I can't believe how many comments there are about how the iPad is evil and paper is good. Isn't this a technology site? Do some of you watch Star Trek episodes and get angry that they just don't have paper and pencils since those damn consoles keep exploding every time they get hit by a tachyon burst? Is there that many people opposed to change around here or do you just hate all things apple? If you hate apple, fine, ask why not android. But don't get angry at the FCC and AA for trying to improve efficiency by utilizing technology.

Up until recently I would have totally agreed with you but a friend of mine explained to me the targeted advertising she does with facebook and she swears that it brings in revenue for her business.

The guy is Canadian, not an "attention-seeking American" as you put it. Is it because he was eating at McDonalds that made you jump to that conclusion?

Everyone I've talked to that is in the U.S. military says the healthcare sucks, it's just free. I've definitely never heard it called "top-notch." And the U.S. has a pretty good track record of screwing over their veterans.

If she is married to someone in the Army then all her medical is covered by the government, but yes they have restrictions on what services they provided. What you are explaining is the main reason some people fear U.S. Government run health care, they already do it for the military and it's a joke. I know you didn't state that you want Government run healthcare but I can see many individuals drawing that conclusion based on your post.

TWA Flight 800's official cause of the crash was the fuel tank spontaneously exploding, I can't think of a way the pilot could have caused that one either.

The reason the US left Saddam in power after the gulf war is because Dick Cheney told Bush Sr. that occupying Iraq without the support of Arab allies would create a quagmire. Yes, you just read that correctly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w75ctsv2oPU So did Cheney somehow become less wise over time, which seems odd? Or just more corrupt?

I really love it when reading an article and the entire page refreshes every 30 sec and takes me back to the top for a banner. It's becoming really hard to justify not installing ad blocker. I want to support the websites I visit but at this point the ads are just over the line.

I tried to motivate someone I work with to start being a little more healthy so he bought one of those fancy body fat scales. It is rated for 330lbs, it gives an error when he stands on it (he's 5'6"). Despite that he still shows up to work everyday with McDonalds in hand and might eat there for lunch as well. I think we should implement no taxes on healthy foods (fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, fish, fungus, juices/water). Small tax on white and dark meat. Heavy tax on red meat, fried foods, snacks (chips, hot pockets, etc.), sweets (ice cream, Twinkies, candy, etc.). That tax money should go to paying for the damage caused by the fatties. I'm generally opposed to the government banning certain products we buy but I'm fine with representative taxation on "SIN" items.

Why if Bill Gates said, "Jump" Microsoft would ask, "how high?": 1) He's an original Founder. 2) He owns more stock in the company than any other entity by FAR (the next closest, Capital Research Global Investors, owns around half of what he does). 3) He's the Chairman of the Board. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=msft http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/bod/bod.aspx

While we're on the subject of numbers. Deaths from 9/11 attacks: 2,752. U.S. Military Fatalities under Operation Enduring Freedom: 1,125. U.S. Military Fatalities in Iraq under Operation Iraqi Freedom: 4,407.
http://www.icasualties.org/ http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/10/29/wtc.deaths/
So the U.S., by their own ambitions, more than doubled the 9/11 death count with their own soldiers and they still haven't brought the man behind the heinous act to justice. I'm not even going to bring up civilian casuatlies as that would just bring me to tears.