Stop objectifying them you awful person!

Wear swim goggles. Provide a great seal.

*snerk* Wait til you see more of the world youngun.

Ugh this is one of those PSA statements that just gets annoying. We need to promote science period.

Tall poppy syndrome?

I’m much more impressed by actual scientists’ discoveries than by how they look or their gender. Unless they’re a super hot musclebear with tattoos, in which case I can pay some extra attention.

Oh they do cry. But ON twitter.

I appreciate the article and it’s interesting when you get past the broad brush “Western vs Eastern culture discussion that isn’t only inaccurate, it presupposes that both the US and China are the only cultures in those two systems, which they are not.

Most Arab states also disregard copywright but they still don’t produce anything beyond raw materials.

This fuzzy, gray relationship between companies and entrepreneurs is just one manifestation of a much broader cultural gap between the East and the West.

John Kerry remains a relevant professional politician

It’s hard to start spending $1,700 on something you know you can get for $500 at IKEA.

It looks like a mid 2000 Scandic.

I had trouble understanding what she meant by “adult play” but nodded along.

Icelandair’s work just fine, they’re not going as far and can take advantage of the Earth’s curvature, but UA has been getting in trouble even with the FAA about their fuel diversion counts. It’s the return that’s the issue.

UA has so many fuel diversions (it’s really a Continental-we’re not really an international airline-policy) to Gander on the way back it’s insane they’re even allowed to fly the routes.

ANA, as one of the launch customers, has made even intra-Asia flights painful for some.

A C-17 on the other hand...

If they’d gotten vaccinated that wouldn’t have happened.

I’m aware that airlines pick their seats. I’m also aware of how closely Boeing works with seat makers like Recaro. The fact remains that the installed base of seats on the 787 is awful.