Crash survival statistics are actually quite surprising. Like, you have higher survivability odds in the back of the plane -- cause everyone in front of you is your crumple zone.

I let my players make checks: "what would my character know in this situation?" History roll. Me as DM: "your character would have gone to kindergarten and learned the number 2"

I'm pretty sure we could go back to using it, with more precautions in place, better binders, etc. Hell, it's still used in many parts of the world, and it occurs naturally all over the fucking place. But, alas, lawyers would have to stop salivating at every mention of the word.

In geoscience, we started using the word asbestoform to describe minerals with fibrous habits so we don't get lawyers showing up to destroy all of our rock samples and turn every geoscience facility into a superfund site.

Alas, it seems there are no winners anymore. Just sides. I don't suspect this will end well for Iran in the long term.

Linux on all their electric cars, and they're watching porn while driving ;)

Seriously, it feels like 1999 internet. And I'm loving it!

Battery breakthroughs are announced every day. Very few make it to market.

There is a minor conflict between the US and Canada about the demarcation line north of Alaska. Canada argues that it should be an extension line going straight north from the Alaska Yukon border. While the US claims that the line should be perpendicular to the direction of the shoreline at the border. It creates a contested wedge. There's offshore oil and gas there -- which Canada is unlikely to develop (for environmental reasons), but the US may actually develop. On a global scale, it doesn't really matter, but every little bit matters right?

This extension will further extend this conflict. But in the grand scheme of Canada-US relations, it's still relatively minor.

Making amateur rockets and pipe bombs are basically identical -- for a rocket, one end of the pipe is open. There's a vibrant amateur rockets community nevertheless.

From 1898 on a typewriter. ;)

Any medium can become a medium for art if you work hard enough :)

She is pretty much the best character on the show by virtue of being the best cast actor. Wow what a good choice. I give a close second to Amos.

An overly dramatic programmer writes a useful comment explaining their implementation? I like it!