Pilot error. He should have put the plane down and aimed to rip the wings off between buildings to absorb energy.

...progress can only be made by using massive and ever increasing computing power
One efficient algorithm could change everything

You are 100% correct.

And yes, often they were sold in buckets. And also there were some generally-generic sets that had tailored pieces, like roof, wheels, hinges, swivels, but they could be used to build anything. They weren't designed/patterned/colored for a specific model.

Call me old skool, but Legos were my favorite "toy" growing up and those sets were far more "generic". You build anything and everything, not just whatever a set was designed for... that kinda came later. Anyway, it is more fun and educational, using your imagination than it is just building a predetermined "model". I spent endless hours making stuff.

Don't get me wrong, I am a super STTNG fan and think this kit is awesome. I mean, it even has Spot! (But I also won't be forking out that much money for some plastic blocks).

>"I, for one, much prefer this kind of LEGO"

OMG, that is freaking fantastic :)

Shut up and take my gold pressed latinum (or rather I would say that if I didn't need to give it all to my landlord...)

AI is bullshit and vastly overrated.

Just like COVID introduced an accelerated market change, so has the introduction of AI. Not because of any real changes in productivity patterns, rather, it just gives an excuse for the snap-back of the market realities. Underperformers are being cut after years of hanging on, not because of AI productivity improvements, just because there's been a hiring boom and years of not much turnover.

With a wheelchair going in the wrong direction will work best.

It's fashion and pop culture that happens to use a bit of tech

The Routemaster sounded even better (AEC AV590 (9.6-liter)).

The Germans are even more famous for pulling campers to Lake Balaton and beyond with a two stroke Trabant.

As an Israeli would say: Good book, but I do not have where to put it.

Eeeugh⦠you made me snort my gagh!

In practise, it works well enough. I live in Europe and regularly read books and magazines (and gov web sites) with Google Translate (Lens).