Do you see the problem then? Your perception is WRONG. That is the problem. I'm not saying to are a bad person, or even ignorant. It's just that the geek work view is hard to see outside of. Perception is reality. If you do not want to come across as a misogynist bastard, then you have to change. If you don't care how you come across, because that's "not how you meant it," then you are one of the problems.

So 18 perl scripts to run the entire site. Sounds about right. What's the rest of that code for?

The spying has nothing to do with keep US citizens safe. That's an absurd idea.

All fascinating since I've been selling small lots since forever, and those problems are not common at all. I guess you must just be completely cursed.

And smoke a pack of cigarettes at your desk. And only hire people of the correct religion or race. And fire the secretary for not putting out.

Only in the US, where we try to extend "innocence" as long as possible. In a lot of cultures 16 year old are working and starting families. I'm not saying that's the preferred path, just that a 16 year old SHOULD be able to make adult decisions. The fact that they can't means that society is not raising them correctly.

Because they don't operate like that. Their goal is not to inconvenience Americans, it's to get international attention and power over their own people. The US is just a convenient punching bag. Or do you really think that they are "jealous of our freedoms."

Huh? The goal of every politician is to spend the MOST money. Money is power.

They serve different corporations, and that is why they fight against each other. Republicans are oil and military. Democrats are internet and entertainment. Of course there is overlap, but if I had to choose, Republican would lose every time.

Nah, it means putting ssh on port 2222, or having to type in a URL instead of clicking on a link. An algorithm being secret is called proprietary.

It's too late for that. Only a handful of top schools do not put athletics before all else. A good start would be to make all schools give any athletics profits to charity, instead of using it to fund a never ending cycle of high priced coaches and player kick backs.

It was funny, because it is so true. The people he inspired are those that excelled in sciences and in school, not people who are so obsessed with belonging to the "community" that they have to go dress up and go to conventions. Bill inspired me to get my degree in Physics. And I also laugh at the so-called-fans who can quote lines from the show, but never understand or even care to understand the science underlying it.

That's what they said in the 70's. And the 80's. And the 90's. You get my drift.

Fuck you fuck you fuck you. I'm grabbing every second of consciousness that I can. My grandfather dealt with crippling arthritis, and kept going. I have no plan to cash it in for health reasons. Is it possible to be productive to society with a worn out body? Ask Steven Hawking.

At some point you have to accept that you are living in the last days of Rome, and nothing is going to turn it around. The USA will be burned to the ground, economically, by the uber rich, and they will not leave a scrap of meat on the carcass. The barbarians are already at the gates. It's over. It's time to start planning what comes after. It's the rebuilding that will be exciting.