The resolution specifies some luxury items North Korea's elite is not allowed to import, such as yachts, racing cars, luxury automobiles and certain types of jewelry. This is intended to close a loophole that had allowed countries to decide for themselves what constitutes a luxury good. "These sanctions will bite and bite hard," said Rice.

use a tiny voltage to toggle between 'on' and 'off.'

transistors must be hard-wired into the chips

Chinese engineers can't figure out imperial? Cool story bro.

A lot of classical fantasy had a dearth of women as characters.

Part of what you say is true, but that is not the whole story.... Some people don't just WANT large inefficient cars, they NEED large gas-guzzling vehicles.

Take, for example, me. I have five kids (three are adopted, so no preaching about overpopulating the Earth). Add the wife, and I need a vehicle to carry at least seven people