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Comment Re:Missing the point. (Score 1) 1013

Completely agree. My coworker was telling me that he had a semi-automatic hunting rifle. He kept the gun, the bolt and the magazine in separate hidden locations. His nephew still managed to find all of the pieces and play with it. This isn't super secure, but it goes to show that any precautions can be bypassed with enough time, effort and planning.

Comment Re:Fascinating... (Score 2) 403

I'm an ex-pat who's lived outside the *any country* for twenty years (this year). It's been fascinating to watch the transformation of *any country* from a distance over the past decade.

It's fascinating, like watching a car crash in slow motion is fascinating.

FTFY

There's a reason that people leave their country of birth, and there's also a reason they have to justify the benefits of that life-altering move to themselves.

Comment Re:Why hope? (Score 1) 155

If you read the quote directly, you'll note that they say "failed star". They also mention, "further along in stellar evolution," which implies that it once was a star which burned off its mass. Ignoring that they used "further" instead of "farther" for a physical timescale.

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