Why was the epoxy and cloth patented? I googled Germetall-1 and found it's apparently a patent on the materials and technique. The gist of it is that they soak some cloth in epoxy and cover the hole. I've done this with a broken toenail (though for that use case, cyanoacrylate is more biocompatible than epoxy).

Anybody else know more details about what's new with this technique? It sounds like a standard composite use.

I hope it works out for them, but I suspect they are shortly going to encounter the phrase "meet the new boss, same as the old boss". All of Maduro's people are still in place, and Trump has little incentive to try and remove them.

I'm pretty sure Trump's plan is to let Maduro's government (less Maduro and his wife, of course) continue doing everything exactly as they had been, as long as they give US oil companies access to the oil fields. Trump couldn't care less about drug trafficking or democracy or human rights; he just wants that sweet, sweet oil.

It is government! Who is responsible? "No One!"

Bonehead Spurs

The first thing I thought when hearing the US invaded Venezuela was "how can I insert AI into this?"

I told OrangeMan to insert something very quickly.

Trump is being manipulated by someone. This isn't the right kind of crazy for trump.

Al Z. Heimer

My main question is how did Hegseth manage to not leak the plans? Was he kept out of the loop?

He plans to be at war during the midterms, to try to "postpone" them. Assuming he lasts that long.

Waymo CEO: "Our Waymo engineers just invented self-steering submarines! We are still working out minor hitches, though."

I toot my own horn to make the point that I'm not someone whose goal is to amass as little knowledge as possible.

Once in a while I read a textbook, motivated only by curiosity, and I'm often taking a protracted dive into a new area for some complex hobby. I don't think reading a clock is the same type of knowledge as that which we nerds prize. It's not the kind of knowledge that impresses me, or whose lack I judge. (On the other hand, if you haven't done some deep thinking about philosophy, what even are you?)

I believe you are mistaken. Reading an analog clock is not a life skill anymore, since they are all but extinct, or are superfluous to some nearer digital clock. It's the same as understanding 24-hour times--quick, is 18:00 clocking off time or time for a relaxing evening movie? It's critical, yet some people can't do it. (So it's not actually critical, is it?)

" Move 'Beyond the Arguments of Slop vs Sophistication' " It is time to stop expecting it too! Ever!

^ MagaGPT