American dream (as perceived from outside): if you work hard, you are going to be successful no matter how stupidly -as opposed to smart- you work.
I might be wrong, but I feel that the majority of mid-class americans are incurable dreamers (or were bitten by the tsetse fly... many times over).
It's not quite wrong (after all some believe hope is a basic human right), even if it doesn't do them - the dreamers - any lasting and concrete good.

It's only human to be upset when disturbed (however lightly) from a wet dream, isn't it? I mean, one worked hard and climbed towards the climax... only to be denied of it.

(damn'd. Need coffee). Here's the link to the Dems' opposition piss of news.

They "distilled" it into TPP.
In a sudden burst of common sense, seems that that (the/some/idnk-what-percentage) Dems are opposing Obama on this one.

You may be or may not be right about the complexity. However... as a paying customer for Internet service, why should dealing with this complexity be my concern?
You really think Network Neutrality will destroy the Internet? I'm rather inclined to think that there are technical solutions and there will be carriers willing to implement them and continue to survive.

Maybe, just maybe... it is actually the carriers that should read it and find the solutions the consumers need/want?

Mea culpa... really, I wasn't aware. Thank for pointing the forefinger at that thumb.

<pedantic mode="on">Speaking of skewed communication: isn't it weird to welcome a Tegra driver with open ARMs?</pedantic>

Well, in some concerns, it is much safer than the fertilizer: no matter how much fuel oil you throw in the mix, your piss isn't likely to explode.

Well, let me have some beer and we'll talk after.

While it may be SEO spamming, I'm inclined to see this as an attempt to outsource the cost of indexing.:
On the line of: "You fools, I have a trove of papers you are drooling for. What about... I'll let you index it by whatever your brilliant minds discover it works the best for you, then I'll use it to increase the value of my trove"

What's NFL, precious? Nerds for life, somehow?

If you don't hang out in these neighborhoods, a sincere good luck in the Muhhamad/mountain dillema (avoiding them coming in and hanging you out).

No wonder the conservatives fight as hard as possible to "starve the beast" even when doing so straves everybody else: after all, they are ahead in the race and don't like to be given a handicap.

Mod parent +Informative, please. Thanks for posting it.
Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy is absolutely gorgeous.
Not flawless (better said... not a complete exploration of the consequences), but an eye opener on what "fiat money" is, why is not an absolute evil and how to look at it in a non-dogmatic faith-based way.

Last time I checked, it was over $40 a galon 128 fl oz.
Yeap, it starts at $45 now, but can get as high as $120,000.00 (+$13.49 shipping).

Yeah, I know; house prices never go down, isn't it?