Totally like to be the one to initiate.

I would add: high percentage of regulars who can spell TOR, sympathize with Snowden, and are familiar with the Bitcoin and Silk Road.

Question is, just how low will they set the bar?

Posted sarcastically on Slashdot = one demerit. Brother-in-law waited on a table of Americans of Arabian descent at the Steakhouse = one water-boarding.

The only logical explanation is the Presidents are assured a statistically more likely term of service without an assassination attempt.

Surely, McCain didn't pick Palin for the Alaskan electoral college.

The brother-in-law waited tables for four years to get his two-year degree.

Now he's maybe the third best waiter at the local Steak House and they take most of his tax refund each year as his annual student loan payment.

But before you find yourself right in the middle of an empathy-fueled moment, remember how good four years at Microsoft looks on a resume in one's home country.

That's correct... right to the head of the line at the Call Center.

One of the consequences is that muggles are extremely sensitive when being criticized by trolls....

that is why trolls are socialized to carefully dance around these issues, disagreeing with muggles in an extremely gentle manner.

What they are ultimately incapable of is remaining benign, since this "issue" is important to some voter or campaign contributor.

Something must be done.

What on earth (intended) could be more suitable?

He was at the forefront of operations during his active career as an astronaut, and now he has checked out.