Check the credits...not quite what I was hoping but the illusion is still pretty cool.

Bullshit. What you're implying is that the natural economic business cycles are able to be avoided if we can just tweak the formula. I find it interesting that you blame "unrestrained capitalism" rather than "pure Socialism" on the market crashes. You realize Socialist countries experience these crashes as well, right?

Agreed, it comes down to whether one believes that the government has a right to intrude upon every possible financial transaction that takes place between people.

Think about this: if Uncle Sam wants a cut of my winnings why can I not write off my losses?

"...if we get a cut!" I've never understood this logic. Either we have the ethical/moral/legal right to gamble online or we do not, but the debate should not include whether the government sees revenue from the activity. The only justification for this is if all of the tax proceeds went towards Gambler's Anonymous or something.

That's EXACTLY what I said! OK, fine, so you didn't include the trollish tone and actually fleshed out your ideas, but still... :)

That's interesting, I hadn't considered that the Leftists might have a problem with cap and trade but I can see your point. Also, I wasn't aware that it was very effective for doing much in Europe other than making the brokers very wealthy...by that metric is was a great success.

...however, if one of them is truly necessary, a carbon tax is the lesser of evils. Cap and Trade is Al Gore's personal get-rich-quick scheme with a slogan of "Save the Earth" and a collateral consequence of global Socialism (i.e. the productive must purchase "credits" from the unproductive). No thanks.

Question #1: Do you have brain cancer? (Yes/No)
[If respondent answers yes to question #1, then continue]
Question #2: Do you have a cell phone? (Yes/No)

The results were quite astonishing.

What's up with the "Let's hope this doesn't mean they actually try the nuclear option" commentary? If the world's top physicists (not necessarily implying that Obama's and Chu have assembled such) were to claim that the nuclear option is a valid one and worth any potential risks then why wouldn't we do it? I expect Slashdot to be more Science-friendly than the typical "OMG NUKULAR == BAD!" crowd. I am not for nuclear proliferation but that doesn't mean that we must AVOID finding practical uses for them.

This phrase strikes me as absolute and unnecessary FUD. The message is that if BP tries Russia's "mini-nuke" solution, which worked 5 out of 6 times tried, disregarding the fact that I don't believe it is currently even being considered, that we may all very well DIE. The oil spill is bad enough, let's not give a voice to "anonymous Chicken Littles".

Investors certainly DO have a purpose! They (well, the good ones) don't just throw darts at a board, rather they analyze businesses and markets and sectors to decide which of them will produce the greatest return on investment, then they...invest! Giving money to those companies that will make the most of it IS EXACTLY HOW YOU MAXIMIZE GROWTH FOR THE ECONOMY. This is only true for longer-term investors, however. Short-term and "day traders" truly do offer very little beyond making the market "more efficient" in theory (and "more volatile" in practice)...

I shove my car remote in the right front coin pocket of my jeans, and let the rest of the keys dangle. That way the keys don't poke my leg or eat through my pocket liner. They do jingle, but it's not unbearable, and I've noticed that if/when I enter a quiet room I'll grab the keys with my hand or just carry them. The need for silent walking is rarer than you might think.

I guess I'm now convinced that this was not a publicity stunt by Apple to hype their new phone...unless my reaction to the warrant was predicted and this is all a truly well-orchestrated dance with the media that involves Apple, Gizmodo and the California po-po?

While it's possible that the photographing vehicle was "stalking" her, I find it just as likely that she was walking alongside the vehicle. Otherwise, how could you explain that this poor old lady happened to be in 43 different locations that the vehicle wanted to record?? 43 pics of the front of her house? Unlikely.

Thank god his father didn't pass away while having sex!