You think the internet is free of censorship and spying by the government where you live? Check again. You don't have to look too hard to find about every country in the "free world" is actively looking at ways to spy on their citizens and limit their access. Countries like China and Iran are unique in that they decided to make their own non-Western controlled version of the same trap.

Sad thing is that if the U.S. stopped importing the world market would crash followed by decades of wars. As much as I hate the huge amount of imports I will gladly take those over that happening.

But by saying the planet is doing it on its own makes us seem insignificant like ants on a giant ball!

The U.S. government didn't spend a penny on LHC. But U.S. based Fermi, and many other U.S. companies, provided equipment and help in building the LHC.

And what "brouhaha" is there about Higgs Boson? Last I checked they are still looking for its existence.

You mean the CIA has been actively trying to halt the nuclear weapons program of a nation who is opposed to the United States?

Maybe a better, simpler solution is to build good relations with those who oppose you? This current strategy doesn't seem to be working very well and looks like it will only end with lots of people getting killed.

Then why don't they do that?

>Nearly every time I read about the EU doing something that doesn't outright fuck over its citizens, I think to myself, "Man, they must have heard about how we're all about freedom and citizens rights and just ran with it."

I always think "this must be the first step towards something bad". And it is funny that people have to mention when there is an EU rule that a member state can opt out of like it is the exception rather than the norm.

Power companies charge by the amount of power used. If they could technically give you 100% of the power you demand they would. And then charge you for it.

ISPs could move to that model too. But they don't want to. They prefer to charge flat rates and then throttle people who use it more.

“A lot of design compromises were made especially to give the Marine Corps the STOVL capability which, by the way, they’ve never used in combat,” he said. “And who says the Marines need a fast jet in combat?” said McPeak, now chairman of Ethicspoint Inc., a consulting firm in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

>If they're just implementing a vote buying scheme

You mean a scheme to steer politics in their favor? What is difference between a union lobbyist and a lobbyist from a business? Take for example the airlines where you have airline union lobbyists on one side and airline lobbyists for the airline industry on the other. If you remove the union you give the airline industry lobbyists no one to compete with.

>Repairs to Android smartphones cost wireless carriers $2 billion per year

Since when did wireless carriers repair smartphones? They just send them back in gross to the hardware maker for a refund on the next batch. $2 billion seems really high for mailing costs.

>Black people start doing it.

Unlikely since black people are the first to die in horror situations. Haven't you ever watched a horror movie?

Nope. It is a MIT press release of their typical "world changing" science that, for some reason, never sees the light of day. They make one of these astounding announcements every few months.

>and when those borders are broken by pressure of desperate people trying to go to somewhere where plants still grow,

You mean like one tribe fighting another tribe? Sure, that never happened as early man wasn't territorial....

It has little to do with having an MBA. These boards are usually staffed with people assigned by majority holders for their ability to "maximize profits". But companies can only grow so much and the economy goes up and down. Investors don't want waves, only inclines. To keep their well paid jobs these MBA's, as you call them, do whatever they can. This usually means some imaginative book keeping, slashing staff, and trying to outsource where possible. The really good MBA's only stick around for a short period since their work always have a quick fall to follow. And who wants to be on a sinking ship?