If tou think the C Suite (i.e , executives) are the same as directors (members of the board), then you aren't familar with even the mere basics of corporate structure.

It was the sentencing phase, so the verdict was already rendered. Otherwise would have been inadmissible as highly likely to prejudice with no probative value. This evidentiary rule doesn't apply to sentencing. Still fucked up that the judge allowed it, though.

If you need someone to explain to you what the newspaper with the largest circulation in the Western United States is, you probably shouldn't be opining on editorial professionalism.

It wasn't a rebrand. ShowBiz was a different, competing establishment founded by Nolan Bushnell of Atari fame. IIRC, Chuck E. Cheese bought what was left of them after their business failed.

How, pray tell, is the U.S. supposed to enforce a tax on objects launched by/belonging to other nations and located in a place (space), where by international treaty no country possesses sovereignty? And do so ex post facto, at that?

Maybe, just maybe, they could get away with doing so for future objects launched under the authority of the U.S. as a condition of granting a launch license, but even that would be a hard sell, since a failed launch where a craft breaks up into multiple objects would result not only in the loss of the mission value, but also result in a larger and potentially perpetual tax burden for the owners.

You do realize that right up until the formation of Israel, the land in question was called ... drum roll ... "British Palestine," right? And that under the Romans, the region was known as Palaestina?

You don't have to be a supporter of the modern Palestinian movement to realize that your contention that it is merely a "nickname" created by Yasser Arafat is utter hogwash.

So we are considering beige iconic now? Just because you call it "Platinum" doesn't make it any less generic than any of the million other beige computer models that came out in the 80s. This is literally the same bland color scheme that Apple's running away from with all their might with the first iMacs finally led to the era of distinctive-looking computer cases.

The "Liberty" ships built by the U.S. in WWII were never supposed to be a sustainable industry, merely to churn out ships faster than U-boats could sink them. To this end, they cheaped out on them in a lot of ways, including using low-cost, brittle steel and welds instead of rivets. As a result, when their owners continued to use them in the post-war years, they had a disturbing tendency to spontaneously break apart and sink.

To have become a viable industry, U.S. shipbuilding would have essentially had to restart from scratch with all-new designs. Rather than take on the expense of doing so, the companies pressed into service to make wartime ships returned to their core industries, and the rest is history.

Fail.

Not only does MDF NOT have the lignin removed, it is similar in density to regular wood (medium density - duh, it's right in the name). This engineered wood does have the lignin removed, and it is roughly twice the density of regular wood.

Furthermore, while the article does mention potential applications using chips to make pre-shaped pieces like fiberboard, beams, and moldings, the stuff they are selling now is NOT chipped and leaves the original grain intact.

This is teh same group of researchers (and I believe a variation of the same tech) that made headlines a few years ago with "transparent" wood.

Cheating platform replaced by more efficient, cheaper cheating technology. How is this any surprise?

Show me on the doll where Mr. Lockley touched you.

Except Yasuke, whom this character was based on, was a real black samurai who served Oda Nobunaga.

Dumbass.

So what you are saying is that Walmart, where 80% of the merchandise is made in China, is akin to a swanky Rodeo Drive boutique in its clientele? Got it.

You jest, but the initial Signal chats leaked to the Atlantic indeed really were filled with emojis.