Wonder what the over/under is for human boots on Mars before these samples get back?

Huh - was reading elsewhere that the biggest issue with full reuse is reentry of the second stage. A newish startup (I forget the name) had created a 2nd stage booster system make up of a ring of 30 small thrusters. There was some speculation on the use of retropropulsion as a virtual heat shield. I wonder if this…

Um, you are a wee bit off on the amount of hydrocarbon used for a Falcon 9 launch. First of all, 1.4 billion liters of fuel? Something tells me that something designed to put 20 tons in orbit wouldn’t be able to hold 1.2 million metric tons of fuel. For comparison, an aircraft carrier weighs 100,000 metric tons; a…

I see part of the problem - the parameter “55 lbs = 25 lbs”

The reverse, actually, I think. Those microphones are intended to filter out the insanely loud noise of an active flight-line, where at any given time you may have one (or more) fighter jets screaming off the runway under full afterburner. You’d never be able to hear the voice of the airman on the ground.

Was I the only one who initially saw the name of the company making this as “S#!tfall?”

Don’t forget the android anti-Thor (who came to prominence in Dark Reign) - Ragnarok.

Why DC/DCEU restrictions? There have been plenty of actors to do both:

Also keep in mind that he started writing the series in 1986, and published the first book in 1990.

Probably not good for AR (view-through); 0.7 in is actually large for an AR display, especially since these are not view-through. You’d have to have an elaborate reflective set up to use these. There are 0.26" liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) displays available, although you would need a light source as well…

Totally agree on the early Smith - I mean, “The Last Centurion” - amirite?

I think the color dyes are representations of the 7 ajahs - red, brown, green, blue, grey, yellow, white. Think of these as various orders within the Aes Sedai - each order has its own focus. As mentioned below, for instance, the Red are tasked with control/containment of male magic users (can definitely be compared…

First, keep in mind, the LotR series is not based in the beloved hero’s journeys of The Hobbit and FotR, TTT, and RotK. Its based on the “prehistory” from the Silmarillion and Tolkien’s even more esoteric works. The ones that a lot of people tried to read, and put down because it really cam across as a prose reread of…

What exactly is the police officer doing wrong?

Meh - pretty much the visual equivalent to headphones. Have to admit, the form factor is a little slimmer than any other such product I’ve seen, and 1080P is definitely nice.

Seems like a similar version of this technology was already developed years ago - as 3M Command Picture Hangers

Actually, I’m seeing slightly different behavior. On my “CWGTV” (since “Chromecast with Google TV” is a lot of letters to type over and over), I see the same thing you do - I can’t add Netflix Originals; I tried with “The Witcher” and I got a message “Sorry, this action is not supported for Netflix Originals on Google…

“...had it been constructed against the will of the people” ?!? What do you mean? The will of which people? The noisy ones with sign shoving themselves in front of any camera that they can find? Or are you trying to imply that the majority of the population of the US (the demographic I think of when using phrases like…