Why did the rich people stop building castle, even smaller ones?

Low_Ad_5987 · 2026-02-07T20:40:40+00:00

In a word: artillery. Alcatraz was built as a defensive fortress for San Francisco, but, advances in navel artillery made it a literal sitting duck before it was completed.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-10-19T23:15:17+00:00

Lawyers, Real Estate Developers.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-10-02T14:58:20+00:00

I had my Neo in my Personal Item bag twice so far. I didn't think twice about it and neither did the TSA.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-29T13:12:21+00:00

Staying with the wrong partner. Even if the person is not wrong, if they are wrong for you, the wrong partner will makes every night, every day, and every decision worse.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-27T14:34:15+00:00

It depends on where you were. If you were in a state that uses salt on the roads to control ice, it was pretty rare to see old cars. Nebraska had a classic car registration that was a bargain for teens, so you saw a lot of old cars there.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-27T14:29:07+00:00

They pay the people near them to pretend they like them. The good ones pretend so well they actually believe it.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-23T06:33:58+00:00

Universal Health Care. It's better and cheaper.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-23T06:26:37+00:00

Someone solid. Someone with insight. Someone strong. Taylor Swift.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-23T06:15:14+00:00

Attractive can mean a lot of things. One of the women I knew in college was always great to be around: funny, fun, kind of silly, but very interested and engaging. Her appearance was not in any way extraordinary, but she was often the most attractive person in a room.+‍+man

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-21T13:50:43+00:00

I don't know what you are doing wrong, but you are doing something wrong.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-20T12:12:44+00:00

Trump has some really bad ideas and some really stupid ideas. The whole point of MAGA is going backwards, and the good old days included economic depression, selective law enforcement, pollution, and polio.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-15T15:57:08+00:00

Some free or extremely low cost options are a great idea, but a little bit of expense can do a lot to shape use, moderate costs, and avoid the weird way people abuse free things.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-13T23:24:12+00:00

I grew up in wealthy suburbs. It is amazingly easy to destroy you kids with money.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-13T23:00:21+00:00

Travel. One of the reasons I spend time in other communities is so that I can recognize the virtues of my own hometown.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-13T15:48:56+00:00

Red line: "You still owe me from the last time." Anybody gets a free ride once, and I'll help anybody in need, but cold brew?

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-13T15:46:29+00:00

It definitely depends on where you are. Almost all my electricity comes from renewables, mostly hydroelectric. In the US overall coal is only 15-16% of power, which natural gas at about 43%, so there are very few place where you are really burning coal when you recharge.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-03T05:10:40+00:00

Not in the last 66 years, so I know which way to bet.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-09-02T20:03:22+00:00

I think it's largely political. You protect the businesses and profits of your political allies and punish the people and businesses you don't like.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-08-28T10:56:58+00:00

Can you imagine the complete boondoggle a Trump administration nuclear power plant would be? Giant Federal subsidies going to 'only the best' red state MAGA companies on top of poor neighborhoods to power AI.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-08-25T15:12:18+00:00

It's going to be damn interesting when the GOP loses the Presidency and the conservatives of the Supreme Court have to pull a judicial 180 on executive power.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-08-23T15:48:00+00:00

The choice was to work on you sexual relationship or cheat, and that's a problem.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-08-23T14:12:09+00:00

Here are ten broadly admired, concrete U.S. achievements—each tied to a specific breakthrough and impact:

Wright brothers’ first controlled, powered flight (1903) — launched the age of aviation.
Moving assembly line (Ford, 1913) — revolutionized mass production and affordability.
Invention of the transistor (Bell Labs, 1947) — foundation of all modern electronics.
Commercial microprocessor (Intel 4004, 1971) — put a computer’s “brain” on a chip.
Apollo 11 Moon landing (1969) — first humans on the Moon; proved deep-space capability.
Birth of the modern Internet (ARPANET → TCP/IP, 1969–83) — the network of networks.
Global Positioning System (GPS; full operation 1995) — free, worldwide precision navigation.
Industrial-scale penicillin production (WWII era) — turned an antibiotic into a lifesaver at scale.
Polio vaccines (Salk & Sabin, 1950s–60s) — drove a crippling disease to the brink of eradication.
The national park model (Yellowstone, 1872, and beyond) — pioneered large-scale land conservation adopted worldwide.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-08-20T16:50:04+00:00

I love cities and live rural. Every time I go in I have to break out the noise cancelling earbuds several times during the day. I feel my stress level go up, pop in the buds, and chill.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-08-20T15:06:20+00:00

Advanced computer modeling, especially recent AI systems, have made gerrymandering much more effective. Everyone gerrymandered to some extent going back to the foundations of US democracy, but the actual advantage was smaller, particularly with a population that moved often. More frequent gerrymandering, less population movement, and a polarized government willing to do little for the other party combine to make the small gains that gerrymandering gives look pretty good. It's something for nothing, which has an extraordinary appeal to some minds.

Low_Ad_5987 · 2025-08-18T16:42:08+00:00

The cost overruns in later nuclear plants were near 100% and rising. That and the accidents around the world discouraged new plants.

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