I think most generally it's because naval analogues are probably the closest when you're talking about large space-based fighting vessels. The air force doesn't operate aircraft carriers, battleships, or destroyers. The navy, however, does (or did in the case of battleships). Those large sea based vessels often class quite nicely into a lot of sci-fi media for large ships.

The small ships you see are often based off of a carrier equivalent. Even when they're terrestrially based, it makes a lot of sense to streamline your military structure to have just one "space force", rather than trying to break it up into two entities like the "space navy" and "space air force", each with their own standards and logistical supply networks.

I have a couple from the hip actually, because America has grifting baked into it's soul. In no particular order:

• MMS (Drinkin' bleach)
• Crystal healing (most sellers)
• WitchTok kits (TikTok influencers selling expensive spices)
• Brain pills
• Any product peddled by a megachurch (see the Baker bucket for a great example)
• Chiropractors

As more of these come to me, I'll try to expand the list.

Update: I can't believe I forgot chiros! They turned themselves into a religion at one point to try to dodge medical licensure laws.

God that hit like a truck

Honestly, not really. I experienced something traumatic on Christmas eve of 2017 and have never completely recovered. I'll probably never get back to where I was before that.

It really used to be my favorite day of the year but now it's just raw and awful and I have to keep up appearances so I'm not a miserable person to be around. I really don't want to be that way, I'm generally a pretty easygoing, easy to get along with kinda guy so I hate the shift that I make.

Interesting development so far. Really, what you need to do is start thinking about your logistics though. If this campaign takes more than a few turns, how will you maintain supplies to the battlefield?

My vote is for supply convoy to E0. Directly behind the king so that he can help coordinate logistics deployments out to the field.

You may want to consider stationing an artillery company behind one of your knights in the next move or two. It should give you overall command and control of the board a lot more effectively than a direct engagement and exposes your forces to a lot less direct danger. Though you'll want to also be ready for some counterbattery fire, should black decide to deploy an artillery company as well.

Being right and being an asshole aren't mutually exclusive. One is what you're saying, the other is how you're saying it.

Embrace what it really is.

Also I've never had a more relevant use for this meme until now.

I've used them for unit tests and it still makes some really weird decisions sometimes. Like building an array of json objects that it feeds into one super long test with a bunch of switch conditions. When I saw that one I scratched my head for a little bit.

Hey, stay strong. Shit gets easier, I promise. Six years sober, two years without nicotine here. I did it, and you can too.

They're sequential, so the values above and below yours are valid SSNs of people born in the same hospital around the same time.

This would make it trivially easy to get access to records you shouldn't

I wish I had something more significant to contribute, but... yeah. Mood.

Imagine standing next to your router while it screams pain directly into your brain. 😆

It do be that time of year. Not sure when mine are gonna fall off.

I bought my parents a laser printer after years of them being incredibly frustrated by inkjets. I got them the same model as me, as well as a spare toner cartridge.

I'm still on my original toner cartridge, and I've had it for probably six years or so.

My parents are in their late 40's and early 50's. I think I might have accidentally gotten them a lifetime supply of printing.

I've talked to some friends about it, but honestly it's probably ground I need to tread with a therapist. I thought I had a good handle on it but this year has been particularly tough for some reason.

Thank you, though, I appreciate the sentiment!

Himbo Hooters would also be acceptable

When I hear "glue rocks to it", I feel the urge to post the steering wheel picture. Because that one lives in my head rent free.

It's only tangentially relevant, but still.

In this industry, change is the only constant and your ability to learn, grow, and adapt is going to be more important than any singular technology you can learn.

I can promise you're not as stupid as you may feel you are. You've made it a year, and that means something.

I've been pushing myself hard to get some certifications to really deepen my skill set. You may find that's valuable to you, or you may not. I've found that it's improved my ability to take a step back and understand the systems I'm building from an architectural perspective. It's been helpful for me.

I've helped coach interns and new hires at my company before. I actually like when they ask me questions even if it's something I've answered before, because it shows me that they want to learn. And even better is when they ask "why do it that way?", because it forces me to check my own understanding of the problem set. It also means that I can really dig into the explanation and hopefully they walk away with at least one more tool in their toolbox.

First flight in 1903, on the moon in 1969. That's 63 years. There are people who lived an experience where flight went from impossible to us planting a flag on a different celestial body. That's incredible when you stop to think about it.