You don't become addicted to, for example, marihuana if you never touch it. If I occasionally drink alcohol, then yes, I'm at risk of becoming an alcoholic. If I never touch marihuana, my risk of becoming addicted to marihuana is zero. My feeling is that you assume that everyone will occasionally try some drugs. And once that happens, the risk of becoming an addict becomes non-zero. I claimed that responsibility decides whether you resist the temptation to experiment with drugs or not.

If you want to present an opposing argument, feel free to do that. But I would prefer if you keep the insults to yourself. Unless that is your addiction.

Sure there are addicts that are smart than me. I never denied that. But that does not say anything about them being responsible to the level that they do not touch drugs.

The largest amount of alcohol I drunk on single occasion was at about 3/4 litre of wine. Still walked home on my own, no problem. I occasionally drink one glass of of brandy (5cl) when invited to birthday party or something like that. It's a tradition here. I don't drink beer. I never smoked cigarettes. I never tried marihuana, nor any other drugs ... anything like that. Never. I have no problem saying 'no' when a friend wants to pour me another one. Or leave the full glass standing on the table, if he does not listen. The idea of consuming some substance with the goal of altering my mental state is alien to me. I should do something that reduces my ability to handle myself? No way. It would create danger for myself and people around me. That would be irresponsible.

If you think that responsibility or lack thereof is the deciding fator, then you really are a moron.

I do think that it is responsibility that stops me from getting drunk or experimenting with drugs. And I do think that with that approach I'm not going to become an addict. Does it mean I'm a moron?

Yes, in the meantime the technology has advanced.

If I convert my application and CV to .doc or .docx the formatting will be all wrong ...

Did you actually try that? On windows you can use free .doc viewer to verify how will word render your document. I believe that the mess will be comparable to mess created just by using a different version of MS office. I.e. not significant.

Most countries do have spy agencies. And they often do have some reasons for that. But do they spy on their allies? Do they spy on general public? Care to to link some info about countries that do the spying and that are not in G8 and are not China or Korea?

Sure, you were joking. But you are just trying to show that "everybody does it". The point is not only that that is not an excuse. The point is that it is not even remotely true.

The difference in power consumption of my cable box when powered on vs. powered off is less then 5%.

I can't see how you have anything to lose other than your dignity

I do care about my dignity, you insensitive clod.

Yes, it is.

Laugh all you want. But can you provide a proof?

Remember that Everything you say will be used to burn you. Cops can lie and get away with it, and if you lie to a cop, you're fried. Do not believe anything they say, and don't try to talk your way out of it because you'll lose.

Out of interest - what makes a lawyer so special that he can talk to the cops? Are lawyers vaccinated against cop-tricks or something?

data on the phone can endanger no one.

If phone display shows a countdown app that sets of a bomb remotely?