It's not Doc Ock?

(ht B. Kliban for that title)

Y'know, it's slop. It's not terribly creative. But at least it beats the GD Muppets. Are the Muppets better? Really?

Sure, flame-on. I got my asbestos nightie on.

Greenlandic Scrabble most be treacherous!

Providing all the needed extra "Q"s.

True, the only _reliable_ information comes from Kevin, who's been monitoring the situation carefully from Mom's basement.

I'd be surprised, not to say shocked, if ICBMs were using GPS in the coast phase of their trajectory.

A bunch of these were developed when all you really had was inertial guidance. Plus, the "B" in ICBM is for "Ballistic" trajectory. Much of the missile's destiny is set just after launch.

Reentry and final target, yeah, I can see GPS used to get real close, but there's probably no need for it near apogee.

SHIT YOU HAVE TO WEAR ON YOUR FACE.

People do. not. want.

Market-Leading products you have to wear on your face:

Eyeglasses/Sunglasses
Nose jewelry
Medical/Covid masks
CPAP mask
Halloween/Fancy Dress masks
Thug/ICE asshole masks

Not-Market-Leading products you have to wear on your face:

Google Glass
Apple whatever that thing is
Oculus Rift/Meta whatever
Magic Leap
Cardboard 3D glasses
Movie theater 3D glasses
Home theater 3D glasses
Lay-Down-In-Bed-Read-A-Book-Prism-Glasses
Facial Tatoos
Eyeball Jewelry

Generally speaking, people DO NOT WANT TO WEAR SHIT ON THEIR FACES

And a quick Revise and Extend:

My kids each have Meta VR headsets. They're gathering dust. So it's not like we haven't tried some...

I remember on my single visit to the Googleplex (on behalf of a F100 company where I worked at the time) meeting someone with Google who was walking around with Google Glass on.

It made the guy look like kind of a dork, and his smug attitude didn't help the impression. I couldn't have been paid to wear the things in public.

The general failure of VR and AR headsets to rule the market points the way here, and none of these Silicon valley guys seem to understand: PEOPLE DON'T WANT SHIT ON THEIR FACE.

It's so simple, so easy to get: Is this product going to succeed?

Google Glass?
3D Cinema?
Home 3D TVs?
Meta/Occulus headsets?
Magic Leap?
Apple whatever their thing is called?

Ask the basic question: "Does this shit go on your face?" If the answer is "Yes", the product is not going to succeed. If "No", you might have a shot.

Dollar General is more of a "General Store" - that is, it includes a variety mix of things from hardware to groceries to OTC drug store stuff and housewares. It's _everywhere_ in rural America.

It does not promise a $1 price for everything, and the headline is misleading.

Dollar Tree and Family Dollar have operated on the "single price" model, though I'm not vouching for their current operations.

Sorry, you're now BANNED FROM /. for the crime of reading TFA!

Or, 3D print a prototype for fit and a ground test, then send your file out to get a metal sintered version from a print service bureau.

In amateur rocketry, there are constant questions about heat resistance of both 3D printing filaments and epoxy. As amateurs, there's kind of a 'try it and see' mentality. But good Lord, you're not RIDING in the thing!

FAFO!

For great justice.

And cats and pr0n.

I live in Georgia, hadn't heard about the data center issue here, and TFA doesn't source the claim. Believable, but where, when, who? Anybody have that story?