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This was a ways back in the thread -- always a danger with mega-threads like this one, but could I just point out that these discussions can and DO make a difference to people? You strengthen raw steel by annealing it, which means you heat it up red hot, and then beat on it with a big hammer...

Actually, they do. Take a look at Alaska Airlines "Breathe easy on your next flight" page: "Our aircraft recirculates fresh air from outside and through hospital-grade HEPA filters every 2 to 3 minutes. The filters onboard also remove 99.9% of airborne contaminants." And: "All of these steps...

May not be enough, even in First Class. Sample size of one, but significant to me: full airplane flight in May out of Houston, Texas, window seat in First Class. Fully-vaxxed (Moderna) since early March. I'm wearing an American-made, advanced N95 (non-medical grade because no splash/spray...

A cliffhanger!! Yes! Excellent.

Very likely not. As I said, this was 30 years ago, but I remember the location by Pirate's Cove and Fun Spot. But that certainly doesn't look like the place I remember, and looks like it was built more recently. Sorry about that.

Really current update beyond the 5-11 numbers discussed in the news this week? Nope, but there's no reported big change from, say, July 22, when President Biden told a town hall in Cincinnati he was told they would be available maybe by the end of August. But as GoofGoof pointed out, there are...

Yes, we stayed there several times because it was close and cheap, but that was many years ago. For example, we spent the first Gulf War (January 1991) there, watching the little, tiny TV comfort suites had installed next to the ceiling in the top section of a wall cabinet as tanks rolled into...

Depends when you go. For example, in December, going resort hopping to see the decorations at all the hotels is really fun. But year-round, our favorite thing to do outside the parks is mini-golf. Once you master the "regular"-type mini-golf with the weird decorations and moving things, like...

Judging by the pictures released on All Ears, maybe one of the dishes will be blue shrimp, and another might be green rice (or perhaps riced vegetables)? LOL! I remember both of those! (And don't want to taste them again.)

Um, both? After all, negative vs. positive rights is mostly a philosophical distinction, not a constitutional/legal one. This does not mean that there's anything "negative" about it; it's just a fancy way of saying the government can't do something because the Constitution bars it from doing so...

Not a "scholar," but a working (well, mostly retired) Supreme Court practitioner. Who also likes Disney. :D They are compatible. It's actually a very well-written decision, and interesting because it goes into complicated areas like the First Amendment and the dormant commerce clause. And it...

Thanks. The questions you raise are good ones, with clear implications for many pandemic-related governmental choices, but the answers are uniformly in favor of mandates: Roe v. Wade is widely recognized by lawyers as not being the same as "the personal right to direct your own body." The...

Given the actual question for this thread, the McDonald's by AK. Haven't been there in a while, but when I did in the past, the employees were nice, and the food was quite fresh ... for a McDonald's. Looking forward to trying the new solar-powered version.

I know you probably think your position is correct, but, speaking as a constitutional lawyer, you are very likely wrong. At least since 1905, or depending how you view the question, even earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court (which, as they say, is not final because it's right, but is right because it...

Actually, if you keep your (quality, correctly-worn) mask on in an airplane, you're probably safe. It's when you take it down to eat or drink on a plane that you can breathe in virus. Happened to me, from a woman in the row behind me coughing and sneezing and refusing to wear a mask even after...

Thank you for the details. We haven't been to UOR since before Potter, so need all the personal viewpoint you can give us.

Of course there are actual constitutional lawyers who also read these boards. :D Sorry for the length, but it's shorter than some trip reports. Just consider it a trip report to the U.S. Supreme Court. But first: I'm not your lawyer, and this is not legal advice. I'm just giving you some...

New study out of Singapore (which has good testing and controls over visitors so makes a good study site) three days ago. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.28.21261295v1 (medrxiv is a medical preprint server, publicizing studies before peer review). First one to look at the Delta...

And did you notice the "biodefenses" in that building? "groundbreaking bio-defense solutions, including ultraviolet (UV) light and air filtration technologies, sensors and devices aimed at eliminating airborne pathogens, and large-scale air and surface sanitization."

Actually, you can get American-made N95, NIOSH-certified 5 layer masks easily on Amazon. I use those made by Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Kleenex (actually, from their research division KimTech). Just great engineering. They are almost the same as medical-grade N95 masks, except that they do not...