StringJunky

What's wrong with that: religious people do see it as 'perfect'. I'm afraid it's lost on me. : Sometimes you need to do that to sufficiently contrast subtle nuances.

LOL! Too early for me but the stuff I like does evolve from that. More like this:

He's not saying nature is absolutely perfect or that it is geared to be.

My hair comes out of the follicle black, which it was when I was younger but turns silver after a while with exposure to sunlight, so some sort of oxidation is involved with mine. When I cut it the roots are black where the sun hasn't reached it. I suspect the production of the pigment diminishes as I get older, enough for the sun to bleach it. You can always dye it if it bothers you.

It's interesting how our tastes fossilize. Although I like a lot of genres, I'm into guitar stuff of the 70's most deeply.

I think you would have a much greater chance of success if you put you put yourself in the hands of experts.

Yes. I have actually had that thought. She has sufficient gravitas.

See a doctor.

Yes, but the more pressing issue is winning and reversing the Republican damage. I think her consolation is that history will write the truth about the Republicans and the way she was treated by them.

Whatever her abilities are will be drowned out by her history. It'll be another 4 years for the Republicans if she stands again. Just the way it is.

I've "woken up" twice and still be in a dream before. I realised I was lucid dreaming and proceeded to launch myself into the sky and over the rooftops. You are actually not far away from waking in this state, so I always did my best to stay in it.

I shall bear that in mind. It's a useful evolution of the original in utility terms.

It just seems a really versatile shape

I like the tanto shape of Samurai swords in a knife.

I didn't realise, until CharonY alluded to it, that regulations are the enemy of profit.

Feeling like Galileo much?

They can shove it...

It's tax evasion. The acid test is intent and the intent is to evade. It's a trojan horse type of fraud.

That's what I like about this this site: it''s flexible around the edges to accommodate neophytes but it has a hardcore centre with people like yourself that fully understand the principles of scientific enquiry to keep it grounded and can do it without your head being stuck up your backside. The snobbery and aloofness of some sites is not amenable to disseminating science to the masses and just want to sing to the choir. I find some good answers on StackExchange et al but I wouldn't join them.

Right. Better add a sprint section.

Who says scientists are choir singers?

"Custom" is a marketing term that can mean anything the seller likes but usually implies it's exclusive or rare in some way

One megaton blast is equivalent to 4.18 x 1015 joules.

Saudi oil is very important to the global infrastructure, so it's going to be a very tortuous journey for everybody. I don't disagree with you, I'm just commenting on the potential scale of the problem; it's complex. It could very well get swept under the carpet.

Yes, they should, but I think countries will start from the least aggressive position until the evidence is too strong. I recently read an article in Reuters that the ultimate consequence might be the crown prince being removed from the line of accession. His accession is not automatic as it needs to be approved by a council of elder princes, who may feel it is not in the country's interest to have him as king, in the light of this emerging situation.