Where I live, I never see the sun. Someone let me out!

We are well into the 21st century, oceans or distance no longer mean containment or isolation. The geopolitical landscape is too complex to just cut ties with several of the mideast countries, as much as I wish we could. But I agree, peace is highly unlikely in our lifetimes.

The one that the Navy requested? Seems a bit non-sequitur..
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That's a testament to the power of placebo, at any rate. That's pretty funny.

I always thought Gnome looked a little more polished, and KDE a little bit "Fisher Price", but I'll still take KDE, far more configurable. My son started to mess with linux a little, I tried to impress on him that linux is the kernel, and the GUI is something that is interchangeable, but that's a lot more important on a desktop than a server, my linux boxes are servers.

They could.. maybe some do.. some of them actually believe in it though Technically, if they do include a tiny minute amount of the actual medicine, they can't be charged for outright fraud since they're labeling honestly.

1 sounds an awful lot like conspiracy theorists as well... they probably believe in homeopathy too.

Dilution is dilution is dilution. Water does not "absorb" the "properties" of other compounds inside it's molecular bonds, that's called magic. If you really believe that silliness, then go water down your beer or vodka ,even using the "homeopathic technique", and see if you actually feel anything from that (other than placebo).. then see how quick you pour it down the drain and grab a proper bottle!
It's a way for scammers to stretch their supplies of actual medicine ridiculously thin to make obnoxiously huge profits. And people complain about the pharmaceutical industry! That said, holistic medicine is not homeopathy, though it's alluded to in the summary.

If chiropractic limited itself to minor "adjustments" and such, it'd be okay, IMO. When I was 7 years old I twisted my neck and slipped a disc; the only guy open that late at night was a chiro, my mom took me to him, and he gave me a twist (scary!) The pain reduction was immediate, though not total.. it took a few days for the muscles to heal, as they'd spasm'd badly when I hurt myself.
But if they claim to heal all other kinds of issues, they're getting into quack territory. A pinched nerve in your spine can affect things like digestion, but I'd rather have a regular MD look at that.

Similar here. I usually get about 7 to 7.5 hours of sleep during weekdays, but I'm all in for 9 hours on weekdays if I can do it. Too much is a bad thing too, but 6 hours is just not nearly enough for me. I wonder what a long term study - something like 25 years- would reveal? Do people who "need" less sleep tend to age quicker, or become more susceptible to any autoimmune deficiencies, or cancer, etc.. ?
I believe those who say and live by the motto, "I'll sleep when I'm dead" will find themselves getting that sleep a little sooner than they anticpated.

This. How far can the technology be trusted? Is it foolproof? Is anything? Lie Detectors are largely discredited (not even admissible in court), it's questionable to believe this new tech (eye movement) is any less fallible. Then you have situations where some people may be technically lying but unknowingly; they may even believe their lie (psychosis), or was told the lie and are simply propagating it. Tech can't solve everything.

In short, he was just trolling to elicit a response, whereas the the parent most likely had a valid point. Harry Shearer comes across an an angry/whiny old man to me, I've seen him on Graham Norton. Anyway, we known for a fact that anonymous trolls are over this place, and love to stir up discord. I asked a few point blank last year, who admitted they troll, but they wouldn't explain exactly why they do it; but it seemed like there was more to it than just kicks for a 14 year old.

Will he still be the type to shoot first?

Sexist much?

LOL! the butthurt is strong with this one. You got some easy-to-push buttons there, sparky.
It was just a joke, based on a pun. Whoosh. Take a breath.