Counted strings are the only way to go. It also speeds up string matching and searches is the count is the first value. Forth has counted strings.

Should that not read "...on a pedestal"? WTH is a 'petal stool?'

And don't rare earth magnets have a curie point of 400C? I believe the inside of a fusion reactor might actually exceed that by a bit.

No just swinging around but moving over the Earth's surface as nearly 1,000 MPH as the moon is not lock-stepped to our daily rotation.

Agreed. With the average total solar energy reaching the ground being about 350 watts per square meter and a single horse power being 760 watts, I don't see how that can work. That car has about 2 msq2 of panels. Maybe a 75HP motor. Do the math. After a multi-day charge, one just might be able to make it to the grocery store a couple of miles away, twice a week, in the summer. Even a solar cooking mirror only generates the cooking power of a tiny 500W microwave, on a good day.

I purchased my Aeron in 1998 and use it nearly daily. It probably has over 40K hours of but-in-chair action. So I don't find them over-priced at all. If this one eventually gives out, I'll immediately get another.

Really? Just cold space is, is it? Do you even know what Voyager went through on its way through the solar system? That probe was designed by the best of the best for just a dozen or so years of life expectancy. It has been through huge magnetic fields, radiation, dust, the heliopause and many other things. These designers really knew what they were doing. Oh, and it's still running on its original power source. How cool is that?!

This is a great book about understanding the scientific method. It has allowed me to invent many things over the years. Here are some starter links:
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED3938...
http://scientificmethod.com/b_...
https://books.google.com/books...

Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!
One of my favorite movie lines of all time!

"Affordable" in the Affordable Care Act is very much akin to "unlimited" in unlimited bandwidth in a mobile phone contract. It's not so much an adjective as it is a branding label.

A horribly inefficient but completely reliable way to sort things.

Initially I was against it but my wife pushed for it. I gave in. I'm so happy I did. The school experience is so different than public school it's difficult to convey. I can say that I have met many high school students and can say that they are the most well-rounded young humans I have ever met. Look into one in your area. It has been my experence that they would welcome your visit to sit in on some classes.

Or Beat Time. I loved it back in 1998. I still love the idea. Simple, decimal, universal time.

Swatch Internet Time

As I recall, protection against kaiju was negligable at best.

Everyone is missing the point on how to educate a child. Do any of these techniques take into account what the children's brains are ready for at a particular age? You know, things like fine motor skill development, centerline crossing, emotional development, movement. Teaching reading too early can affect math and writing skills. The US is doing this all the wrong way. And don't even get me started on standardized testing.Teaching programming too early is such a bad thing to do to their brains. It's about the right education for what's right for any particular child at their own current state of development according to their own particular skills, needs and abilities; at that particular time in their life. We don't need programming machines; we need well-rounded humans.

Just my take on all this. And you should see the school my daughter attends, the Austin Waldorf School. Please visit if you are in the neighborhood.