More recent research shows that over 50% of 'peer reviewed' articles are never peer reviewed, that most studies can't be replicated and that 25% of studies are outright fraud.

This will now get covered with silt and eventually become an oil reservoir for future generations a million years down the line. Bravo to BP for thinking so far ahead!

Handing over my account information like that seems very much like the worst possible way to buy things. Not happening. Merchant's routinely want to direct debit my bank account. I don't like it and refuse because I did this a while back and they screwed up royally. Not once. Not twice. But three times the same company. They just kept deducting $330 from my account. That in turn screwed up the rest of my banking and cost hundreds of dollars in fees. After working to clear it up over a period of months they finally paid all the fees but the fiasco caused me other problems and wasted my time. Not happening if I can avoid it.

Credit cards put a layer of protection between the merchant transaction and my bank account. I like that protection. It makes it harder for scammers to steal from my account and it makes it harder for merchants to make 'innocent' mistakes.

There really is no need for windows in airplanes.

Windows aren't necessary for flying, or take off, or landing. We instrument fly. When the instruments fail on a big liner you've got a lot of other problems and having windows won't help.

Windows aren't necessary for passengers to see what's happening. Use LED/LCD/etc view screens inside the cabin instead.

Windows aren't necessary to prevent motion sickness. Candied ginger works better. Realize most people don't have a window and can't see out a window on a plane.

Windows just is a bad idea when flying so ditch Microsoft before take-off. (Oops, was that the wrong Windows? :) )

If you're willing to accept digital then this has already been done ad absurdum on tens of thousands of blogs and wikis.

If you're expecting digital to go the way of the dinosaur, good likelihood, then this has already been done ad absurdum in tens of thousands of books.

The key is maintaining accessibility which fundamentally comes down to being able to read. The knowledge has already been gathered many times over.

I take it you're not aware that the draft is still in the laws, although not currently used, and only a signature away. Don't get complacent jack(ass).

That's why they have the draft.
If you won't work for low pay, they'll force you to work for low pay. And get shot and killed. Most Fortune 500 companies don't require that last little bit...

Eliza: You seem angry. Would you like to talk about your mother?

Wow, you are completely out of line and a total jerk to boot.

The people cited in the article weren't criminals. No charges. No grand jury. No conviction. Nothing.

There are a lot of businesses that run on cash, such as the vending machines noted in the article, and that does not make the people criminals.

You really need to get a grip. Start by grabbing your nuts and squeezing hard. Maybe that will wake you up.

So you blame gun manufactures and knife makers for murders too... Interesting but not logical.

People taste like pork according to recent research.
Ergo vegans should taste just like bacon!
Time to share the flavor!
Eat PETA People!!!
Bacon Flavored PETA People!

Wolves - dogs are a particularly interesting one.
They have been domesticated many times in many places. Or one might argue that they have domesticated humans many times in many places.

Similarities between wolf and human culture led us to work together. As a group we are more powerful working together than either is apart. The wolves and humans who learned to work with their opposite comspeciest are the most powerful.

Together we were able to domesticate other animals for meat. Wolves kept browsers out of human gardens. Humans shared food and fire. A very good bond.

Evidence varies from about 11,000 to 40,000 to 60,000 to over 140,000 years ago that our species started working together. Very strong evidence that we met up and retained multiple times.

What we like most about you is that you have thumbs and your minimal fur doesn't catch on fire. Very handy.

-Sire Grey Muzzle, 8109 PD

Probably about two decades, which is very fast in genetic terms. That's to weed the genetics to the point of breeding true on a bit over two dozen major traits we need. Things like extra nipples, more hair (think winter), shorter thicker upright ears, longer legs, improved grazing, marbling, etc.

We see this on the farm. Nature guides the hand of evolution in the wild through selective adaptive pressures. On the farm it is the hand of man, sometimes, but the same thing. We use selective pressure to improve our livestock. In just the past slightly more than a decade we have made significant evolutionary changes to our pigs. They're a particularly nice animal to work with for genetic selection because they reproduce fast (up to 3 litters a year) with very large litters (8 to 21 piglets per litter) with rapid growth (6 months to market, 9 months to breed) so we can turn over generations quickly.