It's OK as proper SF, but the main character is depicted almost as lacking emotions.

He's not lacking emotions. It's just that when something bad happens he curses and then sits about working the problem.

At one point Venkat comments on it by explaining that he's a NASA Mars Astronaut - One of the best in the world at coping with difficult situations.

"He's stuck out there. He thinks he's totally alone and that we all gave up on him. What kind of effect does that have on a man's psychology?" He turned back to Venkat. "I wonder what he's thinking right now?"

LOG ENTRY: SOL 61 How come Aquaman can control whales? They're mammals! Makes no sense."

travel forced on employees

I'm a frequent business traveller. I appreciate getting out of the office and getting in front of customers and other users.

I would give you a mod bump if you weren't anonymous.

Canada is much more business friendly than the US

It's also easier to run a business in Canada because you don't have to pay out thousands per employee for health insurance. Most employers offer an 'extended health' package that includes coverage for things like prescription drugs and eyeglasses, but it's pennies compared to what US employer has to pay.

but Canada has far tighter immigration controls than the US

No it doesn't. If you work in certain fields, all you need to do is show up at the border with a letter of employment.

"Want to contribute to Canada? Come on in!"

Even if you don't have a letter you can immigrate via the points system. None of this "Green Card Lottery" nonsense.

If this is successfully argued, could it then be argued that there is no reason why there are any country restrictions on streaming any sort of media since it isn't "broadcasting"?

The content restrictions come from the content provider, not the streamer. Netflix Canada is less good than Netflix USA because the companies that provide content to Netflix say "You can't show this content in Canada."

Of course, this just means that some incredible hackers were able to fool the software that my wife uses to show different results while the laser is shining

The conspiracy nutbars don't argue that the reflectors aren't there - They argue that they weren't placed there by humans BECAUSE RADIATION.

and can be seen with probes and telescopes and a laser

I thought the argument from the idiots was not that the unmanned gear was launched up there, but rather that the pictures from the probes had been doctored.

I've never understood how the business model for 'free' review sites is supposed to work anyway.

You're in the *reviewing* business. If you're legit you can't sell ads - Consumer reports has no ads - They make all their money from subscriptions.

However, it's the internet, so you can't sell subscriptions. People won't pay.

So can't sell ads, can't sell subscriptions... How can you create a legit reviews site?

Also most rich people are also very cheap - So the notion of paying for something that they haven't gotten drives them bananas, due to their cheap-ness.

Real zero-g (not Vomit Comet or theme park rides) would be pretty damn cool

How is vomit comet not 'real zero-g?' Or is your measure based on length of time?

Because whether you're falling on the ISS or fallling on the Vomit Comet, you're still falling...

In fact, it's probably zero percent.

Except when it comes to the filming locations (mostly filmed in Toronto and Vancouver) and the actors (mostly Canadians).

But other than that, yeah.

All the Home Depot stores here in Vancouver, Canada have chip-and-PIN card readers.

What else can subsidize here?

Well, in your case, apparently grammar school.

Did anyone bother to check on World Airlines

In the last 30 years, World Airways has had one incident, and that was due to pilot error, not issues with the DC-10 itself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W...

there is always a refueling stop at Anchorage or Honolulu.

Yes, and when Canadian Airlines crossed the Pacific with their DC-10s in the 70s, 80s & 90s they used to stop in Hawaii for fuel.

This is one of the reasons these airframes have been retired.