Forklift?
Unless the forklift goes under the wheels, I see this go terribly wrong for many cars. They're not designed to be lifted by forklift.

You can't be American, because you're apparently unaware that the Declaration of Independence was signed long after the war started.

It also didn't take effect until years later, when we became independent. Our nation's birthday is September 3 1783. July 4 1776 was more like a baby shower during pregnancy.

I live in the US and couldn't give a cluck about July 4.

As for fireworks, the US sure picked the worst time of the year for those. Not only is it too bright to see them well, at least in the Northern states, but it's also a season where it's easy to start fires.

Where's the line between "fantasy" and "conspiring"?
Surely you must have one defined to be able to make your judgement call?

And what's up with restricting people we find creepy for what they might do? I honestly think you are creepy and that you have the potential to commit some heinous acts. Should we put you under constant watch and psych monitoring too?

Due process. It's not a difficult concept.

And here I thought it was Guitar Center. I could understand people being a little upset with them, but...

That's only true for domestic SMS. You can't even send or receive a single SMS internationally without paying a $10 monthly fee first. After that, whether you have to pay extra per message too depends on the country.

True, you might not have no friends or other contacts elsewhere in the world, but that's certainly not the case for me.

It's not so much "can't bear", as "can't".

Moving a bigger monitor further back won't do the same. Think about it - do a projection from your eyes to the edges of a small monitor and further on until the diagonal is 50% larger. At that point, the monitor would be embedded deeply into the desk to get the same angles.

No, a high DPI smaller IPS monitor would be welcome. The technology is clearly there.
An angled monitor that tilts backwards like CRTs used to would also be welcome. Looking down is far less tiresome than looking up.

Indeed. Rights and duties have nothing to do with money, and aren't commodities to be bought and sold, or avoided if you're rich. The millionaire in the neighborhood is expected to pick litter during a "dugnad" and not buy his way out of it, and the poor man is expected to have the same right to vote (or not) as the rich man.

My decade old 18" viewable CRT does 1920x1440. So why should I be content to go down to 1080 height? That's a good chunk of screen real estate lost.
Or go up to a monitor size that I can't use without moving my head?

Desktop monitors need higher DPI, now. No, not touch screens or built-in USB hubs and card readers, but higher pixel densities. And zero-bad-subpixel warranties. Dear manufacturer, If you can't make a quality product, learn how to, and then come back.

Because filming in (or outside) the election locale would violate (a) the voters' expectation of privacy, and (b) right to confidential voting. Including whether you voted or not..

If you're thinking that there's no right to privacy in public, that's generally not the case outside the US. In most public law countries, a person's reasonable expectation of privacy trumps anyone's right to record, be it photographs, filming, or note taking. And the right to vote in secrecy is an inalienable right, which trumps most other laws.
Scaring people from voting by filming them or taking down their names like republithugs do here would be a felony in more civilized countries.

Not quite right. Only votes that are ambiguous or obviously not meant to be counted are not counted.

You can strike out and write in people, and you can also deliver a blank vote, which is different from not voting (blank votes affect majority calls, for example).

As every vote is counted, it's determined what the intent of the vote was, with appointed representatives for all the parties present at the parties' discretion. If they do not agree, even after a closer inspection by everyone, the vote is put aside, and the intent is determined by an election committee.

This system would not work here in the US because it requires cooperation. Partisan politicians would sabotage it by disagreeing on a large number of votes for the opponents, not because there were any ambiguity, but because nothing would stop them from doing so. In Norway, I presume that anyone obstructing election would immediately be thrown out of their own party if election officials called and notified of the obstruction.
Because it isn't a "winner takes all" system, but often based on coalitions, being able to play ball is a requirement.

The same way as they do with the general election. Absentee votes have to be cast in an embassy, consulate or military facility that has a secluded voting booth and a sealed urn.
It's fairly safe because it is low tech.

That is not an issue in the system Norway uses, with manually marked paper ballots in an envelope. You can take as many pictures and movies as you like within the secrecy of the voting booth, but not outside it in the election locale.
Nothing prevents you from filling out two ballots, and film just doing one of them. What goes in the urn, no one can say.

User satisfaction isn't the goal. A fair democracy is.
And internet based voting comes with some quite serious problems in that regard. In particular, someone can observe and force family members to vote a certain way..

Unless the advantages more than make up for the disadvantages, cancelling the trials is the proper thing to do to protect the fairness and privacy of the voting system.

I have one that lacks hands, and the dial says "now".

The problem is it's always late. I want an upgraded version that says "then" instead.