The state of the education system in the US has become pathetic. I've seen it for years in the primary education system. I'm a little shocked that it is now at the university level too. Especially with the prices of tuition these days. It's even more surprising when you read stories like this

I didn't RTFA, but this is /. so that's a given. As I recall, plastic is the leftover waste from refining oil. That was one of the reasons it was so revolutionary to begin with. No one knew what to do with all of those tons of leftover sludge created by the refining process. If this process can convert plastic into some kind of useful fuel, I would think it would be more efficient to do so prior to creating the plastic to begin with.

That's what you would think. However as I stated in my original post, people are so afraid of this one word that they will not say it even when it is appropriate and not being used in a derogatory manner. Such as quoting someone.

I hope your are speaking figuratively and not literally claiming that I I own a "pointy white hat" thus inferring that I am a member of the KKK.

Way to make assumptions. While I'm part "Anglo", I'll certainly never be welcomed by the KKK you so kindly mentioned earlier. Additionally, I'm not whining that I can't call someone a derogatory name. I simply wish we as a people wold stop trying to segregate ourselves from each other. Either a term is OK for everyone to use, or it's not. I worked 50 hours a week on the night shift to support myself during my last two years of high school, and did the same through college and worked my ass of in the summers to pay for it. I knew so little about "the system" that I didn't even know about scholarships and grants until after I graduated. NOTHING was handed to me. And certainly nothing I've done was due to "unearned privileges". Being on your own at 15 also has issue of not having the greatest of judgement at times. So I had my fair share of run ins with the law as well in my youth.

But please, feel free to keep making assumptions of how superior you are.

I completely agree. However it becomes murkier when it's a white, or say a Chinese guy referring to their friend as "nigga" I've had many friends who were black over the years. And have been referred to as "nigga" by a few of them. Not as a derogatory statement, but in a friendly manner. However I would never call anyone that. Being friendly or otherwise. And for what it's worth, there is a difference between "nigger" and "nigga". Even so, I find it insane how even news reporters will not quote someone directly when it comes to this term. Out of fear of getting in some kind of trouble I suppose. But if it's not being used in a derogatory manner, why does anyone care? Instead they sound like a kindergartener, "ahhh he said the N-word!". It's childish.

I've also been called a "cracka" and years ago a "honkey". As well as "kike" and a whole slew of other slurs. Frankly I've found it humorous more than anything.

I realize that irony and humor often times does not translate well in text. But I figured most on /. would be smart enough to pick up on that.

Translation: Mod me on the merits of what I've stated. Not out of a knee-jerk reaction to the fnords you've been trained to react combatively to.

Yes, just like the rap group NWA (Nigga's With Attitude). Or that the term "nigga" has been embraced by many in poorer parts of the black community. Please feel free to use that term to describe someone while in any inner city. I'm sure once you make this rational argument everything will be fine.

Actually the term "nigger" has become so offensive that just stating it is somehow offensive. Even when not using it as derogatory term but to quote someone. I'll probably be modded a troll or flamebait just for pointing this out. Grown educated people have gotten to the point that they now sound like 6 year old children. I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I here people call it "The N-word".

Many younger people of the Jewish faith refer to each other as "heeb". There's even a "Heeb Magazine" But you can't be a (black or white) non-Hebrew and use this term.

Gays are allowed to, and do you the term "fag". But if you're heterosexual, and refer to someone as a "fag" it's homophobic.

I really hate this kind of crap. If it's alright for one group of people to use a term, but not another it's racist. Either the term is offensive, or it isn't. There's no modifier because of the color of your skin, your ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. And what ever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me"? We've turned into a society of whiny little bitches. Oh damn, someone is going to accuse me of being discriminatory toward female canines and claim that I kill puppies.(/sarcasm)

What part of "no single position within the company over the CEO" did I not state clearly? Additionally, Ms. Mayer is on the board of directors So unless she catches a case of schizophrenia, it would be pretty heard for her to disagree with herself.

It's a little difficult to believe there is a "glass ceiling" at Yahoo considering Marissa Mayer is in the highest position in the company. I'm pretty sure she's a woman, and there is no single position within the company over the CEO.

Unless Domino's is offering baby seal chunks and fried panda bear slices as toppings, I'm no sure how this is worth ten cents, let alone what they are asking for. Other than the embarrassment of having inadequate security. But that's already out of the bag.

It's pretty easy to welcome "debate" when you've already determined the outcome before a single word has been spoken. It also looks like "transparency" now means the opposite of its traditional meaning. Kind of like how literally can mean figuratively, bad is good, etc.

It's not really that surprising. Rats are pretty smart. Especially compared to many other rodents. My daughter had a pet rat, it was pretty surprising how attached my wife got to it. We had originally planned to let her get two rats because they are very social and do better in pairs. But the one my daughter picked did not like other rats at all. The people at the pet store said that she got into some pretty nasty fights with any other rats, even the ones from her original litter. But she really craved human interaction. My daughter forgot to lock her cage once. It was within the first two week of her getting the rat. It was not even five minutes later that my wife looked down because she felt something on her foot. The rat almost immediately found my wife and was trying to climb her leg.

Food is the best way to train a rat. we noticed that the one my daughter had would often times turn down food it liked if it thought we had something else that it liked better. I don't think I've seen too many other animals that would do that.

I don't think so. Most limos are Cadillacs in the US. Granted there are obviously some specialty ones that are not, but certainly not enough to account for every Mercedes. Even so, cars like these will not be used by transportation companies very often as the overhead on gimmicky suspension stuff like this is not a money maker and too expensive to keep it going. Many cars that limo companies use get sold at auctions, and certainly do not contain anywhere near "10 tons of scrap."

FTFY

FTFY.

As I understood the summary, they are doing nothing to improve handling, it's merely to "increase the pleasure of the driver and passengers."