I would say no. The Silver Star is awarded for courage or gallantry in combat, and without personal danger I don't think you can display courage. Like I said, they should be recognized for their professionalism; but giving them combat medals is a bit of an insult to people who put their lives on the line to earn the…

Here is a list of the awards and decorations for the US military:

Oooh, yeah, that's a good one...

PS: Go Fermi! Go NuStar!

When considering the value of NASA, most people (including politicians) usually just pay it lip service. Everyone likes the idea of keeping alive space exploration; but how many people are really willing to do what it takes to make it happen? During the 60's space race, NASA's budget was around 3% of the federal…

Eh, they just need a little practice. I have seen people being very productive on acid before.

I think this could work really well if a few specific things are done:

At least the limited use minimized the number of guys masturbating on it.

Are you kidding? There's a name for a post apocalyptic wasteland inhabited by the remnants of humanity; surviving off the scavenged remains of a post industrial society and struggling against the elements to rebuild society: Burning Man. It's pretty awesome, and I will miss the Playa this year.

Also, for those interested in building their own domes, here is a great tool to calculate all the strut lengths:

The thing about assembling an geodesic dome is that you have to have either a pretty solid understanding of the geometry, or at least a crew that has been well trained in their assembly and pretty much understands the geometry by wrote. For a ~30' 4V dome like the one pictured you also either need a crane, or…

I don't really get this either, maybe at a much lower price point it would make sense? The only thing I can think of here is that it's the same chip from a Nexus tablet, so it becomes an Android OS that uses your monitor as a screen. Maybe this is really going to be marketed as Google's answer to the XBox more than…

It actually would surprise me if Google knew about this issue in advance and decided not to fix it; because that would mean that Google got an advanced copy of the new Mac Book Air to test on, and I just don't see Apple giving away one of their tightly guarded secrets to their biggest competitor. And on that note, I…

"Blame Google chrome?" I know there are a lot of Apple fans at Gizmodo, and maybe I am reading too much into this statement; but if I was releasing a new computer (especially an ultrabook geared toward web browsing) that did NOT work properly with the words most popular web browser (I think it surpassed IE recently)…

You say that now, but in 20 years when you are being hunted down by killbots, Alzheimer's is going to sound pretty good by comparison

I never said guys could not be manipulative also; are you sure you aren't just inferring misogyny into my comment?

Don't you remember high school? Manipulating the thoughts and feelings of those around them is what ALL teenage girls do; it's not a superpower.

I'm not sure a "real cyclist" would have done much better here. You probably noticed that the whole vehicle only floated a few inches off the ground; any further and the air wouldn't be pushing back from against the floor. A good cyclist could have gone a lot longer, but probably not much higher.

Alternatively, if you have a smartphone with 3G/4G service, there's a pretty good chance you can share that service with WiFi tethering. I do this all the time with my Droid* and my Kindle. Who would pay for data on their phone AND their tablet?

This is an improvement for china, usually they throw the whole girl down the well.