The big thing that is worse, I think, is economic inequality, and I do think that is something that needs to be worked on. However, the world has less racism, less homophobia, better medicine, cheap and fast global communications, inexpensive computing devices that can perform amazing computations, and put the shoe phone from "Get Smart" to shame,. Not to mention that violent crime and rape are at their lowest level since the 70's. The world is an awesome place now.

The existing taxi system is based on crony protectionism via government regulation. I would love to see it go just for that reason.

You know those crazy parents that make their kids go to baseball camps, practice several hours a week, and try to talk over the teams coach. Yeah, this guy is that kind of parent.

To do otherwise would be controlling.
Furthermore, there is nothing wrong, morally, or socially, with a little girl wanting to be a princess.

That's the dark nature of capitalism. If your job becomes redundant, you have to evolve or find another line of work.

I work as a computer engineer, and some of the software and hardware design people got mechanical engineering degrees a long time ago, but migrated to the CE side of things and do excellent work.

The death threats are not part of any sort of video game related fantasy. That is simply someone on the internet behaving immaturely.

Fantasies, even "Power Fantasies" are perfectly fine for a person to have because most people can tell the difference between fantasy and reality.

So, say I put my brain in a robot body and there's a war. Robots versus humans. What side am I on?

The "cake" referred to in "let them eat cake" quote means the crust at the bottom of a cauldron.

How many innocent people will have to die in turf wars over the distribution of black-market margarine?

Thank god slashdot was there to cover this.

The boss was a controlling, emotionally abusive asshole who made the workplace a nepotism-filled hellhole and his children were sniveling prima donnas, I left less than a week notice and got a job that paid better and was less hostile. This was in white-collar land, and quitting abruptly will not affect my job prospects at all.

5,300 years ago would have been the neolithic period, so technically, a neolithic diet gave this guy terrible teeth.

They're taking the time to investigate homicides?! If they had focused on what they were SUPPOSED TO be doing, maybe they wouldn't have done so poorly in the 2012 season.