I've taken biology. I know the consequences, and I have no problem with it.

First off, "real men" don't care what you or I think a "real man" is defined is.

Second, this incessant need for growth is destroying us. Economies based on non-stop growth are failed economies, in the long run.

Third, neither the girl nor myself want any children. Having them against both of our wishes just to keep growth alive is ridiculous.

You can do a fractional distillation on crude and separate it into it's various types, tar, diesel, octane, propane, etc. You can also take long chains and "crack" them (break the chains) and create more of whatever you want, as long as it has a smaller chain.

Most refineries crack now and can get up to 50% octane from a barrel of oil. Without cracking it is less than 10%.

There is no such thing as a "true nerd".

In that case, which is true, our economic models are the problem. Relying on continuing growth instead of stabilization will always fail in the long run.

No need to kill anyone. Limit reproduction and the problem is solved in just a few decades.

Because T-Mobile's parent company, Deutsche Telekom, wants to sell, AT&T or not.

Te definition of a virus is changing to an all-encompassing word. You can change along with the rest or you can be left behind. Arguing semantics will get you no where.

You could drive 50 miles in any direction from my house and not find 4G. We just got 3G six months ago and only on AT&T.

It's not nuclear.

I'm a vegetarian that is very anti-peta; their "ethics" play no part in my decision. Unlike most, though, I was raised on a farm that had beef cattle and have pulled the trigger myself a few times.

What is unethical is refusing to change when there are better options.

You only wish that was a troll.

I can't overdraft with my debit Mastercard. It's opt-in if you want to.

I have a small bank, only two branches, because the closest credit union is 35mi from here. During college and for several years after, I lived hundreds of miles from my bank and it wasn't a problem. If I needed an ATM, I could usually find one in-network (star) and if I needed to deposit a check, I would drop in in the mail and it was available a few days later.

It wasn't that big of a deal.

He shouldn't using Wikileaks money to travel to sweden for questioning. Personal problems should use personal funds.