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If it helps... I heard a joke recently: All new College freshmen in STEM tracts should change to Philosophy. ... When they graduate they STILL won't be able to get a job, but at least they will know WHY.

But on a serious, personal note; Good Luck, brother...

That's in contrast to the normal day-to-day inflammatory crap they post in an attempt to be funny. - so I can see how you could get confused...

(wow... i would not have guessed when I woke up this morning that I'd be posting on slashdot in support of the staff of The Onion... what a weird day)

It's not so bad when you put it into context.

Just a suggestion, - check the WayBack(tm) machine for the interview of Alton Brown (of Good Eats fame).

. Try Blair's 2:00am (or even the new 3:00am), Mad Dog 357, or any of the Black Momba variants. - I keep those on a special shelf (along with a bottle called Satin's Blood I got from a small, local company in South East Virginia) for use when a party guest gets too confident after trying the stuff I keep on the table (like Endorphin Rush) and starts talking smack.

Maybe I've just burnt my taste buds too far, but anything at less than 330,000 Scoville units can't be considered a SUPER sauce. (which also rules out most of the Dave's line of sauces.... but I admit they are some of my favorites due to great taste in addition to nice heat). Heck, with so many sauces topping 1 million units, even the 300K number is in doubt.

I'll just have to ""Friend"" you instead...

Ever since they used it on the intro to The Lone Ranger, as the hero sped across the countryside on horseback, that song has run through my head whenever I'm in a hurry.

Although, I could probably use more bikini-babes in my life.... I'll have to try THAT one next time...

Allow me to demonstrate

It's a small world after all, It's a small world after all, It's a small world after all, It's a small, small word.

It a world of laughter, a world of tears. It's a world of hope and a world of fears. There's so much that we share, and it's time we're aware. It's a small world after all.

It's a small world after all, It's a small world after all, It's a small world after all, It's a small, small word.

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Now.... You're Welcome.

Dywolf,

I am aware we agree about the author of TFA.

omitted was an emphasis on the word DOESN'T....

As of the idiot at WIRED... Look a the name... How can you say that he doesn't have an axe to grind? It's probably a pseudonym for that express purpose!

You can google DCISE for yourself, or take your chances following an embedded link on slashdot...

http://www.dc3.mil/dcise/dciseAbout.php

Actually.....

Recent history shows he doesn't have to resign early to affect his succession. If you were watching in 2005 you would know that Pope John Paul II did exactly that and basically put him (the current Pope) into office as his hand-picked successor. Look at nearly any picture of the previous Pope in the last few years of his life and you're see the the man who became Benidict XVI in the same frame.

Not like this is any big scandal. - It's totally natural to be concerned about who takes over when you leave.

AND, leaders (religious, political or even corporate) selecting others who are like minded is called "Organizational Consistency" and is not a ""bad word"" in most places.

It took 6 impacts before the material failed- Just like a walnut that you hit with a hammer to get at the food; the first hit might be absorbed, but even if you're not swinging brittle shell material will develop cracks and eventually the shell will collapse into tiny bits allowing you access to what's inside.

In this case, "what's inside" are the internal parts of the weapon, and having access to them is not what you want.

My IT industry friends are the most well armed guys I know.