Well, Musk certainly stole the rocket landing tech from Sheldon, so I wouldn't put it past him to copy Howard's space toilet design, too.

Perfect!

So there’s just one type of alarm that basically says “something’s fucked” and the crew then has to play high-stakes Where’s Waldo to figure out if they’re going to immediately die or just that the shitter’s on the blink? Who built that system, Microsoft?

This. The “American Work Ethic” is nothing more than a long con by the rich to convince the poor that drudgery is noble. So noble, in fact, that the rich aren’t worthy to partake.

The whole world is the color of television tuned to a dead channel.

Same applies. They would have known, which probably means they didn’t consider what Epstein was doing to be all that serious. Not when weighed against the green he was dropping on them.

All major charitible foundations perform due diligence to make sure potential strategic donors aren’t arms dealers, drug lords, or - you know - human trafficking pedophiles.

The will contains his confession to killing Diana, obvs.

Refrigerated blood is typically good for 35 days. The expired stuff could be used in concrete, like any other waste water.

I like the idea, but that shitty box would melt into slag at the first sign of any CPU load.

It’s all right, guys! It’s “quantum!” That explains everything!

“A simple, easy-to-use device that only requires you to be an NSA-grade security professional to operate safely.”

And none of the “security features" will be configured properly, so the whole sorry network will be instantly compromised and all user data published.

At best it’s a cheap Raspberry Pi box running a VPN and a browser with the URLs of QUX sites prepopulated. Basically, the MAGA equivalent of those “Internet computers” for seniors that advertise in “independent living” magazines and consist of big buttons that say “PHOTOS,” “CALL KIDS,” and “FOX NEWS.”

Or is that a shit brick house?

It’d probably be more efficient to figure out how to synthesize the protein in the required quantities. Getting it from whole blood is like sucking a willow tree whenever you have a headache.

Whether it comes straight from the Martian icecaps or passes through colonists’ kidneys and veins first, it’s ultimately the same water. A steady supply of local water will be a requisite for any colonization.

And the pack theory also makes the elementary mistake of thinking that modern wolves and ancient wolves behave(d) similarly.

Whenever I read about the rich playacting back-to-nature lifestyles, I think of Marie Antoinette in her shepherdess costume.

I bought a One last week, and the delivery date is Oct 15, so it certainly seems like they’re supply-constrained.