It's an old lazy habit...and the result of living too close to the blow-by-blow chatter, missing the big picture. See also how the stock market is covered hour by hour, as if its little swings mean anything at all.

Wicked. I'm about half way through "The worst journey in the world," and wow, those early explorers were nuts. I think anybody who thinks Mars could be livable should first visit Antarctica. ;)

I'm still trying to figure out what U.S. factory was leading edge "decades" ago...must be Fairchild, Motorola or TI? 🙃