Oops. That was meant for the guy responding to you.

Didn't even bother to read past the first sentence?

"Ohio police and the DEA file at least 60 subpoenas each month for energy-use records of people suspected of running an indoor pot growing operation."

>From the comments in this thread, it seems like most US internet users (even the savvy users on Slashdot) likewise believe that US web censorship is only for blocking IP infringement, and never for censoring political discussion.

So what political discussion or topic is it that's being censored in the US?

Amazon *does* collect sales tax in Washington, and their prices are still lower. Probably because they don't have to deal with all of the extra crap that a brick and mortar does.

So what's to stop them from moving to Oregon, where there is no sales tax?

Strange that I still order from Amazon and live in Washington State, where they do collect sales tax. Could it be because their prices are still lower than what I'd pay at the store? Hmmm...

No, I think you're wrong. Wikipedia agrees...

List of community currencies in the United States...

Even if you don't drive!

The mechanism for micro and macro evolution is exactly the same - inheritance plus mutation plus differential survival rates. The *only* difference is in the amount of time involved. There is no water to walk across. One species turns into 2 when they can no longer produce fertile offspring. Unless you can come up with some plausible reason for this not to happen, it's a perfectly acceptable extrapolation.

Hey! I just moved away from Cleveland a year ago. I lived in the warehouse district. If you're talking about East Cleveland or downtown, I do see where you're coming from. There are certainly places where I wouldn't even get out of my car and walk anywhere in the middle of the day. I have to laugh when I hear people talk about the 'bad neighborhoods' of Seattle - the worst neighborhood here is about the equivalent of Lakewood. There is no place here I wouldn't walk around any time day or night. It really does suck that you can't let your kid play outside on his own. I can't imagine what growing up like that would be.

It's the people who live in the completely suburban, safe neighborhoods who still act like there are kidnappers behind every bush who drive me crazy.

Plus, if they live close to the Oregon border, they can do all their shopping in Oregon and not have to pay any sales tax!

Lol! that doesn't even have the same letters in it! What were my fingers thinking?

He's 7 years old and not allowed to play in the yard unsupervised? Seriously? Do you live in the middle of a war zone? What do you think is going to happen to him out there?

I moved from Cleveland to Seattle about a year ago and now I telecommute all the time. It definitely saves on gas and lunch expenses, since I usually just eat leftovers now. Overall, it's hard for me to say whether it's been like a raise or not since the cost of living is a bit higher here, but there is no state income tax. It is hard to put a price on the ability to roll out of bed, make a cup of copy, and start working.

How about thorium reactors?

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/960564--thorium-touted-as-the-answer-to-our-energy-needs

"For one thing, there’s enough easily mined thorium in the ground to power the world for a thousand years. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the United States has an estimated 440,000 tonnes, Australia and India about 300,000 tonnes each, and Canada about 100,000 tonnes."