Perhaps our president could just make some bold statement about a line that must not be crossed, daring Putin to step over it. I'm sure he wouldn't dare!

They are also less likely to charge you with a bullshit charge they "discovered" having stopped you on sketchy grounds in the first place.

Adding an additional data point - Jesus's woodcrafting tools measured in cubits so it's not that either. In fact his penis was said to be several millicubits long.

Exactly what percentage of people who die before the age of 25 have developed high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, or cardiovascular disease even today? That is a middle-aged problem set even in a world where we eat shit sitting in front of the TV every damn day for 35 years.

I just could have that super-spy technology be responsible for one long running phone conversation that did not contain the following: "Hello? Are you still there? Crap. Gone again."

Do you people have any idea what this will do to my organ harvesting business?

Suck it Bezos!

Helmets take damage, expire, and have a wide range of cost vs features that make it ridiculous to me to buy a helmet from a gadget company and I have more than one for different applications. I would happily plunk down reasonable money for a nicely prepped DIY kit to install their (IMO very useful) gadget in my current helmet though. Or, send my helmet to them for modification if it were a particularly difficult thing to do well. Better yet - spend some engineering time to make it easily transferable to any helmet.

I read thru the comments but didn't see any debate, nor was it clear to me what made it clear to you that Evolution was an incorrect theory. Could you please present the case where magic is the root of all things as I am sure you are juuuust busting at the seams to do because I totally want to believe in magic. Thanks! (special thanks if your solution involves hottie chicks with wings)

People learn what works. Secretly producing all of your required output in 5 hours then adding some extra on top of it - then going fishing for four days is a recipe for dismissal. Productivity measurement equates to attendance and attitude and workers have adapted by creating a steady stream of noise. You show up at the meetings, respond to email and participate in discussions. You smile. You go all-in any time of day for some trivial shit that you could have let go except demonstrate activity. You are a value to the team. It does not matter that you haven't actually accomplished anything meaningful.

I don't know whether to agree with you or ask if that was your best "Jordy".

Mr Garrison?

No need to fix those pesky decaying roads and bridges... just hover smoothly over them!

+1

Why aren't they using analog flaps to gradually increase drag? At 1000mph you will decelerate pretty quickly by just not applying thrust. Other aircraft can slow down pretty well using them and they don't have the friction of maintaining contact with the ground to help. Bonus for using the same flaps to increase downforce as they open so the mechanical brakes will work better or just deploy a dragster chute once you get below the operating envelope.