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The missions are flown through that airspace multiple times per day, and it's all for national security purposes. You can't put a hold on all commercial air traffic every time, and…

As defrost said, having goggles would be normal (probably even required by local unit policy) for any night flight. Whether they are helpful or harmful will vary with conditions so…

Yes, the public needs to understand this. That unit's [1] task is to provide transportation to senior government officials and security forces around the capital, including to and …

It's a bad idea. That unit's [1] task is to provide transportation to senior government officials and security forces around the capital, including to and from that airport. If the…

I disagree with the premise that the US will be totally different tomorrow. One characteristic of the US that differs from most other countries is the degree to which the states re…

Another forum that I frequent is bogleheads.org (about investing and personal finance), and one of the rules is that discussing politics and proposed legislation is off-limits. But…

I'm debating trying to do this. I've seen it recommended by other people who I think are smart. Honestly, I tuned out most of the 2010s after being a political news junkie in the 2…

Yes, and what's even worse to me is Trump's explicit motivation for supporting TikTok now. Like there are some interesting philosophical, moral, and maybe legal arguments against t…

Yes, I don't have a reference immediately available, but I've read that the DoD has studied this and found that LDS kids join the military at a disproportionately high rate and tur…

But for Gen Z folks, that stuff is ancient history, isn't it? Even the oldest members (using 1997 as a starting point, but some definitions use 2000) were too young to protest or s…

I'm pretty sure that only a small minority of Americans, let alone those in the 18-29 age group, can name their senators and representative and anyone on the Supreme Court. Unfortu…

I've been fascinated by the shift towards Trump by 18-29 voters in this past election, and I think this is a good explanation that I haven't heard before. Yeah, and Bush 43 was so …

Regarding Trump, yes. Also, > Kill all the algos and let me find stuff via regex I love this. As someone who increasingly feels old and dissatisfied with what computing is turning …

> I bet it still does I'm not sure why anyone would expect otherwise. This also extends to a lot of computer science and engineering departments. Not just through funding research …

I have a single anecdote, not much insight, but I'm interested in advancing discussion around your question. My wife, in her mid-30s, has friends who will share or send her links t…

Very good!

For the next 2-4 years, sure, but this seems like a longer-term trend towards something that's going to happen eventually.

The article leaves me totally unsatisfied, with even more questions than answers. I still have no idea how so many people like me [1] can feel increasingly disconnected from the pa…

I feel the same way as the parent comment. They're number two for now, but seem screwed in a world that's moving towards outlawing gasoline-powered cars. Their bets on hydrogen fue…

Agreed. I still have a 2008, and it has gotten me through a couple nor'easters. Even with the original Goodyear Integrity tires. One of them was on the rolling hills of I-90 and I-…

As someone who enjoys corresponding with old friends and distant family via email (as opposed to, like, text messages or social media comments), I feel like this trend has ruined m…

This is what filter rules are for. See my other comment.

Agreed on all points. A step further, which I haven't personally tried but I've been thinking about, is to set up a filter rule that just automatically deletes anything with "unsub…

Don't use filter rules to sort mail; after unsubscribing from everything you possibly can, use filter rules to even more aggressively auto-delete or block stuff that you really don…

Yeah, starting around age four, all of my kids became prolific artists, going through dozens of sheets of paper per day. With our oldest kid, we tried hanging them up on the wall, …