I'd mod this up if I could. And I'd suggest it also applies in not only mental realms, but also the physical, and could well be an explanation for why NO women were able to pass the special forces exams for the military.

It only looks like satire or stupidity to the ignorant. It is, sadly, 100% correct, even if politically incorrect and decidedly chauvinist, it is what occurred in pre history when the division of labor was handed out.

Then the kids would have their own damned jobs to go to

as the nook reader is slightly better than the kindle reader on android.

That's the only thing I use it for. I rarely buy real books these days.

My prius cost me $6000 used. There were $3000 used models available, but they were all Gen 1 and didn't have their battery packs replaced.

That's what over-the-air updates are for.

She'll be elected because she is a woman. All past history will be swept under the rug.

Yep. Very much so.

Every once in a while Illiad sticks in a new story line, but it's getting more and more rare. I was just struck by the reference to goatce.cx.

The problem is that easy to get at fossil fuels are gone. They've already been gotten, and they're not coming back easily.

Yes , that is the correct Syntax.

Will this post without Slashdot requiring me to be human? What is up with slashdot randomly logging me out while I'm typing a post?

I still do not know what is wrong with zone defense automated systems. Sometimes, you WANT segregation as a tactical diplomacy method, and we're to the point of "If it moves and is in the zone, kill it" technology far in excess of the low tech minefields of yesteryear.

Try...Catch with a named function call is easier to trace, and better yet, is nestable.