Am I imagining this?

A long time ago, before beta was even a twinkle in some dreadlocked UXtard's eye, you could reply to a comment or follow an external link and when you came back you were at the very place you left from, rather than the top of the accursed page?

And recently, for just a few days, you could again. And now you can't again?

The basis of technology is fire. Without that you can't even start smelting metals.

How would you, as a shaggy dolphin with a bone though your nose, make a fire underwater?

I was ignorantly

You don't say.

assuming that they'd do everything they could to insure the accomplishment of the mission

Unlikely. There's not enough statistical data to calculate a premium.

Chelsey Clinton

Is she a fan of Leslea Garret?

Why isn't there a "-1, oh the humanity!" mod?

if they replied with something like "Since Android One decided not to sell in physical stores during its launch, we as part of modern trade, have decided not to stock Android One either" we'd know their motivation.

If they spoke like you write we'd be none the wiser.

frist loony sist eleventyone.

However, smaller retailer and mom-n-pop shops have decided to show their displeasure at having being left out of the launch by deciding not to stock Android One.

Cutting the jolly nose off to be spiting one's face, old boy, what?

They lock themselves away in a darkened office working on the currently interesting single problem until it is kinda-sorta-mebbe solved. They then chuck it over the wall to the poor bastards in support.

FTFY

Correct. They can do it perfectly well without a satellite.

I'm not an expert, but I suspect distance from the source plays a part somehow.

A *modern* 30W RTG (same as Philae's solar panel output) is about 10kg

So build a time machine and send one back to 2004.