Rope is great, but reels are about 10 minutes max; so with a 80 minute film it's likely 10-14 long takes

Here is my solution, stop getting new laptops with less vertical pixels; it's not like you can't find them.

I bet in the next 1000 years humans could figure out how to make the trip at half the speed of light (40 years).

Water is still wet.

Really, anyone who is even moderately interested in history realizes that this has been going on in the USA since Washington left office (1797), maybe earlier.

I would put it to the readers that overall "the great experiment" has turned out better than one could have hoped. Secret wars, deals and shenanigans are generally less prevalent as the decades roll on (granted this is also evident world-wide). 100 years ago most of Europe was run by a dozen Emperors, Kings and Queens who were mostly all related (lol @ accountability). There are no more Rothschilds/Habsburgs.

Does anyone else this these wheels would look sweet on my 2001 Saturn?

Toss on a pair of smelly overalls, the volunteer to "harvest her crops".

I have two of these (WB HD Live) one wired and one wireless. I am very happy with the performance. Not many bells & whistles but it gets the job done. I would recommend it. However http://www.dlink.com/boxeebox Boxee Box seems to do all this and more (at about twice the price) but it's not available until November. I will probably get myself a boxee box for xmass :)

I wonder if BP execs will give themselves a bonus.

"Hey! It wasn't one of ours!" bonus.

I'm sorry, I think it's stupid

A big plague would be better. War tends to kill young men disproportionately. Also all that wasted money on war tools (fuel, ammo, weapons).

A global plague could thin out the herd by 1/3, taking the old (less Soc Sec $!) the young (less tax $ for schools!) and the sick. However this only really buys us time. Also, World Trade / Economy would at least take on a death like stagger, if not go into a coma.

Not to mention triggering a few revolutions around the world.

Certainly would shake things up a bit.

Or follow the herd and move off-shore.

We have replaced Tom's Decaf with DOUBLE ESPRESSO this morning, let's see if he's noticed the difference..

When we more fully understand and modify humans through genetics, etc., it will make these mechanics look like stone spears do today.

Just imagine if we could grow a new limb with some daily therapy in only a few months; or if humans were Radiation Hardened at the cellular level from birth.

Your position is to short sighted. It's not done yet, give it another generation or two. Like the USAs strategy to isolate (and not attack) the USSR, post WWII. This policy took approximately 45 years (1945-90) to work through. I'm not saying the USA-China policy will work, but 20 years is too short to say "it failed".

no, just you.