Not sure how a brass piece is going to warp. This is likely stronger than the plastic piece ever was. The only downside I can see is that the plastic housing it went into will likely break before it does, so the potential for the next repair to be much more difficult is higher.

How is this janky? This fix is less likely to break than the original design.

“The Wright Brothers didn’t fly.”

“The Wright Brothers didn’t fly.”

I’m not normally one to knock the writers of this site, I have stupid opinions too, but Eric consistently writes questionable content. It’s getting to the point where I’m going to stop clicking on his articles.

Let me just say that if I did what he did, I am telling every fucker I know and everyone I meet that I have been to motherfucking space. 

Largest source of revenue for SpaceX is private satellite launches. The government does pay for launches, but a lot of those are launches the government would have done anyways- SpaceX is just cheaper. There’s also the Starlink system, which is likely to be a pretty big revenue source as it gets out of its beta stages.

How ever much shade Erik wants to throw on this accomplishment, Virgin Galactic’s ship performed exactly as they planned and expected. In no way did it not achieve what they set out to do yesterday.

The government isn’t forking out the big bucks for Space Tourism, they’re forking out the big bucks for satellite delivery and trips to the ISS. If anything moving the space transport business to the private sector has dramatically reduced cargo delivery costs for the government.

Why the hate? Someone’s gotta fork over the big bucks if our governments won’t. Let the Bazillionare Space Race commence, and godspeed, I say. We’ll get some actual technological advancements that will further mankind’s journey into the cosmos, while also having a chance to witness some one-percenter explode on…

So, let’s say one person goes to the Sky Deck of the Willis Tower looks out then goes back down, is that person not allowed to say that they’ve been to the top of the Sears Tower?

It’s probably important to note that Toyota gave a lot of money to a lot of people, not just those 37 senators. This $55,000 y’all are getting so worked up about is less than 5% of the money Toyota’s PAC gave to candidates in 2020 (assuming we are talking about 2020 money here). Of the $1,161,642 given to candidates…

Toyota has the most complex and widespread supply chain in the United States of any automotive manufacturer, and it’s not even close.

“Stellantis has many options for raising your fuel consumption... “

Are you experiencing low fuel consumption? Just ask your salesman about Stellantis.

Yeah, exactly. And this one looks phenomenal underneath. At this point in the 3rd gen game you’re buying them based on the condition of the frame. Body panels, mileage—all the stuff people are bitching about here—are totally secondary to the condition of the frame and the mechanicals. This one has a perfect frame and…

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Haven’t accomplished a damn thing in our lives? I once did that thing where you put a pile of coins on your elbow and swing your hand down to catch them, and I’m pretty sure I got, like, 75% of those coins. A lot clattered under the couch, but still. Checkmate. 

Around a decade ago, Elon Musk and Tesla had a great idea. They developed an electric car that was the opposite of what we had come to expect from one. People thought electric cars were slow so they made it fast. We thought they took forever to charge so they developed a way to charge them quickly and built the…