"I recently read the Making of Star Wars book, in which they described there was a great deal of discussion and evolution of the nose of the X-Wing so that it wouldn't appear too phallic. In 45 years it never once occurred to me that it might be phallic, but of course after reading that, now that's all I can see."

"So there actually is a reality TV show right now, "Stars on Mars." Take a bunch of D list celebrities and put them together in a simulated Martian habitat somewhere in the Australian outback. Big Brother meets The Martian. I watched the first episode prepared for it to be stupid, but it's actually fairly entertaining. The producers have come up with some interesting missions, and the participants seem to be taking it fairly seriously."

"Unfortunately the business did cease operating sometime around May of this year: "not sustainable in the long term."https://web.archive.org/web/20220525124736/https://lumasuite.com/ultima-noticia-lumasuite-cierra-definitivamente/"

"Once again, designer solving the wrong problem. If the pan/pot is that heavy, it should have handles on both sides and be lifted with two hands. Easier as well as much more stable and safer. Even the cast iron skillet shown on the stove top has handles on both sides, for exactly that reason."

"Kraft Singles are NOT CHEESE. Read the label: "Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product" They're not allowed to call it "cheese." Yes that infernal wrapping sucks, but I would wager the main reason for decline in popularity is a shift toward Real Food (and also eschewing dairy products in general)"

"I don't have a record player, but I bought a vintage copy of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass album "Going Places" at Goodwill, just for the album cover. If I ever find a copy of "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" I will buy that too. Does new vinyl have any interesting cover art?"

"I dare you to sit on that Line Chair. I dare you. Where's design roast when you really need it?"

"How is this "efficient and economical use of materials"? Have you priced plywood lately? How is six legs for a table more efficient than four? Also its going to be a real pain to install those legs level and the same length. Another design for novelty over practicality."

"I commend this designer not only for the final outcome, which is very innovative, but also for the ability to shift and adapt when his initial iteration didn't work."

"Yes and what WIDTH plank? From the width of the seat, I would estimate a least 10 inches, and quarter sawn, no less. So from a 22-25 inch diameter tree you will get four of those planks. How is that reducing waste? Building up from 3-4 inch wide stock would go much further toward reducing waste. Also it's just plain ugly."

"Why is it so impossible to make a drill that has a flat top? Or maybe just a pair of rails. No 3D printing required."

"Yes and would also need to be grounded, right? Otherwise it would just absorb then re-emit to the inside."