Many/most of the 3rd party apps predate the official one. Eventually, Reddit bought one of them and enshittified it into the current unusable official app. The 3rd party apps are superior in ALL respects except one; they have fewer/none ads, which the corporate overlords lust after.

I am terrible at math. I use it constantly. I "get it" that algebra can use some values to find unknown values. I "get it" that geometry can be useful to find square footage. I failed 2nd year algebra/calculus twice before I got a passing grade in college. This cut me right off in fields I was interested in, such as "fighter pilot", "astronaut" "spy-satellite photo-interpreter" and so on. Now I work as a photographer, and I use ratios, square footage, the inverse square law, and many of the things I had trouble with in math in college, I can use the "calculator" function in Google... have you seen that lately btw? I would have loved to work on spy sat photos for the CIA but instead I shoot photos of sexy women. dammit.

I want my pilot(s) to react automatically and fast in all situations. If that FO was right, and the C-17 was in their path, he would be a hero instead of a dimwit. I will gladly fly with him. He's safe.

I painted my 3000 square foot roof white for 15 years (every 2-3 years) and I measured the ceiling with an infrared thermometer. The roof was my ceiling, about six inches thick. The temp dropped about 15f and was absolutely worth the trouble. Two problems: 1: Asphalt shingles soak up paint fast. 2: It has to be repainted in 3-4 years. tl:dr white roofs work.

link: http://blog.motorists.org/la-red-light-cameras-increase-accidents/

So, the big question is, "did the redlight cameras reduce accidents or increase them?" Here in Los Angeles, a TV station got ahold of the records, and in most cases, accidents *increase* at camera intersections.

The US military did an exemplary job "liberating" Japan from its militaristic masters and creating a diplomatic society in record time.

Where does most of the world's supply of heroin come from?

Well I'm a little low on cash this month, and DTV turned off my service ... no biggie, I'll turn it back on soon.... EXCEPT! I paid $$$ to fill up my DVR with programs, and I tried to watch them. DTV turns off the DVR too when the bill is delinquent! If I had recorded all those programs on my computer or VCR, I would still be able to see them!