Except that the they that might be stalling could actually also include Obama himself.

Nice sentiment. But when diff shows me that 4 students all have exactly the same program with only a few variable names changed, how the hell do I know if three of them even know how to write code at all? Well, I don't know what they each know if they cheat. I'm not letting them through if they can't freaking code. There are too damn many people out there with degrees who have no idea whatsoever how to do what their degree says they should be able to do.

I think the biggest thing Mayday PAC did wrong is that they were, in the end, massive hypocrites.

Their "competition" for the best video about the effect of big money was such an enormous debacle and a clear showing that their true goal was not to get money out of politics, but to get Conservative (and even libertarian) money out of politics. Their embracing and providing cover for Tom Steyer, who openly talked about influencing elections with large amounts of his money, makes Mayday PAC a bunch of liars.

http://freebeacon.com/politics...

If Mayday were true to its stated vision, they would have condemned Steyer's actions. That they did not condemn him like they constantly did the Koch brothers proves that they don't really want what they say they want.

On top of this, their support for a constitutional amendment that would allow congress to restrict speech, makes them a contemptable organization.

I really respect Lessig's views on copyrights and patents. His efforts with his Mayday PAC have made me lose great amounts of respect for him.

The real point is that we need term limits for congress.

It has become obvious that if we don't get them the country will face serious, perhaps devastating hardships in the not too distant future.

It has also become obvious that the political class will never ever let us have term limits for congress.

What I love is that the anti-GMO crowd is all about how bad herbicides are. Then they go on and freak out about plants that have been modified so that fewer herbicides are necessary.

Hey. I like this approach.

For everyone that believes GMO's are EVIIIIIILLLL, if they ever want a dog or cat for a pet they should only be allowed the choice to take a wolf or a tiger home....

You'll tip the boat over. Rock the boooooaaaat.

You can get everything that is in server and run it yourself on regular OS X and likely in a more flexible and customizable fashion.

Actually Google using a camel to get street views in the desert is kinda nerdy.

On the other hand PETA having a cow about google using a beast of burden to ya know do something considered burdensome is bullshit that should be ignored.

Crop yields down? Seriously.

https://www.google.com/search?...

This search returns pages of charts shooing increased crop yields (for states, the whole US, other countries) over time. In fact the big worry in farming in the US this year is the price of corn dropping precipitously because of a bumper crop.

Yep. This issue is pretty complex.

It may not be in then net's best interest to have FCC regulate the internet IF their regulations are as hamfisted and full of loopholes like their previous attempts have been. So the Republicans might the right there.

However, if the FCC actually had the balls to make the internet common carrier that would be the kind of regulation that is really needed to protect the net. If the FCC did that then the Republican position is all kinds of wrong.

As for the Democrats, if they want the first example of regulations listed, then they's be wrong as well. But if they want the second kind, then they'd be in the right.

Caveat, this it all of course IMHO.

Are you fucking kidding me?!?! The fucking story is about the behavior of walruses!!! The Zoooligist is the science expert you are looking for to put context to this story, not the climatologist!!!

Shit with these kind of stories, even the experts aren't allowed to be experts!

Yep, like I said, the solution is not perfect so it needs to be rejected.

I bet you hate nuclear power even more than natural gas...

I agree totally with your idea that nuclear should actually be replacing many types of power generation as well (even eventually natural gas).

Sooooo its something of huge mass that pulls things in like they're falling down a hole and it emits no light and therefore would appear to be black.

Why can't we call this thing a black hole again?