You're more average than you thought you were.

And ain't nothing really wrong with that.

I'm expressing serious concern about d_r's stability here

What am I, twelve? Go peddle that horseshit somewhere else.

Are you melting down? I'm really not interested in seeing something horrific about you on the news.

The sad thing is, you used to be better than this. Mind you, if freaking Rush Limbaugh goes to shit thanks to Obama's election, what I should I expect from mere mortals?

is there really any reason to worry about this at all?

Less a worry and more a position on the risk/reward curve.

Hi. Organic farmer here.

The term organic is meaningless, and is as much a marketing tool as anything else. Buying organic food without checking out ingredients/growing methods is as stupid as not checking the provenance of anything else.

Having said that, there are many methods of protecting your crops that do not involve complex pesticides and other "highly unfriendly to certain types of living organisms" products. Really, it all boils down to whether you're lazy, or really want to produce and eat food that isn't going to do you or your environment any extra harm.

So do a little research before you buy. There's plenty of us growing this way and we're happy to detail exactly what we do and don't do to our food. Just ask.

actually fit in your pocket

If you're a munchkin, sure. My 3GS (no case) fits neatly into the fob pocket of my Levis.

Why would you say that? All they need to do is patent the technology then collect royalties and/or licensing agreements.

The joke is that every time Sony's tried that gambit in the past, they failed miserably. Betamax and Minidisc are two great examples of this.

Wouldn't cordless phones solve the bell problem?

Considering the fucking lawyers will get most of that settlement

Depends what agreement the clients signed at the beginning of the case. Which you're not privy to. And which I doubt is higher than 50%.

But yeah, lawyers are scum, that's the important takeaway here.

Yeah, because when I, and millions of regular people think 'conformity', we think gay marriage.

Now, what's the irrational part?

If gay marriage is just a symptom, and the important, terrible, horrible thing that is truly happening is yet more expansion of government power, what the fuck does gay marriage have to do with this?

Oh wait, I finished the article and followed some of his links.

Meh, he's no Alex Jones.

Take away the top 20 murderous cities, and America drops below England, for firearms fatalities!

"What have the Romans ever done for us?"

Really? It's 2104, I could find a dozen worse examples by flinging a dart out my window. Hell, even by PETA standards, this one doesn't even rank.

Tsk, tsk: It's a triumvirate of labour unions, feminist radicals and eco-freaks.

Jesus, you kids can't even get your propaganda right these days.