I agree. Cleaning up space junk is expensive, but since the value and importance of the space segment is increasing for everything, we’re going to have to do it at some point. The current strategy of “launch and forget about it” has to change.

It comes back to the issue of disposal. For several years they were making perpetual cardiac pacemakers with plutonium thermoelectric batteries, but every time someone with one implanted dies it has to be specially sent back to the NRC. The more widespread thermoelectric devices are, the more difficult it is to keep…

Ask all those 0 people who came down with radiation sickness in Fukushima? If anything, Fukushima is a testament to the safety of modern reactors - it literally blew up yet the human impact is essentially nil.

You should ask her. No, better yet, Alaska.

I am a full-time, self-taught programmer. I know people who have gone through these types of courses. They have learned the skill of being able to write code, but coding by itself is just like hammering nails into boards when you want to do carpentry. Learning to code can be the start of becoming a programmer or…

I hope Floyd cheats and gets a DQ.

I never thought I’d say this, but I am absolutely happy with the way local police in a college town are handling a criminal investigation against an athlete. Granted, he’s not a star quarterback, but it’s a sign that things are changing for the better.

IMO: their pants are actually the best part. I got a pair of trousers at Uniqlo in Japan while I was an exchange student there and they lasted, being worn twice a week, for about 7 years. Cool in the summer, warm in the winter. I would have kept them longer except 1) my waistline started to expand, and 2) an…

I think a lot of the 30s pulp (Conan, Nehwon, etc) stuff is gritty and realistic in the sense that it shows what living in a fantasy world would actually be like, i.e. weird and shitty unless you happen to be innately talented.

Am I the only one who thinks the coke-bottle business cards are legitimately a cool idea? Like if I had a soft drink company I would actually do that.

It's a scam because the argument for it is never, "the citizens really want this." It's always, "the revenue and economic growth having a team brings in will more than offset the costs to the city" which is never true. That's the scam.

If you think Twitter followers are a better sign of health for a fanbase than asses in seats, then you are an idiot.

If there are so many casual fans who love the Sixers, how come none of them are going to games?

Wake me up when you get to the Sidecar.

Sixers have the worst home attendance in the NBA.

Where's Flamingly Gay Doctors Without Borders when you need them?

All tattoos are proscribed, not just visible ones. Patrons have to strip and prove they're unblemished before being served.

There are lots of compromise options, you just have to be willing to make them and stick to them.

The Zen that is not worth interrupting a fight for is not the true Zen.

how you really gonna know for sure your rock isn't a conflict diamond???