The real lesson is that investigative journalism is dead. The media is so deeply in the pockets of big business that they can't see the hole anymore.

Terrorists have a simple way to figure out the safe way to do their business: try stuff and see who dies or gets caught. This is basically how disease becomes immune to anti-biotics.

Revolution is not a deterant to those in power, as they believe their actions are required to remain in power.

Putin doesn't care about what Americans think. His political base is at home, and they don't care about America either. This is more likely to be the Russian rocket makers getting desperate to justify their budget.

NASA currently has two critical projects: the ISS and congresional pork. They simply don't have any money left over for a third major project.

The ships used for a mars colony should be re-used. Construct ship (at station), fill ship, send to mars, unload (at station), return to earth.

It sounds like a negotiating tactic. They annouce they are eliminating (unspecified) subsidies, then negotiate with the companies on a new project (then restore the subsidies).

So if you publish on a blog (with adds) then it's journalism. The copywrite cartels have set the legal presedent on the matter.

If an undercover cop follows you around the city without a warrant it's stalking, but if they use the cellphone system (without a warrant) to do the same thing it's not?

It is said that a Capitalist will sell you the rope you use to hang him. American companies have willingly sold out their own industrial base in order to gain a few extra percent of profit for the next quarter.

A decentralized system is harder for a single group to control. It's better to have a list of CA's you trust than to be forced to use a single one (that you don't). A centralized system means the NSA controls trust.

The UK has laws against unauthorized access to a computer.

In California you could probably sell the power for more than the water, though if they de-regulate the water and make the farmers pay fair market value that might change.

Requiring farmers to pay fair market value for water will eliminate the water shortage. It might also eliminate most of California's farming, but that's a small part of the states income so it won't be missed. Politically the easier solution is to allow the cities to buy up the farms and take their water rights.

What you can add to a house is limited by the wire running to your house. A 220VAC 100 A circuit could be run, if needed.