If you don't think slashdot has groupthink now, wait until that system gets implemented...

Doesn't really matter how his brain worked it out, he still did it with little/no formal education until later in life. I don't find it surprising in the least he was eccentric - most mathematical geniuses are.

So, taken in that light, is it a good idea because it reduces our inclination to wage war with our international market partners? Outsource for peace?

Ah, slashdot. Peace and low taxes = Troll, Flamebait. Time for a new sig...

The world of Syndicate doesn't happen until 2069, so calm down.

And it had some very entertaining bugs.

A-Freaking-men.

You know, it just occurred to me that there really isn't a secular alternative to 'Amen' that gets the point across quite as well (at least not one I know of).

The one I am familiar with is a proposed increase in the income tax above 35% on those making more than a million. This doesn't touch Buffet's income source, which is long-term capital gains, taxed at 15%.

Look, I'm not in disagreement. We've dug ourselves a nice little hole, and we need to raise taxes while simultaneously cutting the deficit, and then maybe we can take an honest look at where we are wasting money and where it is being put to good use. I'd prefer those taxes be on the disgustingly rich (via long-term capital gains, you know, money that makes money), not the mostly-rich (high income, money from working, usually), but nobody else seems to care. Hell, they're even citing Warren Buffet when they try and pitch this fucking 'millionaire' tax, yet they fail to recognize that because Buffet gets his money from long-term capital gains, it won't affect him at all. Sigh.

Yeah, there is. We could stop spending as much money. But no politicians in Washington seems willing to do that - Repubs love their miltary industrial complex, Dems love their welfare and social programs, and both love pork. Jerks.

Or we could just, you know, stop waging war all over the globe and not have to increase taxes. Nice use of false dichotomy, though.

Ah. Maybe I should RTFA first next time. :-(

Honest question - why?

As someone who has both worked on a nuclear reactor and gotten a degree in computer science, I obviously have no problem learnin' me some science. But most people don't actually need to. People in general tend to learn what they need to to survive and live prosperously with their natural interests and capabilities, and I just don't see advanced science concepts as something the average person actually needs to understand unless they have an interest.

If Sim City is to be believed, I expect this to go into production as a viable energy source around 2020. As long as they don't cut funding. They would regret that.

Doesn't really matter what he thinks - it matters what people are willing to pay for it.