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We now can tell exactly how fast this electron is going. Unfortunately, now we can't find it.

Apple alone shifted $54B offshore to avoid US taxes. If we closed tax loopholes but LOWERED corporate taxes, we would have more than enough to pay for it.

Right -- before the hipsters, software types came to work in suits and ties. I distinctly remember that from the 70's. Oh wait, that was a hallucination. I remember them mostly wearing Birkenstocks, cutoff jeans and Peace symbol tees. I'm in my 60's but I don't have the selective amnesia of the above AC. In fact, I think the software types are mostly young marrieds and pretty serious about their work [anyway, more serious than I was]. When they propose new technology it is backed up with the advantages and not to get under the skin of the old fogies who think VB is just fine.

Some of our "hipsters" brought in some technology written in Erlang. It has been thoroughly tested by several groups and is now being adopted in multiple applications. It will surprise some people to learn that different processes can be written in different languages, and that it is usually better to use the right tool for the job.

When you have multiple cables running to neighborhoods the number of downed lines and mysterious cable cuts increases dramatically.

Afghanistanism - noun, A journalism term used to describe the practice of reporting on distant parts of the world that is not relevant to the subscribers (obsolete).

A lighthouse sits in one place and is easy to hit with a mortar. A lantern is easy to move and shield.

Sorry. Science doesn't work by votes.

My favorite example of government overreach was:

"The danger to political dissent is acute where the Government attempts to act under so vague a concept as the power to protect 'domestic security.' Given the difficulty of defining the domestic security interest, the danger of abuse in acting to protect that interest becomes apparent."
    -- Redacted from a US Supreme Court document by the Ashcroft
          Justice Department in the name of national security.

It would be like wearing $500 shoes in a marathon when other runners are barefoot. Or like using a wind tunnel to train your bobsled team!

Because Google should not be in business to make money. They should just give you free stuff.

Science already knows that it can't answer all questions.

Finding a working card punch is the problem.

NASA is doing what it should do, spend research dollars on stuff companies won't do. Space-X and other commercial ventures will be able to do day-to-day launches.

There is no such law. In any case, this is the the basis for the entire news business. Why do they report murders but not acts of charity (unless a celebrity is involved)? It is all about getting you to watch and see ads. Facebook is doing nothing that TV news hasn't been doing for years.