This doesn't sound absurd to me at all, it makes total sense. I want to evolve, and have been trying to, but it's so very hard to have faith, an expansive kind of faith that allows for someone so much more or different than "I". Frankly, it messes with my mental health, and I wonder often about what the heck I'm doing and thinking, and become very disheartened.

Confucianism has an example in it that I think should apply. It is where when two people meet, both people bow to a certain depth to the other. But one does not bow because one _expects_ the other to bow, but bows in anticipation of the other bowing, and in so doing, both bow in unison and to the same degree, and mutual respect and trust is established.

I feel like I'm bowing, and I don't want to expect anything, but I wonder what I'm doing wrong that I'm bowing all by myself.

Although this was a nuclear weapons facility, this is just one example of the dangers of nuclear power. It ain't worth the risk, and thorium is a pipe dream at this point. Invest in renewables, which are making amazing gains practically every week!

Thank you, exactly what I feel but I could not enunciate it as well as you. I wonder when we'll meet them, meaning, I wonder when they will decide to exist in such a way as we can perceive them as being sentient beings somewhat like we expect. For some of us, anyway, maybe as a species we are not ready? But I'd step up if asked.

Now there's 15,000 more people vying for the first post in Slashdot stories.

If the US doesn't make it easier to challenge patents, we're screwed because foreign entities who don't honor patents like we do are innovating more and more, and patenting more and more.

A good example is to look at who has all the patents for graphene research. It mostly ain't us.

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Hi. I was having the discussion with you in another thread regarding climate change where I called you dishonest, and you told me not to assume evil intent. Point taken. I was anonymous then. I'm wondering if you would be interested in taking the discussion offline, and perhaps make your acquaintance. My email is my username (tetetrasaurus) at gmail dot com. I should also be available by google chat at the same.

You totally ignored the entire point about the dangers of having all this Cobalt-60 lying around all over the country, unprotected in the hands of idiots, but instead choose to defend the image of these food processors and the quality of their contaminated product, responding with a standard "citation please"? WTF is wrong with you? Whatever your motivations, you need help.

This is why food irradiation using radioactive elements, fondly rejiggered with the euphemism "cold pasteurization", is so insane. There are cheap food factories all over the U.S. with amounts of Cobalt-60 much greater than in this recent heist, with laughable security, all so we can be fed rotten, contaminated food they shouldn't be selling anyway.

The possible costs so outweigh the questionable "benefits" in this case, there is no other way to describe this terrorist-tragedy-waiting-to-happen other than willful, reckless endangerment of the lives of millions. All to make a few more dollars selling diseased meat.

If you're seriously at the sad point of just wanting the last word, please, go for it. Embarrass yourself further. Take care.

Now you resort to ad hominem, when you've got no other nonsense to spew? That's pretty lame, but honestly, given what you've been saying, I'm really not surprised.

And you're still spewing the same hate? Evidently you don't learn your lesson. Keep it up. You will.

I think your unpatriotic vitriol should get you a visit from those who dedicate their lives to provide you the freedom to spread such drivel. Love it or leave it.

If all you guys have to complain about is you can't use your email address as your username, which by the way is the norm for most health care, bank, and credit card sites, I think that's a standing ovation of how good it is.

Good argument for universal health care. Thanks!

I see you don't share the "can do" attitude that makes our country great, so much so you think we can't even do what every other major country has done, much less do it much better, which apparently with your low opinion of our country, you don't think is possible.