The "wipe from the face of Earth" thing simply isn't true.

I like the OSS pin.

You don't get it. All heavy elements are the product of supernovae.

Like the xkcd 1337 series.

Didn't Sony offer that for an additional charge?

Didn't you mean "hirding cats"?

The trillions of foreign aid are nothing compared to the hundreds of trillions the US (and the rest of the first world) are leeching from the rest of the world in raw materials and cheap labor. Do you really think US Americans would be better off if they would stop all international trade?

Yes, I wonder how many gems even have a test suite. CPAN modules are pretty good in that regard.

That's the question that sums it all up.

Bill G.'s stock went from $0.08 in 1986 (split adjusted) to $25. That's a return of about 27% a year for the last 24 years.

Of Perlin noise fame?

Well, the terrorists themselves are crazy religious fucks. No doubts about that. But they're only useful idiots. Their leaders on the other hand are politically motivated. Just read any of the statements of Bin Laden, for example. There's a lot of religious gibberish in there, too. But the main message should be clear to everyone. Just read it and you will understand terrorism a lot better.