...and, please, don’t forget the chest harness for alpine climbing! Falling into the rope in a less-well controlled fall, maybe with backpack, can result in horrible spine injuries.

me too - and don’t even live anywhere close to where Malaria is...

Like the ‘Topper’ in Dilbert I’ll say “800 feet, that’s nothing - check out the 1,700 feet tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska, 1958...”

Those flip-up helmets have the advantage that in an accident scenario their removal makes it less likely to do additional damage to skull/neck/spine structures.

So - here’s the job for integration: 1) In order to be able to work, and stay, they have to learn the language of the host country. 2) Law enforcement has to make sure that they live according to the laws of the host country - period.

If there’s no life on them ...

thanks for the heads-up - which version of Matlab did you have issues with?

Needs this gif as answer.

That title is... priceless. Turtles and mountainbikes.

these NOx-barfing Volkswagens

well - there are documents that show that GM was aware of the ignition key issues very early on, but deliberately (intentionally) ignored them.

Not necessarily for the engine, that’s true. It’s the other wear-and-tear stuff that can get costly with high mileage: timing belt, transmission, alternator, cv-joints, radiator...

Has anyone gone to jail in the ignition switch fiasco - ya know, the one where people got killed?

How can that be worse than Chevrolet stating that they make ‘high quality cars’?

Buddy fell (somewhere in the lower third), one cam on the stand came loose, the other #3 cam held both of us; he had several fractures. I secured him, climbed down alone, organized helicopter rescue.

hell bent on the destruction of European culture...

Because people who take selfies are mostly stupid. And people who take selfies in emergencies are always stupid. And people who post selfies are... well, I’m already at the end of my ‘generalized-scale-of-judgment’ here.

I’m a young, gay man who’s very active, health-conscious, liberal and well-educated. Is there ANYTHING to offer me in Dallas?

Don’t forget, it’s God’s will!

Not true!