Let’s see, the Kochs’ political philosophy is that what makes them richer is best for the nation, which is just like George Soros in what way exactly?

Huh? I know Chevron at least is a publicly-traded company, whereas Koch Industries is famously privately held, so that can’t be accurate.

Look at it this way: there’s a reason this guy is a sheriff’s deputy and not a police detective.

“Police explorer” is a real thing? That even sounds like a euphemism for dating (well, not exactly dating).

If you were to go around bragging about how you changed the “oil” in your automatic transmission, then yeah, I would judge and ridicule you.

Honestly I have to confess that’s one of the reasons I got a Honda S2000. It’s fun, unpretentious, reliable, and not quite as much a cliché in the South Bay as a Beamer, Audi, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, or on the flip sides a Miata/MX5 or Prius. The Tesla Roadster seemed really cool but didn’t feel worth the money.

Yes, we all know about China’s exactly 56 different ethnic groups. On the other hand, Han Chinese are far more predominant in the PRC than Hindus are in India, so you’re not in any place to criticize.

Well here in the US I grew up playing “Smear the Smear that Rhymes with Smear” so it’s not just our cousins across the pond!

I was actually wondering about that, since when I looked up the FCPA it mentioned that it covered foreign companies “trading securities” in the U.S., but I didn’t think just doing business with the U.S. would count unless there were a U.S. subsidiary involved, and I didn’t think Dassault, as opposed to BAE or Airbus…

Why is online dating messaging so gender-skewed? As a guy it ends up making me just feel very unwanted and unattractive, but maybe I’m more sensitive than I should be.

It’s telling that she brags about HP being the largest tech company in the world, given that the Compaq merger that made it the present-day behemoth was largely a disaster in terms of engineering culture and profits.

Naming a ship the Ramform Titan just seems to be tempting fate.

Last I checked, and correct me if I’m wrong, France is not, technically speaking, part of the U.S. and thus not subject to U.S. federal laws.

I don’t think the lyricist really gets the term half-shell—both the carapace and plastron are quite visible. Ugh, I can’t stand it when kids’ cartoons don’t bother with scientific accuracy.

Key difference is that you believe in racial/religious determinism and others don’t.

I like the “Eurocanard” construction, but wouldn’t that technically include the Su-30MKI as well?

Not all, but something like 15 of 19 IIRC.

Unless the plane was dumping water on all three axes I think you mean “axis damping systems”.

Are both tailpipes actually even connected to the exhaust manifold?

Sure, those “females” may be able to pilot and crew the plane, but when what you need is a winch made of meat, males really have a chance to shine.