Without insulin we can speed up people's health complications and force them to need more health care! Hence, without Social Security their lives will be much more painful, eh?

Like I said, its better than corporations manipulating politicians. I'd rather have the masses manipulated than the powerful few -- at least then, we can stop blaming politicians and start blaming each other -- a necessary step to move forward in this country!

Or 40 McDoubles... of course with the long term health complications of eating 40 McDoubles a paycheck far outweighs the $1000 / year.

And we can only hope this leads to less defense spending and tax rates that were on par with the 1960s and '70s.

The funny thing is, President Obama probably spent less for his pet on Christmas than a majority of Americans...

Isn't the White House saying $40 / paycheck or did I miss something? For those of us who have real jobs, we get paid once every 2 weeks. Hence, $40 / paycheck is just over $1000 / year.

Well that depends: who are the tax cuts for? If they are for the poor, then of course it is evil. If they are for the rich, then it will spur job growth and our economy -- at least, this is what FOX would like us to believe...

It is great to see Twitter used for people to have their voice heard! I have more respect for politicians when they take the time to listen to the people rather than corporate lobbies. Having the Twitter trending algorithm manage our political agenda is a scary thought, however.

That really depends on the student and the household. As long as the student and the parents are both working towards independence (maybe his/her own apartment the third or fourth year), this can work extremely well. Many of those same skills I mentioned before are still a part of this type of life-style, however, this is not the case for online learning.

I believe compiler errors do not count as bugs... or am I missing something?

I recommend Elements of Style by Strunk Jr. and White. This short book (not even 100 pages) is a great read and contains many tips to help you write concisely and clearly.

This was secure until the Patriot Act....

I have hired (and later fired) people with an online education -- I am seriously skeptical of the quality of understanding obtained from taking online classes.

While I agree that expanding the access to education is a great idea, there is no substitute for attending a brick-and-mortar university. Online courses and online lectures are a supplement to learning -- in the same sense that a text book and a lecturer is a supplement to learning. There are certain skills that you will only learn by living on your own; such as learning to balance your social life, classes, managing a schedule, and other activities. However, if you sit in your parent's house (or basement, like most /.'ers), these skills that will be missed; many of these skills are crucial for self-learning, which is required to successfully understand an online class.

I gave up my cable subscription a few years ago. This was a great decision since I could find all the shows I watched online. However, the commercials online are 10 times louder than those on TV. I suggest this be applied to all forms of media, as it is rather annoying.

I'm not 100% sure if this software is only on smart phones, but I got rid of my smart phone about 8 months ago -- best decision I ever made.

The main reason I kicked the habit is that I was wasting too much time executing trivial tasks on my smart phone. The only benefit owning a smart phone over a standard cell phone was using it as a GPS. However, I already had a Garmin and this was an easy thing to replace. I'm also loving my phone bill!