But I don't think the experiment is completely over.

Water well drillers have been the contractors of choice to locate underground reservoirs wherever I've lived, and they usually relied on knowledge of aquifers in their respective locales.

Caveat: They often require payment to drill the well whether they find water or not, and there's no guarantee on the volume your new well might produce.

As is true with politics, there are people who will accept no new evidence if it contradicts their belief set.

Two examples that seem to prove this theory are religion and superstition, but I repeat myself.

For that matter, who seriously thinks life is harmless?

Life is so hard there's zero chance you're getting out alive.

On the flip side, since many of the most devout religionists are prone to war and episodes of mass suicide, perhaps they will inadvertently help with the overpopulation problem.

This line of questioning is especially effective if the suspect is guilty. Oh shit, I better go in and talk to them or they'll think I did it. The thing is, they are interrogating you, often for hours on end, because they already believe you could be the guy they're looking for.

It seems likely it is better to close your mouth and let them think you're guilty, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say or do may be held against you.

Well, you know what they say:

For those who cannot print money,

earning is the next best option.

The government foots the bill as these are mostly used by war veterans, so for the manufacturer, it's another unit sold?

Sometimes all that is necessary for a victory in a war of acquisition is to feign interest in a commodity that your opponent then overpays for.

No. Vertexan.

From Ethan Allen to the oil field.

Our worst fears are now realized.

The Snowden revelations regarding ubiquitous data collection have caused so little civil turmoil that the information is now to be shared with every Sheriff's Department from Bangor to the Bay Area.

It's funny, funny strange not funny ha-ha, but increased longevity enables us to die of more cancers and organ failures than our generational predecessors were allowed.

That's correct kids... dying slowly at eight-five is a luxury.

I think they trick the test subjects into signing a EULA-like rights waiver.

I have a couple of those in my head.... truly, on demand.