napoleonic cavalry = sky hook

rifled cannon = curry 3s from half court

Ha - brilliant

tragic that military Hall of Fame voters won't vote in Colin Powell due to suspicion of PEDs (espresso)

great read:
towardsdatascience.com/napoleon-was...

extremely interesting analysis by Ethan Arsht - scrubs wikipedia to create a wins-above-replacement ranking for military commanders

finds Bonaparte as the champ at 16.7 WAR

16.7 - Napoleon
7.3 - Caesar
7.1 - Wellesley
6.0 - Shingen
5.6 - Khalid
5.4 - Hannibal
5.0 - US Grant

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"The era of unassailable American productivity growth is relatively new."

"The US displays more tolerance of risk, at both an investor and government level."

"US labour productivity has grown by 30% since the 2008 financial crisis, more than 3x the pace in the EZ & UK."

www.ft.com/content/1201...

oof

hmmm

alright

fly early if you want to arrive on time

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/u...

elliot erwitt 1988

the curious case of the $45 ( actually, $2,300 ) bolt

"every Boeing and Airbus engine is held onto the wing by only two bolts, and this is the shop that makes them"

"The threads look like you wrapped a mirror around a spiral staircase"

jabberwocking.com/the-case-of-...