"That domination is complete in China. Everything is censored, controlled, tweaked, threatened, bullied, or groupthinked into "order".... The chinese neither like nor dislike it. They have no right to an opinion either way."

This is utter and complete bullshit. I'm an American professor of history, and was in China no more than two weeks ago. I had frequent, open exchanges about politics, economics, society, the Communist Party, Hu Jintao, his likely successor, and even Tiananmen Square with numerous Chinese.

Stop making shit up about China and the Chinese to fit your own agenda.

"Don't believe in a creator? That's fine, but understand this country was founded by Religous people and we will always be fighting to govern it, because we know our rights are provided by our Creator."

*sigh* /facepalm

Was the United States of Dumbfuckistan founded by Yahweh, Zeus, the FSM, Amaterasu, Marduk, or Odin?

Deism != Christian God

I just want to know where I can SAFELY buy some Viagra online without a prescription. Surely a Yank can find some luck in Canada. However, maybe Googling it now isn't the way to go....

I really enjoyed the trailer, and I'm very much looking forward to the film. I'll catch a midnight showing, no doubt.

However....

Don't some of the dwarves look a bit, well, silly? Is it the make-up? Is it just their design? I'm uncertain. But something doesn't quite fit right with some of their looks.

Same here, buy button does nothing.

I'm out of points, someone please mod gad_zuki! up.

Stop catering to the lowest common denominator.

If people are too stupid to understand time zones, then don't change time zones, change the stupid people (via education).

I'm a 40 year old history professor, but I've lurked at Slashdot for years on account of my hidden/closeted geek side.

I've just now started to learn Arabic and Mandarin Chinese. Back in college I studied Russian, and mastered it quite quickly. I am progressing nicely in Mandarin and Arabic, but by no means am I mastering them at the same pace I mastered Russian 20 years ago.

Though some here are denying it, yes, as you get older it does become more difficult to learn. Not impossible, just more difficult. We now have wives, kids, job, mortgages, and home repairs to occupy our time, so of course making time to learn new languages is difficult. But it's more than that. Our brains simply aren't the same as they were 20 years ago. I'm no MD, but this is simply a function of the evil which is "aging."

Let me be the first to welcome our Puerto Rican anole overlords.

PM me an invite and I'll gladly be your friend! I've been looking to an alternative to the evil which is Facebook for years now. I can't wait to give Google+ a go.