ThePunnyMan

That also assumes this is done in the same orbit as the ISS right? The ISS isn't in a stable orbit, right?. It occasionally needs to adjust its orbit because of atmospheric drag. You're talking about 20x the area which could be a considerable difference in mass. That's more fuel needed per burn which also needs to be transported up to the data center. Otherwise you are looking at putting this thing in an even higher orbit which comes with its own host of problems.

I remember my science teacher talking about the LHC back in 2008 when they were just starting it up. He showed our class This YouTube video to try and explain what they were working on. Partial physics is still impenetrable for me but it's incredible to think about the kind of work and discovery they are doing there.

As I understand it, automatic transmissions are a lot less common in Europe and manuals are almost non existent here in the US. Maybe a manual transmission forces you to be more engaged with driving than an automatic?

All they wanna do is eat your brains. We're at an impasse here. Maybe we should compromise.

It wasn't just that. I used the first party app so the API changes didn't affect me. It was how bad they handled the whole situation that made me lose faith that reddit was going in a good direction. That thread "addressing" the changes and concerns was brutal.

The Echo Mini is pretty good and they've been updating the firmware to add stuff for a while now. My biggest gripes with it would be there is a hard limit of a little over 8000 songs even if there is enough space for more on your SD card. It's something to do with how it indexes the library. It also doesn't really support playlists, although I think the most recent update allows you to play everything within a genre so you could do some shenanigans with that.

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

There is a slight limitation on what kind of cookware you can use on them. The pots and pans have to be ferromagnetic. Aluminium cookware doesn't work and it looks like stainless can be hit or miss depending on how it's made. It's not a big issue unless most of your cookware doesn't work on it.

The article says they are 120v induction stoves so they don't have to do updates to the electrical. The battery also allows them to work if the power goes out. For how long? Idk.

The damage of a bike hitting a person is much lower, but that isn't the only factor. I think there is a disconnect between whether a person on a pedal bike is a pedestrian or a road vehicle. I've seen people ride through crosswalks like a pedestrian even though they are technically supposed to dismount here if you're on the sidewalk. It's harder for a driver to anticipate a bike since they are generally going much faster than a pedestrian (not a great excuse for hitting one though). You can absolutely break the speed limit in a school zone on a bike and I've heard of people getting ticketed for it. On the other hand, I've seen people ride on bike lanes on the road act like idiots. I've quite a few people riding against the flow of traffic even though there is a clear arrow indicating which direction to ride. It wouldn't hurt to have more people aware of the laws regarding commuting on bikes. On the other hand, a license could make it more difficult for the people that would normally rely on a bicycle as a form of transportation. Maybe it's mainly a US thing?

I can't be too harsh on them. I'm pretty sure I new Sam Reich before his father too. Dropout has been getting popular. They did an episode of Breaking News where Robert got a short snippet to poke fun at his son.

That is in fact Sam Reich's dad. Less importantly, he is also former secretary of labor.