The toilet really needs to do an analysis of your "results" and then tweet things like "Yeah, that was a good one" or "X didn't really do enough to warrant a flush" [yes, a #flushingshame]

It's a top-down economy. "We need to make more money THIS QUARTER. Make it happen!" Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

No, they work together on a joint submission, because [they will say] the project is too big and complicated unless we work together, but what they really mean is "we get more money if we don't compete with each other".

Oh, I am set for natural gas. I've got crates of canned beans stored in my basement.

China outsourced it there.

Foreplay for George was sending people to Guantanamo

At least the last couple of Presidents have been 'selling' access in return for favorable press.

no, because only Congressmen sit on the 'review of review panel reviews' panel

but does he still watch it?

Also the amount of effort.

sit in his office and collect royalty checks for 'producing' a whole bunch of cd's

Betteridge's law of headlines: No!

Isn't step 3 basically "scala is old. let's make a new cool language instead."?

the country that had them, used them, until the other side gave up.

A whole bunch of dealers did get fucked over a few years ago...when the automakers went bankrupt, and as part of the process revoked a bunch of dealership licenses. It amounted to: the cars you have, you still owe us full price for, you have 30 or 60 days to sell them before you can no longer sell them as new 'brand' cars. Good luck with that.