Likewise, atheism is not a lack of a value system. Just because I don't believe in some sort of higher power does not mean I don't have values.

Pretending that atheists are amoral is a fool's errand.

The problem about making the movie concessions cheaper is that is where the theaters make the majority of their money. Upwards of 80% of every dollar spent at the concessions stand is profit for the theater.

Whereas, in the first week of a blockbuster, theaters keep about 10% of the ticket price.

Yeah, but it doesn't matter what the American people think. It matters what Congress thinks (or is told to think). And getting that collection of idiots to do anything meaningful is like herding cats.

Exactly. Clearly the external battery needs to fit in a pocket protector.

Yeah, but the time limit is 20 years. It's not the OMGWTF time limit on copyrights in the U.S. (life of the creator plus 70 years, or 120 years for corporate copyright), but it's long enough to get some money out of it.

I mean, think about it. 20 years ago, cell phones were fairly large things that could really only make/receive phone calls. Now look at what they can do.

So, yeah, right now, you can't do much with Google Glass or a driverless car. But where will we be in terms of those things in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?

Because more than one airline is doing the A to C route. If airline company #1 is charging $200 for a trip from A to C, but company #2 is charging $180 for the same service, and the quality isn't that different, more people will go with company #2.

Company #1 then responds by lowering their price for the A to C route to $175. Or to $160. Whatever they can afford to set it to and still make a profit.

In most cases, theaters make very little money off of the ticket price, regardless of what movie is showing. I mean, think about it... the price of a ticket is the same at a theater regardless of whether you're watching "The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies" or "Horrible Bosses 2".

The real money the theaters make is off of concessions. Soda is about a 600% markup, popcorn is 800%.

And yet, you post anonymously.

Mind you, corporations do seem to have much better access to tax exemptions, shelters, and oh yeah, access to our elected officials.

People don't give up their natural rights when they form a corporation, but that does not mean that the corporation has all those same rights.

He can't run for office for a third term, fool. Nor has he even suggested getting rid of the 22nd Amendment. Yes, there have been some Congressmen who have suggested getting rid of it, but the attempts have all died before getting out of committee.

For FY 2014, the budget allocation for the Secret Service was 1.546 billion.

As of July 31, 2014 there is 17.6 trillion in debt.

Cutting the Secret Service budget to 0 would relieve 0.00878% of the debt.

Nice try, though.

That alert would be going off before the watch even hits the shelves.

There's no such thing as 'Peak Stupid'. Every time someone gets to the top of the current peak, the fog clears and another mountain of stupid looms in front of them.

Er, not really. I mean, economical fusion power would be nice, but considering that in 2013, the U.S. used 368 million gallons of gasoline a day.... well, unless we're converting all cars over to Mr. Fusion units....