McCain is the guy who picked Dan Quayle's half sister as his running mate. His stock is a sell even with the right.

Even a skinny blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut. Yes, this makes Russia look like shit to the benefit of her enemies... no, everything that happens isn't a layer cake of conspiracies.

Ukraine airspace is good as any.

I'm not sure whether I'd rather have my 401k heavily vested in Malaysian Airlines or Microsoft.

You can make a hundred correct predictions in a row as to where the market is heading, and then whiff on two, and an apple or a google gain a foothold.

It's not rocket science... it's way harder than that.

but if you keep that up,

I feel strongly there's a tender offer for a Slashdot editorial position in your future.

There exists a noble, altruistic corporation that roams the lands doing the good work.

Mythbusted

You are in competition for breeding with others of your species.

The creature in second place may not wish to remain there.

Nothing. You already told her twice.

Burning karma like fine cigars.... in a series of small fires.

did so in a completely gentlemanly manner...

with profound politeness and thoughtful adjectives.

The procrastinator in us invariably assumes there is seemingly an infinite amount of time to take care of this... by the time they send the We really fucking mean it this time! notice, well hell, they've been crying "wolf" so long it doesn't mean anything.

And to be fair, didn't the nerdtastic Mecca website herself forget to renew a certificate recently?

You can no more eliminate citizens living on the fringes than you can remove corruption from politics.

Trading in the illegal and the illicit is the second oldest profession.

Barter is occasionally impractical, yet relatively untraceable and virtually untaxable.

But cotton/linen fiber is legal tender for all debts, public and private. But especially for private.

Intelligent people occasionally want to be around other intelligent people,

but if we don't keep sending missionaries out to the ignorant borderlands, how will we convert the bigoted savages?