Use a strong root password, DUH. The Bears and Elk up in canada cant hold down shift

Yeah, but that still leaves you vulnerable to brute force attacks. Especially from moose.

I don't see how building useful infrastructure is "pork".

Controlled breeding is time-tested, genetic modification is not. That doesn't mean 'don't do it', it means 'extensive research should be done first'.

"Transgene introgression from genetically modified crops to their wild relatives"(pdf)

We still do not have a comprehensive understanding of the risks of transgene introgression. We know that genes can be naturally introgressed between different species, albeit at generally low frequencies and over long periods of time. However, government regulators of transgenic plants are interested in specific transgenes, transgenic events, crops and wild relatives, in time spans of tens of years and beyond. Also, risks must be measured against benefits.

"The Ecological Risks and Benefits of Genetically Engineered Plants"

Discussions of the environmental risks and benefits of adopting genetically engineered organisms are highly polarized between pro- and anti-biotechnology groups, but the current state of our knowledge is frequently overlooked in this debate. A review of existing scientific literature reveals that key experiments on both the environmental risks and benefits are lacking. The complexity of ecological systems presents considerable challenges for experiments to assess the risks and benefits and inevitable uncertainties of genetically engineered plants. Collectively, existing studies emphasize that these can vary spatially, temporally, and according to the trait and cultivar modified.

Much of the research that has been done is encouraging, but there are still many unknowns. Conservatism is warranted when it comes to tampering with complex systems.

Food safety is not the issue, that's tested easily enough.

It's a bit more difficult to predict the environmental impact of introducing modified crops on a large scale.

I've heard a bit about that, very nasty. Makes the RIAA look like honest businessmen.

There's nothing wrong with researching GM crops.

When it starts to get more complicated is when you put them into production without sufficient testing.

You can still get your list of comments here, and submissions here.

I do agree that it is hideous and generally sucks.

Aside from being ugly, the new home pages seem to be utterly useless as far as I can tell.

but between this and the talk of Hillary landing at Sate, still disappointed.

I was hoping to at least make it to inauguration day before I soured on him. Oh well.