Baby steps

Bounce implies a downward trajectory. What exactly would be bouncing?

I believe welding arcs are pretty much the same thing as the sun. It definitely puts off UV light and the welding glass will block it. Welding glass is perfectly safe.

Putin and crew are going to look even dumber

If this was Civ VI and you didn’t have flood barriers built yet then you’d be in trouble.

biometrics alone are only a single factor for authentication.

I’d argue that biometrics is NOT an authentication factor but is instead a username. You’re identifying who you are.

Massed

assemble or cause to assemble into a mass or as one body.

“both countries began massing troops in the region”

synonyms: accumulate, assemble, amass, collect, gather, gather together, draw together, join together, marshal, muster, round up, mobilize, rally

Under budget for who? I didn’t think it was NG and the government already has a contract with a price.

Were these places on your list of places you wanted to go?

Probably GPS controlled

it should be treated in the same way

So they should have been allowed to compete and then take 2 years to figure it out?

If you’re parked at the gate you incur gate fees.

What repercussions? More sanctions?

Your statement sounds an awful lot like they should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

370m tonnes of planet-heating carbon dioxide a year

Just to put this into perspective, the global release is 37.5 billion. Doesn’t mean this isn’t an issue but i think there are far better avenues to explore to reduce emissions.

Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276629/global-co2-emissions/

The inscription reads “U[V]LFBERTH,” which could be read as “Ulfberht,” a marking found on a group of about 170 medieval swords found mainly in northern Europe.

Oooooh, mysterious saying that’s found on almost two hundred pieces.

This article seems like a whole lot of speculation.

How are you directly linking here?

USS Laboon has shot down numerous Houthi missiles and drones in recent weeks.

Seems it’s still capable

The missile was heading toward the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea,

They shot a missile at a US missile destroyer? Big brain move.