Build a dedicated line, from everybodies house to their work

That's a strawman argument. I simply suggested if we could commit to the cost, extending public transit options further into the suburbs is a nice thing to have. Whether this means more buses, or extending a metrorail further out like they have (successfully) in Virginia. It could also mean having more options between cities.

You understand the underlying economics?

No need to condescend. Other countries manage to have more frequent, reliable, and accessible public transit options (rail and bus) than we do, and they seem to make it work. I'm sure our brightest minds could figure out a way to do it. At the very least it is worth a try.

Chiming in from NYC, you're right. It's cost, time, safety, convenience - all of these are factors. More often than not I take the subway. If I lived in suburbia though I'd LOVE to have better public transit as an option. And better public transit between cities would be great. If we had cheaper, more efficient and reliable rails in the US, that would be a game changer. Of course that would cost a lot of taxpayer money, which the US seems loathe to spend (on projects like this).

Isn't the problem the exact opposite? That we struggle to find cures when treatments are so much more profitable? That medicine is viewed as a profit generator rather than an utterly essential aspect of a modern society? This article reads like it was written by a spokesperson, and turns a blind eye to every disease that once had no cure - but now does.

I am an American who has been alive for a while. At no time did I think "black person" when I saw Jar Jar for the first time.

What that implies is either that the effect intended was not a negative racial stereotype or that racism is effectively dead for mainstream America.

You choose. Either way, the hate-fest ends here.

Whose property was he trespassing on? Whose property was he stealing? You have to have a victim before you can have a crime. If it was abandoned, then there is no victim.

This is an absurd point of view. While it surely has SOME basis in reality, you are ignoring a large number of reasons people may have those certs:

Government work requires certifications. 8570.1 talks about certifications you must have in order to log in to a government network. The more responsibility your position has, the more certs you need. Would you reject someone merely because they were forced to get certs to be hired in a previous job?

Freelancers. Certs help them to get noticed. Small business owners want some sort of assurance that you are not just person who thought they would try and freelance with no skills. Do the certs really mean what the small business owners think those certs mean? No. It does not matter. When a freelancer is selling themselves, the only thing that matters is perception. There are some absolutely fantastic freelancers out there. Would you deny them a job?

Look at why they have a cert before you reject them for having a cert. You may find some gems.

WTF over? Why does it always have to be one way or the other in every situation in life?

I am a command line evangelist but if the GUI tools have been created, why shouldn't they be kept up to date and available? Seriously, they can only focus on one? Meh.

The lack of freedom is downright annoying. I don't like being corralled.

Very very interesting.

Short story: For about 3 months in 2010, I had severe migraines every week. Cause: a bread that was made from flour, sugar, salt, and water. Supposedly no preservatives or anything at all.

I find that if I eat certain grain based foods (little graham like crackers from Haagen Daz), I immediately start to feel a migraine level headache starting. :(

I wonder if it is gluten? I guess I can test it out. Where can I find pure gluten? I had always assumed it was preservatives...

Kind regards,
Dave

If you are the same person who posted this back in 2006, thank you. I tried it and it made a difference. Cleaning out my wallet helped too.

It will be interesting to see how Microsoft intends to handle closed networks. There are many computers on networks that are not allowed to connect to the Internet.

That system IS working. None of those people who did the mass shootings owned the firearms legally. Ipso facto: the system is working.

Erm, the real question is where is the money going? We are talking about 300 billion here. Where did it go? You say bread and circuses and yet there are Greeks who are starving. WTF over? The only circus I see is this whole dance going on with loans and a Eurozone membership.

From a naive outsiders point of view, it looks like Greece was easy prey and we are witnessing the kill/take-down live and in Technicolor.

Can I have a drop please? Even half a drop would be pretty cool.

Pardon me, but isn't that the case now? If I would have saved 1 million dollars for my retirement starting in the 70s, it would be enough to pay for a doctor's visit in 2030 (I hope!). A million dollars in the 70s was a LOT of money. You could buy a nice house in San Diego for fifty thousand. You could buy a nice car for ten thousand... now, that million will buy you a nice car and nice house.

Oh wait, I am not supposed to have nice things. It is wasteful and decadent. I should be happy buying dog food and living in a shack when I retire.

Hurray! Saving money is stupid.

Even if true, which you assert but do not prove, it is easy to see why darker skinned people might be miscategorized as a gorilla. Gorillas do tend to be darker.

There is a better than average chance that the people who developed the algorithm were Asian. Your assumptions are just that. Assumptions.

More assumptions. Why would they test on themselves instead of a large database of photos?

You know nothing and assume a lot.