Emoticon means satirical.

But really, the facilitator(s) are your friends and family.

I would just like you to read the rest of this thread, and legitimately say to me that atheists are not antagonistic towards religion. This topic has some very strong parallels to the article on racism a day or two ago: do you have the right to be offensive?

I would argue that yes, you have the right to be offensive. However, you don't have the right to be heard. Also, being offensive just shows that you are a dick.

The way I see it, I believe something; you might believe something else. Does that make it ok for me to call you stupid and uneducated? And FFS, stop stereotyping Christians as anti-environmental, anti-technology ass-backwards inbreeds. Most of the Christians that don't care about the environment are in direct contradiction to the Bible that they supposedly hold true to (it specifically says that we are to care for the world).

Look at yourself before you go spouting off hate at "religionists" who all supposedly spend their time trying to screw atheists.

(Young entrepreneur painstakingly copies letter-by-letter the Windows 7 source code, gets sued and heads to court)

The defense?

But I worked hard on it and spent a lot of time and money copying the code.

Effort on its own means jackshit in this world (except maybe public schools), you need to actually produce something of its own merit.

The idea is to say a little bit of the truth, not too much cause then you'll be trolling.

You might be confusing RL with Stargate a little bit.

I know a bunch of people with no personality, can I kill them too?

With yield signs, you would be perfectly right (slow needs to make way for the faster); however, on normal roads you can't expect to go fast and have everyone get out of your way. That is the key. If you decide to go fast, then the responsibility is on YOU, not the other drivers/bikers. It's about right of way, and the person in front of you has it.

You outlined a bunch of areas where bikers tend to ignore the laws of the road. Now look at all the laws that cars break: They don't stop fully at stop signs/red lights. They speed (excessively and dangerously). See any difference? I sure don't; there are dick drivers, and there are dick cyclists. Doesn't mean that you should classify all drivers/cyclists as dicks.

I can't count the number of times when I'm biking in a city, in the right lane (trying to stay out of heavy traffic and give the right of way), and someone tries to make a right turn into me. Whose fault is it then? I'm not trying to deny the fact that some people do stupid shit, just that drivers (and cyclists) see it as their RIGHT to drive how the hell they want, and anyone interfering with that can fuck off. Solution to this? Don't be a part of the problem.

Let me put it this way:

In skiing, the right of way is given to the people downhill. Why? Because they can't see you coming, and you are probably going faster than they are. It is a similar reason why the responsibility is place generally on the driver, not the biker. Note: does not completely remove all responsibility from the biker. Also, look at rear-ending cases for precedent/similarities here

Also, bicycles are regarded as vehicles (in the US), which means traffic laws apply to them as well. I hate to portray the stereotypical biker attitude, but you really should "share the road." The thing is, it goes both ways.

You claim that bikers are not reasonable, nor respectful. I strongly disagree. When biking, you have a very large amount of respect for the cars/trucks that could kill you in an instant's inattention.

Lastly, regarding the shoulders, they are sometimes completely un-rideable, especially if you are using road tires instead of hybrid tires. The same reason why cars don't want to ride on shoulders (gravel, pot holes, tire fragments, roadkill, etc) are even more dangerous to a biker.

This is what I would recommend. Productivity drops off anyway past 8 consecutive hours of work. If the company needs 24/7 coverage, then get 3 techs per 24 hour period. You get better results from your workers, and promote a healthier work environment.