I’m not thinking in terms of the technology we have today. I’m thinking in terms of the cold hard reality of the universe. I don’t think you grasp the scale of the galaxy and how ridiculously difficult it would be to establish a colony on another celestial body, not to mention fruitless. I know you don’t because you…

MIPS (and similar slip plane tech) is one of those great ideas based on sound reasoning that’s a no-brainer on paper. However, it’s one of those cases where lab testing doesn’t match real world conditions. The math works, the tech should make the helmet safer, but in a real crash, the helmet is going to rotate…

MIPS (and similar slip plane tech) is one of those great ideas based on sound reasoning that’s a no-brainer on…

Not really. The stuff we’ve done until now was relatively easy. The technology and logistics we’ve put together to explore the Earth and shoot a few probes around the solar neighborhood is impressive but it gets exponentially more difficult, more expensive, and more resource and energy intensive from here on out. It…

Unfortunately, no. There is nowhere in this solar system that is worth colonizing. Nowhere in the galaxy we can even reach. Long term base, sure. I could see a large permanent research station and maybe even a bit of tourism.

Star Trek Deep Space 9 arguably laid the groundwork for going all in with arc storytelling. Farscape arguably took it a level further than that

While I think the OP’s opinions over estimate our technology, we need to face the fact that it’s highly unlikely we are ever going to colonize another planet.

how in the flying fuck did they let it get that bad.

Don’t be so quick to blame the voters who picked a Democrat for 6 of the last 7 presidential elections.

spare me your phony shock. there was absolutely zero chance President Troll wasn’t going to do this. It was only a question of when.

But then the only way you can use that money is by buying overpriced burnt “coffee” with a side of diabetes.

Most people use far too much toothpaste. I blame toothpaste advertising. Seriously, every photo in every ad shows a fat line of paste from end to end on the head. Often going paste the edges and often piled up in a swirl. This is like 5x more toothpaste than anyone needs.

I’ll just leave this here

it astounds me how many people don’t know this. a safety pin or sewing needle works fine. just turn the phone off first and don’t be dumb.

This isn’t chicken pox. It’s measles which is much worse.

Don’t call him Dr. His medical license was revoked long ago.

Gotcha. That’s the smaller dose I was referring to. I hate the packaging of those personally. I go for the 12 hour formula. I forget the exact dose but I think they are ~120mg. Max count is 20 though so it’s about a 2 week supply for me. I have bad chronic congestion and nothing else even remotely comes close to…

Taken orally, yes. Topically applied, it can have a demonstrable effect for some people. There’s just no product or delivery mechanism that can reliably and safely apply it topically. It’s loophole the FDA really should close.

While the placebo effect is a real phenomenon, it (by definition) means the product has no efficacy. Besides, the vast majority of studies on homeopathic products show they are even less effective than a placebo.

The Claritin part is. You can just get the pseudophedrine  separately without the allergy part. Cheaper if you buy the generic brand and get them separate too.