There is always a way to ignore reality. http://conservapedia.com/Theory_of_relativity

It doesn't produce media footage that looks bad, just people running away. Tear gas canisters pop and leave a visible war zone like haze for the cameras.

If you think you'll make it trial after one of the riot cops starts screaming in pain you are even more of an optimist than I am.

Once a month one of my clients types out an item they need printed in word, prints it out on their office printer, scans it, places the resulting image in word, and emails us the result. Included in the email are the changes they want made to the type. A small piece of my soul dies when I see that email.

When technological changes occur faster in an economy than social changes you end up with massive social disorder. That was the whole issue with the Luddites. Their way of life was being changed by new technology faster than the social structures were changing. People reacted violently. In time social structures and people's views caught up with where the economy had moved and things settled down into a new pattern for a while. We may be due for another rough transition.

A huge chunk of a pediatrician's patients are dependent on herd immunity. Every kid waiting for their first round of a vaccine relies on it.

They don't need to be competent, just dedicated and willing to use resources. Nothing will bring out those traits like embarrassing government agents.

The Dimora trial has been great fun. Nothing reminds you of how silly news coverage is as much as watching a puppet discuss bribery through prostitution.

Because they don't mention pay just miserable working conditions.

A private university that receives about a half billion in annual NIH grants. http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/FindOrg_Detail.cfm?OrgID=4134401

21,000 out 20,000 in. They lost 1,000 domains for basically shitting on their customers. Yet their support for SOPA stands, despite the half assed mea culpa. Every person who voted with their wallet against SOPA still has to live with the outcomes in the political realm and Godaddy loses almost nothing.

Or perhaps people people on high doses of opiates. My wife was on a very heavy dose of Oxycontin for a long time and there were more than a few occasions wherre she wasn't sure if she taken her pills yet. We always played it safe and held off when there was doubt, but there were a few occasions where I had to stop her because she was sure she hadn't taken it. Large doses of these rugs don't exactly leave you clear headed.

Robin Sage

Are you out of your mind? The nonprofit space is highly competitive. There are finite amounts of money for donations, just like for purchases, and they still have to convince the public that they are the ones who should get the money.

How often is there a rolling gun battle down State street in Chicago over moonshine? Legalizing marijuana and maybe a few other common drugs wouldn't kill organized crime. That is here to stay, probably forever. It would slash a huge source of funds and incentive to engage in the really destructive behavior we see. Cigarette and alcohol taxes are high, but nothing compared to the black market mark up and any illicit operation would have to undercut the legal one on price.