It will continue to be lame, because all the development is gong into exploitation for commercial (including lame space tourism) and military purposes. We could have so much progress for 95% of the people on earth for the money going into this crap that does not serve humanity at all.

One of the common themes in the rise of both Stalin and Mao (and to a lesser extent Hitler) was their extensive rounding up of scientists, academics, and free thinkers of any ilk, and I used to wonder, “Why would you round up the educated and the smart people, they are the ones who make things happen, how is your…

Automakers would rather you not.

The constant change is a feature of software designers justifying their jobs, much like most software updates. I have CarPlay, and every few months the interface changes ever so slightly...with no improvement or change in functionality, it just looks mildly different. And to what end? None. Zero, Zilch. My CarPlay is…

“in case you didn’t have enough things to worry about.”

Indeed, I’ve spent my entire 25-year career in aviation, and that is the saying, that our regulations are written in blood. I guess a whole new generation might get to experience the safety of air travel in the 50's through 90's soon enough. Maybe along with their polio, small pox, and measles.  My grandfather lost…

Very fair points, and my extreme bad here, as I meant lazy in an intellectual sense and willingness to to find real, often complex and nuanced solutions to problems, NOT in a “I’m willing to work” sense - I do not feel that way at all! I personally average about 2,500 hours a year at my job; but also believe I’m…

Seriously, that statement is doing so much heavy lifting it’s laughable. First, it lacks a specific goal post, which you note. Second, the amount of utility engineering and cost to run charging networks to even a fraction of the apartment/townhouse residents in this county is astronomical. Even people with driveways…

There is a (slightly tongue in cheek) saying that the Grand Coulee Dam won WWII, given the massive electricity it produced which was required to make the aluminum for airplanes (and ships). And also the power for the Hanford nuclear research. But yeah, aluminum needs a LOT of electricity to produce.

If those tickets go for less than $20,000 I’ll eat my hat. And keep in mind that is in today’s dollars, not 2030, 2035, 2040, “never” when this will actually start. I do agree the SAF aspect will be used as a Green Shield against carbon issue though.

This response deserves a slow-clap ovation, well done.

I don’t know, my GTI switchblade key opens probably 20% of the time in my pocket.  I concur, it is annoying.  But it’s also a very satisfying feature to open and close repeatedly, so I guess the tradeoff is worth it.

Was it?  Yikes.  

There are a lot of charitable organizations that provide and sponsor medical transport of patients like this. One of my co-workers flies for Angel Flights, where pilots use their own personal aircraft to move patients around. There are even organizations for pets, like Pilots N Paws.

True, SAF does actually seem to be working, albeit in very small system-wide percentages for the commercial fleet (less than 1%). Me also thinks it is about to see a...de-prioritization...over the next 4 years because of reasons., if not an outright ban, also because of reasons (mostly spite).

Yet another example where the Venn diagram of money and brains is two distinct circles.

“...affordable, sustainable, and friendly to those onboard and on the ground.”

I do love our athletes, but would love for the rest of the world to stand up to the US even more.

On the recommendation of someone on this site, I am reading “A City on Mars”. After having read multiple other books on the topic, I am convinced even more how much of a (near term, within 50 to 100 years) pipe dream this all is, and all while we waste money on it which could be helping humanity here.

See the precedence of “Boys will be Boys”*.