I don’t understand people’s problem with the design feeling cheap, I argue the design is practical. Sure it may not be flashy or shiny, but its simple, robust, and easy to hold. This design doesn’t require a case, you can drop it a few times and not worry about it shattering, unlike the iPhone (my wife put two cracks…

People forget sometimes the single biggest evidence that we have been to the moon is we left things there. Specifically we left laser retroreflectors on the moon during Apollo 11, 14, and 15. These were part of an experiment to accurately measure the distance between the earth and moon by measuring the time delay…

Good article but the world estimated oil reserves it a little misleading. As oil prices have gone up and traditional oil reserves have become depleted, companies have started to invest and develop unconventional oil reserves, which have not always been included in estimates. Some include the tight gas and oil plays…