You should review your history a bit- from wikipedia:

In 1951 Mohammad Mosaddegh was elected prime minister. He became enormously popular in Iran after he nationalized Iran's petroleum industry and oil reserves. He was deposed in the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, an Anglo-American covert operation that marked the first time the US had overthrown a foreign government during the Cold War.[92]

I think so far they have only invested 20 or 30 million on the system- and the advantages of having one that works is obvious. Not sure where the 'billions' from the article comes from if we are talking about fiber laser systems.

I think it is because the social value of music may be different for men and women. Unless you are in a band, most guys could care less what their friends are listening to and this becomes even more pronounced as you age. Perhaps this is different for women.

That's what is interesting about classical music though- unlike popular music often times the music does not become popular until the public is ready for it. Bach finished the Sonatas and Paritas for Violin in 1720 and the music was not actually published until 1802, long after his death. Even then it was not popularized until 50 years later.
If anything this is a testament to Bach's genius, discussed more in the book "Godel Escher and Bach" which I highly recommend.

Used to listen to rock and metal but I acquired tinnitus several years ago racing motorcycles. Listening to anything else is painful, but I have also really grown to appreciate classical for it's own merits. There is something amazing about music written almost 300 years ago that is still moving and relevant.

An example would be Bach's paritas and sonatas for violin which are still considered to be an apex in music.

Totally agree- I am certified scrum master and most of the attempts I have seen at organizations being 'agile' have been atrocious.

That's what I thought about the article too. It's not an issue if there are good requirements, unfortunately we are usually trying to cobble something together that makes sense by channeling a customer's insane wishes.

I think they are claiming that only 0.3% of their notices(to the isp) made the 6 strikes CAS cutoff and actually materialized as a mailing to the customer.

The half life for glyphosate is ~45 days. What you claim doesn't make any sense.

I drive over the Rio Grande pretty regularly- care to go into a little more detail?

I would say that 'good business' is when you make a transaction and both parties walk away satisfied. It's not easy but I think it is possible for a corporation to be run that way.

How can I focus on browsing /. with a limited attention span?

"without actually getting ahead of anyone doing that"

Sometimes they do. For gambling types this is awesome.

They measure the CO2 and use that as the baseline for the rest of the pollution measurements.

I see a big disconnect between performance art and programming, they aren't even closely related. I play the viola and am a programmer if this matters.

Software just has to work properly and be maintainable for it to acceptable and nobody cares how you got it to that point. Music is on a much higher level.