GM is bad about using whatever parts are available.

I specifically recall learning how to use a ruler in elementary school.

Further I've know an adult who couldn't. Talk about handicapped. Of course he is an idiot.

I advocate adopting the Feter. Exactly 1/3 of a meter.

The Eurotrash think Canadians should use trains for everything too.

They just don't get it. We have states that could kick their countries ass.

Freedom? You don't know what the word means.

I am free to _not pay_ for every social program, worldwide. You are proposing turning every working person into a slave of the worlds bums.

Of course they should be free to continue not working, they should also be free to starve.

No, it's more like, "The friends you hang out with just killed and injured hundreds of people in a fit of theocratic thuggish tantrum-having, and you did things like go to one of their apartments and hide his laptop because you knew he was guilty of a terrorist bombing attack (and more). And knowing this was going to come home to roost on you, you set about cleaning up your own computer in the interests of trying to minimize the appearance that you'd been cheering on your buddies the murderers." More like that.

Most bolts don't turn into nuts. They turn into threaded holes in the case of one or the other part (Engine block or Transmission case).

To put metric bolts into an American truck you would have to drill and tap all the bolt holes, than likely drill out the corresponding un-threaded hole to accept the new bolt. Then likely buy a new transmission as their isn't enough metal left and the case fails.

To turn it back you would again have to expand the holes and retap. At that point, good luck with the remaining metal.

The whole story is obviously made up or at very least, greatly exaggerated.

True. Other than, you know, there being no example of that actually being the case, ever. Unless you have some you can link to? Thanks.

Getting acquitted in a criminal trial (no matter how appropriately or, in his case, ridiculously) has never made one immune to civil suits. Being subsequently sued for wrongful death by the family of your victim isn't "double jeopardy." It wasn't before the Simpson case, and it isn't now.

He did face subsequent criminal charges, on other matters. And he's in jail now for breaking into a hotel room (armed!) and a series of issues surrounding that event.

People like OJ Simpson, you mean? Or Bernie Madoff? Or Phil Spector? Or Martha Stewart?

So pretty much you're just making stuff up. That's OK, but at least admit it.

Not just no. Fuck NO!

More useful the 99% of the functions they are currently doing.

Carly is radioactive. HP paid her millions just to go away.

The dems are dreaming if they think she will be nominated.

Development is often capitalized. Maintenance has to be out of cash flow (accounting rules etc).

So companies trying to get acquired often hide their software maintenance costs in development budgets. Until auditors start to calculate development to maintenance cost ratios for IT organizations this will continue as the perps are laughing all the way to the bank.

It's fundamentally an accounting problem.

If management sets up incentives to game the system they have no one to blame but themselves. Of course employees will do what the system is setup to reward. Duh.