It's right there in the map (*). Yeah I know, it could be in the summary too, but hey, it's an interactive map, OF COURSE you clicked those links, didn't you?


(*) You do know how to locate Dominican Republic, Iran and Thailand in the map, don't you?

Just wondering: are 150 years projects viable at all? Is there any example of such an enterprise? What's the incentive for human beings to take part in thigs they won't see the results of?

What if the Supreme Court, that is, the entity responsible for deciding what the Constitution means, sides with Congress?

You're forgetting that the Constitution is interpreted by the judiciary - a separate Power in practice, but part of the same shit these days. The government can thus do whatever they want, and have SCOTUS rule that it was all within the Constitution.

You have death penalty in the US. And CIA-sanctioned extrajudicial torture. And lots of children-killing drones that rain death all over Pakistan, Yemen and Afghanistan, among others. And if you're convicted in your late teens for, say, smoking pot, your life is pretty much ruined forever, thanks to the eternal stain that won't let you get an education or a decent job, therefore making sure you remain in poverty ad aeternum.

Is that somehow less barbaric than what Saudi Arabia does? Please explain how.

Well all that shows is that CIA is now a para-military organization. That doesn't mean they're controlled by the Military.

It's funny that you mention that, on the 25th anniversary of yet another senseless massacre by your beloved US Navy:

"On 3 July 1988 (...) the aircraft serving the [Iran Air 655] flight, an Airbus A300B2-203, was shot down by U.S. missiles fired by the United States Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes as it flew over the Strait of Hormuz. The aircraft, which had been flying in Iranian airspace over Iran's territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on its usual flight path, was destroyed. All 290 onboard, including 66 children and 16 crew, perished".

I hope it's not too late for you to reconsider the choices you've made in life. Otherwise, I'll settle for you dying a horrible, slow death.

What are you talking about? Law is nothing but codified morals.

It's been done. I give you Surveillance Camera Man (hilarious to watch btw)

Florida System for Normalizing Information on Terrorists, Criminals and Hazards.

Now if only I could come up with a good short name for that...

National ID is something pretty much every country has. Can someone please explain to me why is it such a bogieman for the libertarians?

Science doesn't necessarily mean "school sanctioned science". A kid experimenting is (starting to) doing science.

They would and they do lie, deal with it.

And don't call me Shirley.

Exactly. And that's the whole point so many people seem to be missing here: we nerds KNOW this "acquihire" was bogus and stupid, but the mainstream media and the 99% of non-geek population saw all the headlines about Yahoo! buying some hip startup (from a 17 year old genius no less!), said to themselves "that's cool" and MOVED ON to other issues.

IOW, Yahoo! bought "coolness" for 30 millions. I say it was a good deal.

I think you're right. What stops Litecoin, for example, to become an alternative currency similar in value to Bitcoin?