Seems like it will be based too much on stereotypes. When I was 16, I typed in proper case (I wanted most of all to be a writer, and I used every opportunity to improve my grammar and typing), used big words in context, and did not easily use emoticons.

I suppose over time they could develop something keener, but if you're going to base it on the mean of all people in a certain age bracket, there will be enough exceptions to render the most useful applications of the software irrelevant.

Good points all around.

Well, would you consider someone at the coffee shop who jumped into group discussions with bad intentions to be a problem? Some of the arguments that get started, IRL, would lead to physical altercations. I think this is why it's gradually being taken more seriously.

Myself, I've never thought it could, in any way, be seen as positive to intentionally and willfully waste others' time. I think that sans trolls the number of people who don't want to partake in online conversations would be lower than 41%.

Exactly. Why do they have a problem letting others sell their cars? They are one of the few manufacturers who demand this sort of control over their sales.

When I started writing, my favorite literary magazine was the Paris Review, and it was my biggest goal to get published there, and I submitted dozens of times. Now I don't care so much, after last year reading this Salon article which outlines their roots. Fuck George Plimpton. No wonder his writing was boring.

I fought for a say in what gets fixed, working-class hero.

You must be a cop. :P

I can agree with that. I'm just pointing out the irony. The increased mobility and the few extra dollars in the working person's pocket (if mass transit were 100% subsidized) would both go a long way to boosting the economy.

Definitely did not say that. I appreciate the words in my mouth, though.

This and this guy. Mod up if you remember being pissed at how smug they were about it, the British bastards...

Many downtown centers in parts of America such as Denver, Boulder, and even downtown Oakland, CA, have free buses for busy shopping districts which are given all the same rights as public transit even when they are privately owned. These buses are expressly for the purpose of giving those who can afford to shop an easier time in so doing.

They have those too. It's one of the top tourist destinations of the world, so of course there are solutions for people who aren't going to use it for a week or even for a full day.