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As a forward observer once radioed to artillery during WWII, "Stop computing and start shooting!"

Hawthorne was a place.

Exactly! Not just wooden boats -- cedar boats.

I agree, this is a great starting point. It contains a selection of articles on such diverse subjects as hot rods, Phil Spector, insomnia-inducing Las Vegas, NASCAR (and moonshinin…

I still use a wire brush sometimes, but it's a different type with longer stiffer bristles. There's no way one of these bristles is going to get accidentally lodged in your food. T…

So you're telling me there's a way we might demonetize "kinder playtime", "hailey's magical playhouse", "funtoys", and "toys unlimited"? THAT is a noble cause! Gimme the sixty-five…

Architecture is full of further examples of useless design features, from facades to fascia, to non-load bearing columns. There are entire books (even novels) on this subject.

Yes, that was the reason we were told we had to do it on paper, in case the systems failed. Only we always did it on paper, not just for practice.

As a former naval officer, I was shocked to hear they didn't still require conning officers to plot and track the closest point of approach of all contacts on paper. To rely on a c…

Dalton and even Lazenby actually hold up quite well. Perhaps it has more to do with the script and directing than the actor. The films of these least "successful" Bonds are among t…

Another option is FJÄLKINGE ( http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60221683/ ) I recently got one of these for the kids room. It's all steel construction, the shelves actuall…

This should really be the default and only setting. It's very annoying and incorrect otherwise.

Command logging has worked this way since VoltDB 2.0. Sync mode needs hardware that can support more frequent fsyncs, such as disk controller with BBWC (does the job and inexpensiv…

(I work at VoltDB) VoltDB is easy to try. There is a free 30-day trial available on voltdb.com, and a docker-based demo ( http://voltdb.com/voltdb-demo ).

Hell yeah!