And again, President Obama, a recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize (for having done nothing at all), is putting people in harms way, getting involved in someone else's business, and in general being, ah, not peaceful. At least this gives him an excuse to indulge in his assassination drone fetish.

many known electrical signatures of consciousness exceeded levels found in the waking state

You mean that the brain's capabilities were put into overload, allowing it to do things it might not normally be able to do in a normal state?

Sounds to me like this could do more to further belief in the supernatural than anything else.

I'm not sure how much an episode costs, but it is very expensive. People need to operate the lights, the cameras, the microphones, build and tear down sets, write and proofread the scripts, direct the thing, do the makeup and clothing, do all the post-production work, and then you have to pay the actors, and advertising for the show. On top of that, there's the standard cost of the building itself, maintenance, electricity, water, etc., etc. I'm sure I've left out a ton of stuff.

That said, when some (note: not all) actors are getting paid over a million dollars per episode, I don't feel particularly sympathetic when broadcast companies complain about falling revenues.

Speaking of workers rights... Can anyone explain to me why "Computer Professionals" are specifically exempted from overtime pay? Why is my overtime less valuable than someone else's overtime?

Let me guess: Is it because some large IT firm slipped substantial campaign contributions to the right legislative whores?

Having worked in IT for over a decade now, I can say that computers do suck. I don't know anyone with my amount of experience that isn't burned out to the point of having no soul left. Problem is, being burned out, motivation is extremely low so that makes it difficult to find something you WANT to do. Then the effort of retraining. The risk of quitting, finding a new job. So you stay in IT because, hell, at least you know what to do and it brings in a pay check.

If anyone has a good solution please let me know.

I was one of those early supporters of the BoxeeBox. I still have one, it is functional, but there's a few annoying bugs and the flash player hasn't been updated in ages, making one of its primary function unusable. Never again will I support the Boxee brand. It's Roku for me, or something similar.

In addition, a typical pig will ejaculate 4 deciliters of semen per performance. That is certainly divine.

The massive flood of new TLDs is nothing more than a money grab. They don't add any value at all. .tv? Really? .name? It's ridiculous.

That would be correct. You can only sue the government if they allow you to do so.

Isn't that nice?

The difference: EA stands to lose income. The government doesn't - it can raise taxes at will. And, let's be honest here: It doesn't seem to matter who gets into office. The government just keeps getting more bloated and more intrusive. It doesn't have to answer to you.

It's all about who the mainstream media wants to love or hate that day. Certain groups can do no wrong, while other groups can't breathe without being called a child molesting coke snorter who hasn't paid his taxes.