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NASA always manipulates news coverage… I recall the days 20 years ago whenever a politician got serious about cutting their budget, NASA would run a “water on the Moon!” story. If it comes out that long term space travel is going to cause brain damage (my guess here) their golden goose is cooked.

NASA is more than manned space travel with lots of unmanned missions to other planets and moons. If space travel causes brain damage, it's more like Elon will have problems.

so he'll be fine then?

But long term, that's good: we have only one spaceship (earth) in the end, that's the one we have to take extreme care of.

Anyone else never beat the second level? Yes, we all eventually figured out that we had to jump over the rock wall… but after that… then what?

The next parts I vaguely remember: swim _very_ slow past an octopus arms (there's a hint but it's not necessarily clear that you have to be barely moving at all), hit key crystals and then the corresponding ~door crystals, and push a rock to drop and follow after them to avoid getting pushed back by the current.

It's generally a series of puzzles of that form and there's some ~light combat stuff.


The games are worth a fortune. I gave mine away in 2005 and now I get heart palpitations when I look them up on eBay.

Interesting. My son suggests getting a table at VCF next year and setting it up for people to play; perhaps I’ll do that and have a sign that says “make an offer”

They will never be a state. They’re in the sweet spot of self governance and endless federal subsidies. Despite what Wikipedia will tell you, English is not prevalent. Statehood will never happen and I’ve been listening to that drum for over 30 years.

> They’re in the sweet spot of self governance and endless federal subsidies

Let's be clear, this is not decided by Puerto Ricans. Congress ultimately decides this. How they decide is up to them. Until now, they haven't done much.


> endless federal subsidies

Wasn't PR denied help with hurricane repair and rebuilding?


Jones Act restrictions on shipping are a lot worse for them than any amount of subsidies. Makes it much harder for ships to come from nearby non-US islands and deliver anything.

Half the people speak English here

Everything in the Caribbean is like that if you want to be honest.

> if you want to be honest.

They might only know about Puerto Rico thus limiting themselves to just that.


Came in real handy once when the odd Harvard PhD I worked with insisted I had written something improperly. She was so confident that was beginning to feel like I had lost my mind. This book told me that no, no, she was the incorrect one. (iirc it was capitalization of certain words in a title or along those lines)

Depending exactly on what you are referring to, this could have been an AP vs Chicago thing. Neither is wrong (or correct) in a vacuum, but, your editors should pick one style guide and adhere to it. Hopefully they will point you towards the style guide when you have disagreement over a correction instead of keeping you guessing, of course.

Trash is cheap

Obesity is rampant because we are all descended from the people that survived times of starvation.


Feta and mint in beans sounds incredible and why have I never experienced this…


When I cook with lard, we all feel satisfied much sooner than usual. And it does taste better.


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