there has to be something wrong with it. Or it has to somehow ban guns.

http://johnsphones.org/

except no swiping, etc. just a phone.

Guess I'm insane. I use a dryer. No outside drying allowed on balcony, Condo already has a problem with ventilation in the bathroom areas. If I'm not using a dryer, I'm living in swamp world.

I don't think you understand the definition of "poor".
For example, around Dubai, the rich may drive Bentleys, while those who earn the least drive BMWs, but the BMW drivers certainly aren't poor.

With more freight moving by rail, and ending up in distribution points closer to the final destination, most huge delivery trucks would be replaced by much smaller vehicles.
Think three trips of a smaller truck versus one giant truck, which would cause a huge decrease in road wear.

I'm seriously annoyed because:
1) New Mad Max movie comes out
2) I plan to go see it with no expectations.
3) reviews start to say "It's great", and I hammer them down. Expect great , you'll be disappointed.
4 ) reviews start harping on how feminist it is.
5) I realize now I won't be able to watch it without constantly looking for how feminist it is, or framing the film in feminist terms. It's like someone saying "Don't think of an elephant".

I've used odd unknown money to buy things in stores, such as US Half Dollars
Staff generally accept whatever you say, as long as you look like you're not lying.
In fact, they often say "Hmm, I think I'll buy that and take it home."
so, if I tried trading a $50 gold piece at Mcd's, I'm willing to bet the cashier would take it, give me my change, and buy it from the drawer.

I agree.
Cheaper solution to me: Build second rail next to existing rail, and dedicate it only to AMTRAK travel.

It's also entirely possible that the older UIDs have seen more tattoos for longer, and see how they begin to look....ragged or dated...after a period of time.
Plus, the fact that they ( Like me) may remember almost getting some tattoo bit of idiocy in college and are thoroughly grateful they never went through with it.
For me, it would have been the "Milk and Cheese" dueling shoulder pieces. Because one's a carton of hate and the other's a wedge of spite.

So you're saying you were wearing retro fedoras since before fedoras were retro?

Don't be so angry. This is just the internet. Nobody's awarding points. And if they are, they don't really matter.

I remember reading that, and actually being more frightened by it than 1984. 1984 seemed a long shot, but Brave new World was frightening because it seemed plausible.

I'd prefer a happy kid who's satisfied with working his "dead-end job" and generally satisfied with his life, than a kid who's a real hard charging go-getter asshole.
In fact, I'm almost comfortable making the argument that we should be scanning for the asshole gene, and eliminating it.

However, society needs a few assholes to keep things moving.
Society also needs, in vastly greater quantities, happy satisfied people who aren't always pushing ambition to it's limit. Though I'm sure someone somewhere will refer to them as sheeple and downplay their importance.

Thanks for that honest appraisal,
This is what scares me about when we begin mucking around with our genetic code to fish for better results: there are often unknown reasons for some of it. If people were MEANT to all be geniuses, we would have evolved that way a long time ago with it being such a huge advantage. Odds are, success in some areas means possibly shorting some other area: sociability, physical health, mental wellness, lack of imagination, etc.

I'm actually being serious here, and not trying to be a jerk. I don't know anybody who has been the victim of stalking, nor have I been.
Are there particular crowds/groups/cultures in which this is more common?