Keep in mind the possibility of this, though: http://xkcd.com/978/ (oblig xkcd, etc.)

The emphasis is on the authoritarian part. Granted, one could argue that many "governments" we support are actually regimes in disguise...

Don't forget about Obama. Or are civilian casualties from machines not technically the responsibility of the commander in chief?

I don't know how it is in the UK, but as a STEM graduate (and a software engineer), I can't really understand what you're implying about science and engineering not already being well paid jobs. Sure, management generally makes higher than the average engineer, but the average engineer has a pretty high salary as well.

Make myself feel better? Man, I have no idea what you're talking about, but since a point isn't really being debated here, you're completely right if you want to be.

The act of putting legislation into effect that empowers corporate interests is certainly not foreign to either of the 'ruling' parties.

Bahahaha. I'd mod up if I could.

What is it, asdf@yahoo.com?

I'm sure you meant that.

Or perhaps it is a "taste of one's own medicine" treatment?

Well, as with any scientist or pastor, you need to provide an actual reference, instead of just stipulations.

Didn't know they were opposed.

I've been a staunch believer of both for many years.

You're kidding, right? Reddit is about as non-nerdy as it gets. There are far more "I use the internet for facebook" users on reddit these days than, say, developers.

I mean, for what it is worth, I knew plenty of males who experienced that exact same situation. Except without being able to pull the ovary card, all they figured was that the teacher just inherently didn't appreciate STEM fields.

This just in: teachers possess biases about what fields they think are best. News at 11.

I'd say whenever Millennials outnumber Gen-Xers and Boomers.