maybe because I don't have $100k sitting around in case I suffer a heart attack?

Technically no but while we are sparing with strawmen you may wish to note %37 is higher than the national average https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

fwiw that line belongs to Helen Lovejoy

that guy is constantly getting visually assaulted with "Firmware update required" and "Hot new deals available near you!" modal dialogs boxes beamed directly into his retina. We had to lock him in a closet once when the vocalization subroutines got hacked he just kept singing rick rolls all day

Store Owner Defends self and store with AR-15 rifle against 3 armed robbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

You still wait in traffic like the rest of us. You still have to find a parking spot when you arrive. You still have to get from your parking spot to where you are going. You still have to get back to your parking spot so you can sit in more traffic

this should have more points

Robert Heinlein discusses this very concept Friday and other works. In Friday he is talking about genetically manufactured individuals or "Artificial Persons" that, for example, need to have families they want to come home to so they care enough not to crash the airplane they are designed to fly.

Lol. every single millennial that I know who bought a house regretted it. Home ownership isn't for everyone.

You make some great points and I am pleased to see someone with a bit of sense on this thread. You are absolutely right that once someone has you covered by their muzzle, you probably are at a disadvantage and your gun won't do you much good and is now a liability. You've already lost at that point. I occasionally carry concealed but I maintain the best defense is using your brain and tying your shoes tight. That alone will keep you out of trouble %95 of the time. As for when I do carry, if I feel like I am entering a dangerous area or I see suspicious individuals walking toward me, I often ready my flashlight (more important then any firearm) and prepare to draw if necessary. Carrying allows me to be proactive when I feel I might be threatened. If someone gets the drop on me then I just hope I my shoes are tied tight and/or they are a bad shot.

If my car's remote unlock doesn't work then I sigh and use the key to get in. Or I find a locksmith if it's that bad. If my gun fails to fire during the admittedly rarer time when I need it for defense well let's just say there probably won't be anyone to register a complaint.

Does this mean these cells could be installed over farmland/ in greenhouses so we could get double use out of the same land? I kinda like this idea.

spot on. You get out of education exactly what you put into it. If you hurry through as fast as possible just to get the paperwork than you are not getting your time/money's worth. I've had classes with people like you and they are usually more interested in showing everyone how smart and accomplished they are and how they do not need the class instead of actually learning the material. When it came time for group projects these were the last people I wanted on my team.

the first film to be shot entirely in slow motion!

I used to laugh at people who cared about shaving a few seconds off of boot time. I figured it was mostly for bragging rights. Now that I have a laptop with SSD I have changed my tune. The big difference comes when I have to change location. I used to put close the lid, or put the laptop to sleep, but all of that uses power and sometimes I don't know how long until I get a chance to resume working. This meant if something came up and it took me an hour to get back to work, I was nearly out of power.

Now that I can boot in 18 seconds, I am much more likely to simply turn the laptop off. This way, no matter how long it takes me to get around to working again, I always have plenty of battery life left. This is wonderful at busy airports!