I think this is old advice. I heard it in the 70s.

I feel amazed as well, having done this for 4+ decades. But despite being an actual NASA engineer I didn't figure it out. My dad told me about it. I thought everyone did this!

I’d like to thank everyone for the useful info.

Right. Except for the nations with rockets and nukes. Rockets and nukes go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Really it’s the same old rules.

It’s a turn of phrase. It makes reading more interesting.

I’m not a conspiracy person*, but ... there was a drone looking at the precise point of failure when it collapsed?? Right there?? Does that seem like a realistic coincidence? Sure, telephoto lenses, editing, etc. But really?

He’d take Jodie with him ... but then, who needs two Doctors?

But for most of us, that’s a huge “who cares”. We sometimes get unique and foreign stuff in LA as well, but we don't pretend the places we buy it make us interesting.

The original article was obviously written by Eeyore with a hangover. Sure, it might be all those things, but you might be surprised. You might enjoy something.

Why?

Yeah, a primary purpose of ground-based lasers is to destroy satellites. That’s why we have them.

It’s very close to being just a hunk of metal. Imagine a huge pipe fitting - not a mini spaceship. 

There were so many opportunities to give Laura a fitting end. She was obviously not going to win, and she knew that, and they did too. On the other hand perhaps she’s like that every day?

The British are just as messed up as Americans. At least we voted out Trump -- they still have Brexit looming and nobody knows what to do.

Going for Flying Jacob makes this a truly deep cut.

Au contraire, most rockets are built by slack-jawed locals. Florida, Colorado, Mississippi, California. I’m not sure what region builds the Vega, it’s probably every EU nation. But everyone has slack-jawed locals.

Right. Imagine building hundreds of PCs, each one unique and with a different role. The number of checks is really astonishing.

Yeah, well, this is more complicated than a PC.

I know those people. It looks like an idiot story but it’s just human error again.

Yeah, the “crazy Japanese toilet/bidet” is the solution to all these issues, not the problem. On my renovation list.