Corporate America abhors the conscientious objector. Feels like a disparate amount of anarchy, all the way around.

That string comes up all over the place. Seems pretty difficult to figure out, in just a moment. This is my favorite result: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4130367/1qaz2wsx/ :P

For me, this year, October and November would be buggier, as a result of missing three paychecks (i.e. inability to focus, working for free).

No, it sure isn't. Maybe she just saved that hypothetical inventor's life, on the other hand. I feel those erudite, yet lacking innovation, they deserve to be leveraged against. That is, considering how often true innovators are stifled and devalued. Stuff like this, if a successful innovation can solve a trillion dollar problem with a few dollars--said innovator should feel free to offer it to all sides. Maybe you don't ask for a trillion dollars, although, you could ask for a lot more than $100K.

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary." - James Madison I think he was talking about Slashdotters, and didn't realize it. :)

Remedial training. :D

I go on a safari, when looking for eBooks, and don't care to own them. eMedia does seem pricey, however. I asked an amazonian for a refund; when I realized you could get a subscription to the same book, and more.

Bah, only humans need such petty things, such as problem solving and origination. Any intelligent being would know it, before it was ever needed, without ever bothering with recorded nonsense. It is absolutely comical to assume Einstein was even human. He was born at the peak of Baden-Württemberg, in a blizzard, and when he arrived--the snow melted and the adolescent Winter abruptly screeched to a halt. I learned this on Ask.com.

In my experience, most people gawk at the idea of writing any kind of code. I think the path should be more available, at a younger age, for specialization. If a kid has a ton of interest in the subject; I'd think it would be most effect when they're feeling spongy.

I think simply being exposed to certain things, at younger ages, can create Superheros. You know, those little appreciated people that can save a dying project, overnight. I think it would create more of a 'I can' attitude. I've always thought to myself, when I'm in a meeting and hear, "I can't," when discussing a simple topic, how does this person do anything at all? So, after meeting a lot of 'I can' attitudes, from people trained young; I've come to the conclusion that a young age is when Superheros are made.

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If it was as bad as people said it was, about Thailand; you'd think Americans would be screaming for a trade embargo. I know from first-hand experience, Thailand invests considerably, inside the U.S. I don't understand why Joe Gordon was imprisoned, although, it seems there isn't much of an outcry, where it counts, to free him: http://thaipoliticalprisoners.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/hillary-clinton-barack-obama-and-joe-gordon/

Does this mean all my fake profiles are going to put me in the The House of Numbers?

The concept of crowd-sourced public input is interesting. I found myself surfing the White House's petition site yesterday. When I noticed people could not comment, that made me think of something similar. I filled out the site's suggestion form, although, maybe I should have waited to get some sleep and read through the comments here, first:

Thanks for the interesting petition feature. It would seem public comment was decided against, for some reason or another? To me, the credibility and viability of such a petition feature would be greatly improved with the capacity for public comment, discussion, and debate.

Another benefit to commenting would be the social aspect. Users could come to expect such an area not only to be a petition area, but also an area of public assembly. Imagine, a Town Hall Meeting, with the President--online. Or what if the President is just overwhelmed with an issue, and really wants to hear from real Americans, on the issue?

An extension of something like that would be a group-sourced Request for Comments feature. Let's say the President is contemplating revising ideas set forth in the original implementation of the Jobs Bill. Using our Whitehouse.gov profiles, we could identify ourselves and comments with certain 'tags'. For example, I am a Systems Engineer for one company, and a Systems Architect for another. My profile could reflect that, and could facilitate very powerful sorting features, for the President. An example would be the CEO of G.E. being able to mark a section of the Jobs Bill he disagrees with, and allows for him to leave a comment readable by Executive Staffers, and the public (optionally?). I am able to do the same, except, maybe people think I am not quite correct, in my thinking, compared to the CEO of G.E. Being a public forum, people could rank and allow a basic means of comparison, for both opinions. Being the President, you could rank and compare your ranking against the public's rankings. I don't think this should be the basis for the formation of policy or legislative proposal. I just think that such a tool could help better articulate the voice of the people, and provide a very dynamic and public outlet for assembly, and even protest.

Anyways, I think stuff like this could be a very powerful feature, for the people (if implemented properly, which is an ambiguous statement, I suppose). Simply put, crowd-sourcing could allow 'We the People' to have a visible input, in government. It just seems, to me, crowd-sourcing where government is concerned, would be safest, as a gauge of opinion--not a trigger towards action.

L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontes et desirs (hell is full of good wishes and desires) :Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

I nearly choked on a muffin, when I read this thread.

I'm going to stop breathing now. :P