I like killing and eating geese and pheasants; I call it hunting. I would not torture one for several days before I killed it. That would be wicked and cruel.

[squints eyes] Can't tell if being ironically funny or not.

How about we get the offsides tracking working? Andy Carroll put that ball into the net during the FA Cup, and that's what happened. Give us back our trophy, damnit!

You absolutely need to keep him from books. Good God, the man could copy/steal Pride and Prejudice and post it to a website! Or he could read the Daily Telegraph and learn how poorly Manchester United is doing.

For the love of Pete. Has this American sickness infected everyone?

What could possibly go wrong?

I believe that's what they want to find out.

Meh. This is not too far off. We do not teach much proper mathematics in schools any longer, but rather we instruct students in how to manipulate computers.

While I agree that the instruction in computer manipulation should be superior, I would suggest that this indicative of the overall decline of the American academic system rather than an oversight of education.

OK. Enough with the lies and fallacies.

I hunt. I fish. I shoot. I do these things well. I do not much care for people telling me I ought not do these things.

But insulting PETA for putting down animals in shelters is like insulting General Motors for building a good car. Putting down animals in overcrowded shelters is the right thing to do. It is the ETHICAL thing to do. It is what PETA should be doing. We should praise them for doing the right thing.

It's not that big of a deal for the consumer. According to, ah, GLBA I think it was, the consumer is completely off the hook for any fraudulent activity that takes place on their cards. So if some bad guy gets a hold of your card and begins a spending spree, that's on Chase or Citi or Navy Federal or whoever your card is with. You should always pay attention to activity on your card, but no need to go nuts.

But has it learned to let someone else design Breakout and then steal a couple thousand dollars from him for his efforts? When it does that, it will truly be an intelligence. (And it will be a superior intelligence if it leaves off the black turtlenecks.)

That's not the worst part, that's the only part. The entire purpose of using a Real Name is that it aids various governments in controlling their citizens. You will even recall US Federal government officials encouraging anonymity in the early days of the Internet for personal security. That anonymity provides security is obvious. Security through obscurity, although imperfect is also obvious; however it is still security. Or in the case of a government, a hurdle to overcome when policing a populace.

Otherwise, there is no advantage in using a Real Name in conversations on the Internet, but rather only disadvantages.

If electricity is outlawed, only outlaws and Nikola Tesla will have electricity.

Here he comes to save the day!

Yeah, pretty much. But in this case, I will put my money on the hull of a schooner. Old piece of garbage got dumped there wholesale I'll wage.

150 years ago:
Person A: "Hey, we need landfill. Do you want this leaky decrepit hulk any more?"
Person B "Give me 20 bucks and it's yours."
Person A: "Here you go, thanks! That'll make great landfill and as long as anyone doesn't try to dig a giant tunnel through here, we're set!

Some badguy once said that the way to win a battle was "He who gets there fustest with the mostest". That typically works pretty well for most human endeavors. We should want a scramble to get to the moon. Human innovation, powered by greed, has typically been the best catalyst for moving forward. I fail to see why this would be any different.

The UN would undoubtedly screw it up, as would any other controlling agency. So for the time being, leave it uncontrolled. It causes no harm and may do good.

"I came here with a simple dream. A dream of killing all humans." B.B. Rodriguez