Definitely.

The more I worked in offices, the more I was convinced that Dilbert is actually a documentary.

The runway proper begins with the threshold. This is just what it sounds like—a number of thin, long lines that are used to indicate the width of the runway.

Came for KSP reference. Left satisfied.

If they get it just right we might be able to get rid of those pesky leap seconds...

I think much of that is due not to age but to the fact that he has gained so much weight. It makes him look much older.

Sheeple.

Fair point on password rules. However if you use a password manager you only need rememberable passwords for a handful of services. Easy to stick a number and capital in there.

I love that particular XKCD, and have since adopted that strategy. Way easier than gibberish passwords.

Well played. :)

Hola Better Internet is your friend.

It is IKEA, not Ikea. IKEA is an acronym for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd after the founder's name, the farm where he grew up and his hometown.

Look no further than John Ringo's Black Tide Rising series (and please try to ignore the cover for book 1). It "realistically" depicts how zombies would have trouble with colder climates. Survivors are found in greater numbers on isolated islands, in rural Canada and norther US, etc... It also "realistically" depicts…

We still use slide rules in aviation. Mostly for training but still.

I know I'm pedantic, but shouldn't it be "... with whom"?

I suppose that at some point all genre definitions are arbitrary.

Star Wars is space opera, which could be defined as fantasy in a typical science fiction setting.

Ironically, The Martian has two big inaccuracies, including one that invalidates the entire story. The author was well aware of this however, and I would still count it as very hard sf.

As is aviation in general unfortunately.

Good catch.