It's true. From what I recall it was Jefferson who was angry that he wasn't able to get the no-insurance-dongle requirement in the Declaration of Independence. And Franklin kept pissing off every time he showed off his FitBit.

Yes, but they'll cancel it as soon as it gets popular.

Simple: Classify GCC as a WMD.

Warden: Mr. Cash? The record company asks you not to play any songs that would remind the prisoners that they are in jail.

Johnny Cash: Do you think they forget?

- Walk the Line

Damn for a lack of mod points. Very funny :)

> Do you want the ability to pay time warner to speed up the connections to a level faster than what those subscribers pay for in order to reduce lag and generate more revenue on your side when the players aren't getting frustrated by the lag?

Or, being a new company with no established revenue stream nor war chest full of cash, do you want to see the big boys come in and purchase so much bandwidth for their game that you can't compete? 'Cause the second option is the one that's more likely to happen, regardless of what you want.

Concur. Research Triangle Park worked out quite well during the dot-com era. Housing prices varied greatly depending on where you wanted to live, traffic was (generally) fine. At one point the Raleigh-Durham airport was the fastest growing in the country.

Assuming I don't lose my dentures and my hip doesn't give out I'm sure I'll be able to come up with some right after my daily afternoon nap.

- 43-year-old programmer

Girls, girls. Settle down. You're both pretty.

I guess to an extent. But I seem to recall the folks on the MUD I was on (Overdrive) were a bit more mature than the typical MMORPG player today.

> I would think that the only prerequisites to being a good journalist would be the ability to research a subject and the ability to communicate your findings in a clear and informative manner

As to the first part, no it's not. There are also the courses on photography, newspaper (or website) layout, communications law, and a score of others that I had to take more than 20 years ago. As to the second, the ability to research and communicate your findings is what separates a good writer from a bad writer.

Regardless, for an interesting look at a world where bloggers are considered at least as important as what are traditionally referred to as journalists, check out the newsflesh trillogy.

What you said. A "journalist" is someone with a degree in communications, journalism (regardless of print or broadcast). Anyone can provide information and term it "news."

Just because I can perform CPR doesn't make me a doctor.

> likely to shape policies and climate talks for years to come.

Maybe in some countries. You know, like the ones where corporations aren't allowed to buy politicians.

> The Soviets saw Star Wars as a complete joke.

Actually, I think they were OK with Star Wars. Pravda gave The Phantom Menace two thumbs down.

More likely to challenge it now would precipitate a cut to the agency's annual budget.