Here is - quite literally - a fu*king rocket scientist devoting his time and energy NOT towards building a better world or improving the advancement of our society. Instead, he's spearheading a massive effort to construct a self-congratulatory museum-piece.

If you want a textbook illustration for the meaning of "decadence" in the context of a civilization, you can read it in the above.

When drawing blood and getting covered in fecal matter is involved, I think it's not to be thought of as just "an alternative".

But that's me.

Who YOU callin' a "bysshe", bysshe?

Mr. Shelly and I are on first-name basis, despite his untimely expiration on the capsize of the Ariel, some two centuries nigh. I thought nearly all speakers of English to also be so familiar. Please forgive the oversight.

Don't you think having AC's live forever is a good idea? :-)

Man. This is a barrel scraper 'tho.

I have one proposition for Gennady. Why not stop killing each other first? Work that angle on the "Death is Wrong" gig. Then, when we have problem A solved, get to the advanced degree shit. You dig?

Keep in mind this thing is meant to be used in places without plumbing... in a lot of cases that means there will also be a lack of replacement solar panels or the tools / skills to repair this setup. The problem of deploying 1st world stuff in 3rd world countries is not the stuff itself, but the expense and parts required to keep it in good repair. Simpler is better in this case.

The Solowheel is actually not a bad idea: it has the right speed, range and portability. But it looks hard to ride, especially getting on and off the thing. Something that improves with practice I suppose, but I haven't read any account of anyone actually trying to use it daily. Reviews & videos are either Solowheel "pros" doing neat tricks and making it look really easy (after god knows how many hours of training), or faceplanting beginners. Anyone out there using a Solowheel as part of their commute?

How'd you remember the PW? :-)

A free thinker. Which means I will perform thought experiments, with assumed values that are contrary to my observation or bias, and see where that leads. Often an otherwise undiscovered insight or new set of observable conditions can arise - to be confirmed with primary documentary sources.

One thing I can assure you - the USA is no inherently or morally "better" than Russia. Their murdered millions were mostly within the borders of their assumed territory. US's are continual, in secondary economic fiefdoms.

He's a third generation fascist terrorist.

Diego Garcia

Plane is now here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/DiegoGarcia1.png

There's some nice places, all down the road. Over Turk Kabobs, and Tabacs.

"We already had a nigra. Aftah that, some Jew bwah ain't so bad, now."

There are no terrorists. They are as fictional - in EVERY sense, as the "terrorists" in the movie "Brazil".

But?

Edward Snowden is definitely a "Harry Tuttle".