Yes but just think of all the new taxes we could have the privilege of paying to fund it!

According to their list of Mission Directorates

1. Enable a safer, more secure, efficient, and environmentally friendly air transportation system.
2. Operate the International Space Station and prepare for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
3. Exploring the Earth-Sun system, our own solar system, and the universe beyond.

They should now add:
4. Protection of Humanity from hysteria due to mythical threats said to originate from space.

That is what we did. We only lost some materials money. Sound advice for anyone reading...

Contractors are people you don't screw around with. Some states, like Texas, allow contractors (even auto repair shops) to put a lien on your property if you do not pay them. The fine print of some Mortgage Loans require that you notify them immediately if any liens are placed on the property. Failure to comply might allow the mortgage lender to force you to buy absurdly priced insurance (like 3x-4x market rate) from their selected insurer. Then you have all the hassle of clearing up the title and being unable to sell the property until things are properly cleaned up.

I've personally had a case where a contractor vanished but all his sub-contractors continued to work and deliver materials. The contractor didn't pay them so we had to. At least the sub-contractors got paid for the work they did do (which was quite excellent). We had to sue the contractor's company and get a judgement. There's nothing to collect, however, and the owner is now in prison. Not because of his dealings with us but because he decided to pretend to be a cop, lure "models" to a hotel, then sexually assault them while threatening arrest. Had to do a double-take on the evening news when his portrait was on the screen along with his full name.

Almost... The media will only hint about it more often when a Republican does it. The slaughter line will actually be just as long.

Changing the DNT request text from: "DNT (Default)" to "DNT (User's Choice)" Now Yahoo! will be ignoring the wishes of the user.

Corn is also a nitrogen hog. The amount of chemical fertilizer needed to grow corn for ethanol is similarly a net waste.

So if Anonymous makes a mistake and outs the wrong person and that person becomes harassed by the public backlash to the point of committing suicide... Will Anonymous out their outer?

Anyone for a live action game of Shadowrun?

Change is good for your personal development. New contexts, new situations, new skills, new contacts. So long as you keep on good terms with your current "fun" organization is there any reason to believe that they won't have you back if you don't like the other venture? If there is such strong rapport with those people would they bare you any ill will for trying something else for a change? Are you irreplaceable and would cause tremendous stress and hardship if you left? Do you have shares/ownership of the company that you feel could swell in value by your continued involvement?

Just because you change jobs doesn't necessarily mean you become an enemy or are no longer useful to your old colleagues. You might be able to scout out new clients or opportunities for them in the course of your new job (that do not conflict with your new loyalties). You might encounter some skilled professional that fits exactly what your old crew really needs.

In the simplest most realistic terms, it is a business decision. The #1 person you are fighting for is yourself and your family. In my opinion the creative freedom of being able to help craft a new organization is very attractive to establish the kind of culture you desire. If that organization does not appear to value some of the same things that you do (software) you can be instrumental in helping them see where they might be mistaken.

Because phenomenal powers are only evil when the opposition is in position to use them. Win some elections and suddenly they are okay again.

Controversial legislation will attempt to lull some opponents by having a "Sunset" provision where the law will expire or require some sort of a reauthorization. The thought is "Okay we need it for right now but it is far too terrible to make permanent." When that time comes they always pass or are made permanent. Proponents argue "We've already spent all this money to implement it, no sense in squandering it now", "It is just so useful and important it is absurd to abandon it", or "Termination of the program would cause the layoffs of thousands of government & contract workers (in my jurisdiction)." PATRIOT Act did this too. Not to mention taxes and tolls as well. Government just cannot resist getting bigger. And yes, as others have pointed out, it doesn't matter which political party is in power when they pass. As soon as another party takes over for a term they really start to love these new powers and suddenly their criticism vanishes along with their promises to repeal.

One way to be sure... hit em' again!

If you are affected by this DDoS you might as well disable any PPC ads you have with Google, etc. No sense in spending money to drive traffic to your site if it is unreachable.

Now lets see what these little buggers look like in their own respective slow motion. Careful not to give the quarks any seizures.