Lol this is the typical takeaway. A better result would be to not engage in illegal practices and then it doesn’t matter if you put it in writing, but that’s not how you become a billionaire.

Yes, but if you increase the funding, they will say “Why is science so expensive?”

Why can’t we spend $20 billion on a full-scale reactor that may very well not work? Why is science so slow?

Thos is a false trail. We certainly may be missing signs of life that don’t follow patterns we aren’t looking for, but that has no bearing on this case. The argument in this case would be if there were paths we knew of that could produce these chemicals that don’t involve life, or paths that involve life on earth but could develop without life being present to produce these chemicals elsewhere. If we can’t rule these options, and possibly others I haven’t thought of, out, then we may only be left with alien life being the source of these chemicals.

Kind of my point, but a set of a dozen chairs like that isn’t so much about creativity as it is cost. Still beautiful imo, although i still prefer more minimalist styles in furniture.

I agree with all of this except the part about making things pretty being a waste. Beauty has its own value, although far too often for pieces like this it was more for bragging rights as you said.

Kind of my thought. China (or any single country as your supplier) isn’t great for national security, but damn Trump for making that option look so palatable.

I’m not sure how this works, but I checked your posting history and it didn’t show up there, either. I guess the great weakness of the fediverse is if the links are interrupted. Perhaps it was due to instance maintenance or something.

I’ve been cheated!

Could not find post in your instance.

Pretty accurate. You have no idea how many minutes there are in the third hour after midnight when your kid won’t stop crying.

25% of Canadians are no longer virgins by 12, which means that 12 is too late to start discussing it for 25% of the audience.

I started talking to my kids about it when they were about 5, and made it a policy to answer any question they asked at the level of detail they asked, with the exception of personal details in my own sex life. I think it worked out pretty well, even if it wasn’t exactly comfortable. Did have to say to one of my now-married kids that I’m happy they have a healthy sex life, but I’d prefer the sex paraphernalia not be left in the common areas when we stop by.

There is good evidence that natural gas infrastructure is so leaky that it could well be worse than coal on the GHG front. Now, coal is still the leader in a lot of other areas, and we’re better off moving away from both of them, but the argument that coal is better than natural gas isn’t completely without merit.

This is me to a large degree. Give me a cue and a whole encyclopedia is at your fingertips. Just say think of something and I’m at a loss.

Lol I played Wizard 101 with my kids. I had the most amazing solo life/balance deck.

You still can if you want, but maybe don’t stand to use a bidet.

Well then, I guess it was perfect and stable prior to 2001, no need to investigate further!

This statement is only relevant if your knowledge of history started in 1980.

This only works if someone else can’t make the hats for less than 10x the price China can. These aren’t something special. Any har company in the world with red fabric and yellow thread can do it.

You had me at brest…oration.