drought map shows no drought in PNW.
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

sorry, we're taking your water.

create a pipeline from the PNW down to southern CA. done.

of course it'd be expensive, but this is either an emergency, or it isn't. at least there aren't (as many) environmental concerns as there are for oil pipelines. if it leaks / breaks you get a ... water spill?

i suspect microsoft would love to be in their position right now, lawsuit and all.

ironically, the fact that google is being sued like this is a good for them. not directly, but if you are big and powerful and lack competitors, that's a darn good problem to have as a business.

that does not correctly paint the picture.

it's simple undercutting strategy. no matter how favorable an environment for business nation A provides, there's always a nation B that will undercut them. not because nation A is unfairly taxing business, and not because it's economically viable for nation B in the long run, but to get business to move their and then raise taxes to a point where they can break even in the long run. once businesses are entrenched, they are less likely to leave. and if you don't offer the carrot, they'll never come in the first place.

relative to other western nations, overall the US is extremely favorable to business, to the detriment of it's citizens in many cases.

they either broke a contract, or they didn't. either way, if the outcome is what you say, it's spyglass that messed up.

no way. for a gigantic fragile rocket it came in extremely hot. it was probably moving at 50+ MPH when reached 50 feet of the platform. it didn't slow down much until it was less than 10 feet away. it was also wobbling as it came in.

as much as i'd like to say that was close, it wasn't.

when you are 14, that's the pinnacle of humor.

anyway, good job trying to turn this into an issue of sexism. if you read into this that homosexuality had anything to do with it, you are the one with the problem.

nothing i said is contradicted in the article. end of story. you can read between the lines about what the author meant or really thinks. that's up to you, have fun.

^^^ you said that.

no, i'm not submitting this to a journal of science. you caught me. just my opinion based on reading the article.

the fact that you are suggesting i apologize for slander either means you are being ironic, or you are very out of touch with reality.

i stand by what i wrote. the article is a capitalist rant about how workers don't need or deserve any rights written by an out-of-touch elitist. i don't claim to know that this applies to Ellen Pao, i suspect it doesn't.

yep, you caught me. what i wrote is my opinion. you're new here then?

yeah, i read that article. it's kind of baseless. she uses the term "frivolous" over and over, but that would imply she knew that facts and evaluated the situation. there's no facts in the article all. she's calling it frivolous because,

"A job is an exchange of services on one side for compensation on the other. If that exchange is not working for either side, then move on. If you don't like how you are being treated, what you are getting paid, your opportunities, your co-workers or any other aspect of where you are working, leave and get a new job or start your own business."

basically, she an extreme capitalist that doesn't believe in "workers' rights" at all. she's saying "hey, being discriminating on? just leave and work somewhere else. it's a free country." while that probably was an option for Ms. Pao, it's not an option for everyone. there's got to be a balance.

and this,

"leave and get a new job or start your own business."

that's just a little elitist. assuming everyone has the capital to start their own business.

did you mean git? or github? you don't need github to setup a git remote.

sure, as long as you aren't collaborating on anything, or if you are, you have a mirror. my guess is that most github users don't create mirrors.

um yeah? that's the definition of the word right? but yeah, i guess someone (anyone, any gender) who runs around in tight fitting clothes exposing skin is doing so because that's so comfortable, and to stay cool? maybe it's too increase blood circulation? hm.

christ man, get over it. dress is often focused on attracting the opposite (or the same) sex. bodies are alluring. that's why dudes with big guns where tight fitting shirts. and so on. it doesn't bother me. does it bother you?

and the OP used the word "slutty". i guess i should have stuck with that over provacative. much less controversial right?

that's just not true. a lot of it depends on if there's mutual attraction. take two guys, one with brad pitt looks, and another with steve buscemi looks. put the same words in their mouth. see what happens.

what makes someone creepy is when they don't take a hint. you can't fault someone for trying.

yes, thanks for the "how to talk to girls 101" lesson. you are clearly the expert.