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I'm just wondering why you have one standard for teens, and a different one for adults, when your premise that adult thinking can be lacking in both. In Canada we have the Young Offenders Act, where those under 18 are given a 'just-for-show' sentence, which is hardly ever served fully, and their records are sealed, never to be brought up again. Even for things like murder. How does one learn that actions have consequences ?

The term 'ballistic' implies little, or no, terminal guidance. That makes them very ineffective against targets that can move. Even at Mach 12, the missile would need 15 min to reach the target ( M 3 is approx 2000 mph ). Which at 20 mph, would be 5 miles away from its original position.

Slapped a 2 GB Raspberry Pi 4B into a passively cooled aluminum case, and, with two old style Nintendo SNES controllers, hooked it up to my big screen TV. Downloaded RetroPi and installed it. Now I' trying to find ROM images for SNES, Nintendo 64 and Game Cube. Not sure of the legality of doing so.

I would argue that for some criminals ( or adults ), the ability to think as an adult doesn't ever come. Should we absolve them of responsibility for their criminal behaviour also ?

gotta do something to pass the time while in lock-down.

I've never heard of this incident Stringy. The Lightning was a 'rocket with a saddle', and while it had a rather cramped 'office' by American standards, it did use the excellent Martin-Baker Mk.4 ejection seat. I have heard of a vertical ejection where the pilot broke his legs on landing. Take a look at the picture ... The dramatic story of a nose-diving plane as pilot escaped death by seconds in Hatfield - HertsLive (hertfordshiremercury.co.uk)

Wars without human casualties tend to go on as long as money/resources last. My opinion on the matter was formed by an episode of Star Trek:TOS, 'A Taste of Armageddon'. Read the plot here A Taste of Armageddon - Wikipedia And I think it is the wrong direction to be heading. As for battleships, they have evolved. A small aircraft carrier can be as short as 600 ft, with a displacement of 15000 t, and in addition to cannon/missile armament, can field 8-12 L-M F-35B off a ski-ramp deck, for self defense. So who needs a battleship ? Here is a typical example Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi - Wikipedia

Don't know if it was a Cold War thing, but the 50s and 60s were exciting years for Aerospace. Unmatched since.

Cheap energy is a strong enticement. you still see stuff on the internet about the auto engine carburator that runs on water. And people still claim it was hushed up by Big Oil. Even Physics has its conspiracy theorists.

Further to Halc's post, this quote, regarding synchronous vs asynchronous logic, is pertinent " Another problem is that the widely distributed clock signal takes a lot of power, and must run whether the circuit is receiving inputs or not." from Asynchronous circuit - Wikipedia Asynchronous logic has been an active area of research since the 80s. ( I remember an article in BYTE magazine about it ) Most new ( advanced ( processors can shut down parts of the CPU if/when unused, but obviously not the I/O logic.

My condolences to all my British friends, on the passing of the Queen's husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Question for researchers. Do you jump to conclusions, and possibly ruin your reputation ? Or do you wait for independent confirmation, get 'scooped', and never get a reputation ?

As always I have to agree with Eise. More fundamental is the question, as it relates to the OP, "What exactly is Justice ?" And from who's point of view ?

Leaves ? What are you guys ... farmers ? Just use your underwear, and go 'commando' the rest of the day.

All CPUs work with a 'clock' system. Even if you 'idle' a CPU, clock pulses are still switched, and at GHz, switching produces a lot of heat.

This part I understand ( and agree with ) The rest, not so much.

It's a recession, not The Omega Man or Soylent Green ( I liked Charlton Heston before he became involved with the NRA ). And there won't be any zombies either ...

Agreed, neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment serves as a deterrent to the first offence. However they certainly put a damper on the ability to re-offend ...

I will never understand this need people have, to 'label' other people. We label them according to perceived aptitudes; those with athletic aptitude are 'jocks', those with technical aptitude are 'nerds'. We label them accordng to the government they need; 'liberals' need a government that takes care of people, 'conservatives' want a government that gets out of their way. We label them according to their roles in society; 'enablers' allow bad stuff to happen, 'complainers' bitch about bad stuff happening. We label them according to their station in life; successful people are seen as 'capitalists', people in need of social assistance are 'socialists'. Most people are not so dogmatic in their personal self-assessments, and realize tht they fit in a 'spectrum' ( that word is becoming overused ) between the extremes, yet on assessing others we often see, and 'label' them, with the extreme. I have always loved 'tinkering' with electronics/machinery, and some have called me a 'nerd'. At one time I could disassemble a laptop, and solder/desolder on its motherboard, or disassemble an auto transmission, then my vision went bad, and such things have become very difficult, so I'm no lnger a nerd. I started working out with weights, and joined a gym, in 1976, and it became a big part of my life, so much so, that girls used to accuse me of spending too much time in the gym; but I'm 61 now and no longer that dedicated so I guess I'm not a 'jock' anymore either.

You're a little late. Ringer has been waiting for your post since 2015.

Even if 3/4 of the stars in our galaxy are red dwarf stars, that still leaves 100 billion stars, out of a possible 400 billion, that are not. That is a lot of possibilities.

Today I learned that shortly after WW1, the Cona family emigrated to the US from my home town in Italy, San Angelo dei Lombardi, which currently has about 4000 inhabitants. They gave birth to a daughter, Maria, in the New York city area, who later went on to marry a Polish radio/TV repairman, also of immigrant parents, and together they had a son, in 1951, that they named Frank. Frank Wilkzec would go on to win the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on asymptotic freedom of the color force.

Being safe, and 'feeling' safe are two totally different things. One iis a reality, the other is a perception based on our biases, mis/conceptions, and life experiences. So yes, he may well 'feel' safer, and be totally justified saying so. You are angry that HIS perception is not the same as YOURS ?

My hobby is computer hardware, and I have built/modified many. About 15 years ago, a lot of my motherboards showed signs of failing electrolytic capacitors, with the typical bulging end. I desoldered and replaced quite a few on many motherboards. There were some reports in computer magazines, at the time, that failiures were caused by badly formulated electrolite as a result of bungled industrial espionage. See here ... Capacitor plague - Wikipedia I had never seen that problem before, and it has virtually disappeared again, as most electrolytic caps are used for decoupling, and although their specs may vary quite a bit over time, they are still adequate for their intended purpose. ( if the specs are critical, use a better quality, and much more expensive, sealed type )

Funny you should mention the passing lane hogging, speed limit enforcing, will not move even if you togglle your hi-beams, inconsiderate drivers, Zap. It has been my experience ( at least until Covid reduced tourists during the past year ) that if you pull up behind one of those drivers in Canada, nine times out of ten, they have American State plates.