>That would be like sending in the army to end racism in the south so that you can hand out bottled water.

That's exactly what we did, so people could drink from the public drinking fountains (and also vote and go to college and such.) It worked.

Measures aside, you don't have to spend much time around people to understand that some of them are pretty stupid and others are much smarter.

Don't forget:

• Rule #52 Never ask when you can take.
• Rule $60 Keep your lies consistent.

Well said. The LDP is neither liberal nor democratic.

His 1.5M USD over 5 years is $300,000 per year over and above his UT salary. Definitely moves him a step up from whore to call girl, but maybe not enough to rate all the way to courtesan.

All good points and very doable. Understand that it will take you at least five years to do this.

My bet on which line will be "Made in the USA" is the revamped Mac Pro due out next year. First, the numbers are far smaller than that for iPads or iPhones. requiring less capital investment. Second, they're not as challenging to assemble. Third, the added labor cost will be a smaller percentage of these more expensive units.

More likely it's a Google Street View camera car with a flat tire.

I would think low base #8 2.75 inch shells for pigeons. That's what I use. That would not be very effective against a copter drone. However, it's easy to chamber a couple of #2 3 inch magnum goose loads if the need arises. You could scale up to 00 buckshot if needed. A spread of 32 cal. balls ought to do it.

Band-tailed pigeons are quite tasty. They are native to North America and eat berries, seeds and whatever in the woods. Rock doves are native to Europe, live in cities and eat whatever little old ladies throw at them. I have never eaten one of them.

My wife and I are fleeing like rats to San Jose del Cabo. I plan on eating a lot of fish tacos washed down with a few Bohemias.

That's a pretty good description of Nate Silver and why people pay attention to him.

I find the Rapidograph size 0 to be exactly right for the sort of tasks mentioned. I've used one for decades. Size 0 gets more use than all of the other pens in the set put together.

Of course technology costs more down in Oz. it has to be manufactured to handle the fact that electrons spin widdershins down there.

>look at Saturn's rings, which also have sharp edges

I believe the sharp edges of Saturn's rings are attributable to the shepherd moons. This also appears to be true for the rings of Jupiter and Uranus. Not enough is known about the Nuptunian ring system to say for certain about it.