This is so insanely exciting. That it wasn't 100% successful doesn't bother me at all. The fact that they accomplished what they did on their first test is amazing. Awe-inspiring. Those words are overused by perfectly appropriate here.

Try dialing down the scales and simplifying things, and it'll all becomes easier to grasp. ^_^

Everyone here should watch the doc McConkey on netflix. Loved him as a skier, but man, didn't know he was THAT into this stuff. JT here is was his best buddy

I'm not sure, but I think in your long, hard-to-follow dissertation you entirely missed my point. It's really simple: All acronyms are abbreviations, but not all abbreviations are acronyms. Acronyms are abbreviations that are pronounced as words (SCUBA, NASA). IRL is not pronounced as a word.

According to the originators, it's pronounced "Jizmodo" ;)

This is true. It is much better to wash your knives in the blood of your enemies.

Don't put knives in the dishwasher. It makes them dull faster.

... and make sure the planet isn't using Comcast for internet access.

Two (composite) words: trans-generational starships.

"...a Battery Backup Ring... and an External Storage Ring... and a Secondary Display Ring... and a Keyboard Ring... and a Mouse Ring... and a"

I used to go to Xmas at a friend's house, and his dad had a very simple recipe for, quite possibly, the most magnificent eggnog of all time. It was a little complicated but quite delicious. I will list the steps here:

I can't be the only one who thinks its exterior looks like a super-modernized Firefly-class transport.

Living in a rural area of Washington State, where Christmas tree farming is quite prevalent, I can confirm that this is indeed the best way to harvest the trees. It is also rad as fuck.

That guy in the fog is a JEDI. Or insane. The second video is interesting, but I can accept it as possible. That guy in the fog though is performing pure magic. I can just barely believe it!

I am currently sitting on my truck roof less than 3/4 mile from the launch pad. When the Space Shuttle launched, I was in this exact same spot and could feel the Earth under me rumble, like it was the beginning of one giant earthquake. The weather is perfect, windy, slightly cloudy, but beautiful. I guess the delay is…

I tend not to think of humans as animals, since that would be insulting to animals.

I'd rather leave out the eggnog!

hold the ice and just fill glass with bourbon is perfect for me