All kids require... what kind of socialist nanny state bull is that?

This is nowhere really news except where it takes a billion years to get anything done in the school system.

No, brain death is the legal criteria. Cessation of heartbeat is NOT a consideration. Research the phrase "beating heart cadaver" which is medical technique sometimes used to preserve organs prior to transplant.

Those people were dead, meaning brain dead. No hope of recovery or ressurection.

"Linux users" haven't chosen systemd. Instead some young ignorant and inexperienced hobby users with no understanding of proper engineering or the Unix Way imagine a convenient service that might be of benefit to those desktop or mobile users with no sysadmin skills, should be a standard for server systems.

Serious system admins shun and mock systemd as needlessly complicated and bloated mess.

Because people who prefer OpenBSD want to run Windows software on it? You are hilarious; in fact OpenBSD developers were chatting a bit about scrapping the Linux compat mode in the newsgroup recently since there is little demand or reasno for that

Here's my own anecdote:

My maternal grandfather had a PhD in organic chemistry, was an inventor, a professional chemist, and taught at a university. He had a son, who would eventually go on to work for Apple and retire early. That son had a daughter early in life, although he never acknowledged her. She tracked him down decades later and that's when I even became aware of her. She, without any knowledge of her family, pursued a degree and career in aquatic biology, a science profession like her father and grandfather. She shares a lot of common interests and aptitudes without ever knowing her family history while making her academic or career decisions. For what it's worth, I'm a programmer and I'm also fascinated by a wide range of scientific fields.

I'd wager about 1,000 of them.

That account probably defaults to a rating of 2 because of higher karma in the past, people didn't necessarily moderate it up.

That does tend to happen.

Heroin used to be also. They marketed it as a non-addictive substitute for morphine.

Nonsense. Football announcers always have clear and lucid insights into the game. Like these:

"We've got two physical teams here." - insider information from Tommy Jackson

"The Giants will have to play physical football to beat the Panthers." - Daryl Johnson pointing out that a psychological strategy will probably not work

"You have to do well on third downs." - Joe Buck demonstrating his mastery of the nuances of the game

"The team that plays the best defense is going to win this one." - Mike Ditka pointing out that the team which allows the fewest points will generally win

If it wasn't for people like that, I wouldn't realize that the team that scores the most points wins (I've also heard an announcer helpfully point that out during a game).

As someone who doesn't like the Apple Machine, I was a little disappointed when I heard that Apple's payment system was not called "iPay". It really would have fit their brand.

That dumb people breed like bacteria? Last time I checked that was still in effect.

If intelligence was hereditary, it should be trivial to point to a family of increasingly intelligent people who should reach their pinnacle about today.

Just after Sarah Palin had me convinced it's some kind of hair growth medium...

So you're ... dirt?