So if the dark matter would just get out of the way, we could see this new particle ALOT better, right?

(the above question pretty much sums up my knowledge on this subject)

We need one of those here. I'd happily pay more for a ticket if they'd kick out idiots who come to movies to play with their phones.

I, for one, was hoping for a *extended* Maunder Minimum. Because global warming and stuff.

Sorry, downloading a document that size will put you over your data cap.

Can you point me to where in any of the linked articles this coalition is talking about takeovers? I've assumed that their goal was to offer a competing service to the telcos, not to takeover any existing telco service(s).

For who? Arguably yes, intelligence has improved our lot in life, but there are a heck of a lot of species that don't exist anymore, or will cease existing in the near term future because of our actions.

If we remove the artificial, and instead grab a slice of humanity and make it a lot smarter than the rest of us, do you think things will remain peachy for the rest of us? How are the other great apes doing these days?

LOL, nobody needed to watch or keep track of Assange - that media whore announced his friggn' location everywhere he went. Anyways, I was just responding to the assertion that charges even matter when it comes to this sort of thing. If the US wants a non US citizen residing almost anywhere - especially western Europe - the US will have them. If you believe otherwise, well...OK then.

What courts have ruled on the legality of any NSA surveillance program? I wasn't aware that there have been any such rulings, at least pre-Snowden.

mmm...since when has the US needed charges to pluck a non-US citizen off the streets of a foreign country? After all, there's "lacunae in the relevant legal frameworks" that allows our agents to "arrest" wanted individuals anywhere else in the world without nary a charge being filed.

Mark Cuban? Is that you?

Well, yeah, blindly following anyone is stupid. That's true whether you're Canada, or the American electorate. We should both think more.

Agreed. I'm interested in this story, but I already read about it on sites that cover this kind of thing. I'd rather this not be here. Post something interesting that CNN/MSN/Everybodyelse isn't already covering better than you will.