000s and by 2010 they applied to full size trucks up to around 7,000 lbs I believe. While the rest of…

That article appears to be talking about full size semi diesels. It also does not include a date, but says diesel prices are currently $2.60, which they haven't been in a long time.

It depends on the truck, but DEF systems, as well as tighter emissions standards applied first to small vehicles and by 2010 they applied to full size trucks up to around 7,000 lbs I believe. While the rest of diesel passenger vehicles must comply by 2017. So I think larger diesels may have dirty exhaust, but smaller…

Diesels don't smell bad anymore. Get with the times grandpa!

No argument here about assholes being assholes, but modern diesel engines have come a long way. Especially since 2010. No more smelly tailpipes, and many of them produce less pollution than their gas counterparts.

Here's a good article explaining why you're right!

Apparently my pilot training oversimplified the concept of lift! Looking at a few of the links posted by some readers, it is a very complex concept that I don't fully understand.

Angle of attack makes a plane go higher or lower in altitude. It does not, by itself, cause the phenomenon of lift.

It's actually a very well understood principal. The top of the wing is curved and it takes the air going over the surface of the wing longer to reach the rear of the wing than it does for the air under the wing to reach the same point. When the air has to move faster over the top surface, it becomes less dense because…

The majority of lift is absolutely not created by the angle of attack.

We use a noise machine in our son's room to help mitigate other sounds. We don't turn it up too loud. If his door is closed we can even watch action movies at a decent volume and he wouldn't wake up. BUT, problem is, now he doesn't want his door closed when he goes to sleep. So we usually have to wait until he's…

One of things I try and remember when negotiating is if you really want a certain price/option etc. your language must minimize the chance for the other person to deny the offer. It's about not giving them an out. So instead of saying, "I would really prefer to get this price." which they could easily counter with…

I have to use something like this too. I wanted Mint to do it all, but they just don't have a feature that predicts account balances. Something that is kinda important in budgeting.