You go first, asshole.

Summed up as, "There is no such thing as a free lunch."

Because greedy bastards like you keep on cutting education, research and development in favor of your fucking military-industrial complex. But, go ahead. Call it "Sky is Falling" event. Never mind that, economically-wise, disparity-wise, the sky IS falling. Just for people who haven't got a million dollars to spare.

Hmm, let's change around whom and what the object is, but preserve the rest...

I have seen another distinct entry for your list of reactions. Koreans apparently love the smell. As a non-Kimchi-eater who grew up in Korea, it's pretty funny to see people who can't get enough of that vile aroma. Gross!

Put another way, your point?

I'm a pragmatist with a distaste for the mindless platitudes offered by many conservative talking heads, but for once, this is a solution that is better than fire! Defund the damn TSA!

Agreed. To further expound upon parent's point, unless you really know your performance needs and requirements, where the initial extra cost of Intel chips is lower than the revenue that is gained with that extra couple percent of performance, then go Intel. Otherwise, it's usually a cost versus preference piss fest. And last I checked in a down economy, cost is king.

That's because, like the Tea Partiers, OWS are "angry". Unfortunately, due to their increasingly well known suspicion of authority (sending the cops to beat them kinda does that), they are less likely to accept someone or some group focusing them on the corporations. What is more likely is that said group will take it over and bastardize it into a caricature of itself, leading to the moderate OWS that suddenly focuses on women's wombs or something. Hate always sells. And it's easier to hate those groups than the ones in power who might give you another crumb. After all, that one more crumb might make a difference in your survival, which conveniently sets one against the very groups and social networks that would change that. Economics is power. And the 1% know that very, very well.

That's what he gets for being the One. :P

Python ignores '#' symbols, so you can use them or write #{ and #} to denote such. ;)

Perhaps it's because the regulators were bought off by the same guys they were suppose to police?

Honestly, I'll never under you anti-regulation wingnuts. What you spout is analogous to doing away with the police because various departments are corrupt. The solution is to scour out conflict of interest and corruption, NOT let the crooks run free.

But, you know, that would imply /hard work/ and not simple talking points.

Mr. Open Leaks was trusted and early Wikileaks still (and probably does) depended on some form of personal trust at the higher levels. That being said, incompetence paired with a malicious actor happens. I propose we crucify Mr. Open Leaks for his kind gift to us all.

Well, one should always "follow the money."

A corollary to that is "Look at those who have to pay -- they'll most want to use you as a load balancer for their costs".

That's a lot of words for saying "Hire people of quality, not gimmicks, technological or sociological." ;) But I agree with you nonetheless.

Maybe not having to teach little shite monsters is more valuable than people initially figure. I know I was a royal career ruining hell up until I managed to get placed into AP classes and actually DOING something instead of spending my days being bored, dreaming up ways to make the teacher cry, lose their temper or reconsider their life. And I was one of the smart ones, so after I had my needs met, I was less of a trouble. The same cannot be said of all the bored morons in class. They really were dumb as stumps. Unfortunately not dumb enough to be oblivious to their own stupidity though. :S

In international science and engineering competitions, like ISEF, all the women I've seen there reek an aura of objectivity. Same with the guys. So what? Does that mean all women and men are objective? Certainly not. Quit being a fool. So you've seen unobjective women. What about the men? Hm? FYI, intuition is a valuable skill to have in research, as many "objective" tests can be misleading and specific under certain circumstances. Sure, the test may be correct but how it is applied can make all the difference. A good scientist knows that. A bad one doesn't.