mats: the balloon episode poses an interesting question for usaf capability owing to its altitude
mats: usaf was burning money keeping sophisticated sensors in the air with refueling just to keep an eye on the balloon
asciilifeform: mats: see also.
dulapbot: (trilema) 2014-10-16 asciilifeform: 'Wolf went on, "The weight of a wasp is under half an ounce. Compared with a human being its size is minute, its strength negligible. Its sole armament is a tiny syringe holding a drop of irritant, formic acid, and in this case it didn't even use it. Nevertheless it killed four big men and converted a large, powerful car into a heap of scrap." "I see the point," agreed Mowry, "but where do I come in?" "Right h