This.

Because America doesn't already have the highest per-capita rate of firearms ownership and the highest per-capita rate of homicides by firearm in the world.

Oh, wait...

No, "or" would make it quite clear that the the power generated by clean tech is greater than any *one* of the alternatives. This is what we have the word "or" for.

I've tried offering my services to Slashdot on more than one occasion, but they don't seem terribly interested in having an editor who can actually, you know, edit.

Howdy! Last night we just did some chicken legs under the broiler--not a holiday here in any case. But I will probably cook a turkey either this weekend or next, if I can find anyone to come help us eat it. And if I don't have to go too far afield to find one--last year the shops in our neighbourhood were full of them at this time but this year I've not seen a one so far.

Did you ever finish your Wizard of Oz sequel?

Drop me a line at the gmail sometime and let's catch up.

I know you think you're being clever, but I wasn't bragging about the size of my vocabulary*, rather I was expressing my amazement that my spell-checker didn't "know" such a common word.

*Although, since you bring it up, I've done several tests which suggest that my English vocabulary is about 20% larger than average. Make of this what you will.

I hereby disqualify grim-one on strong suspicion of being Aussie. ;)

Here's another theory, from an MEP (Julia Reda, Pirate Party, DE) who thinks it's German publishers wanting to charge "ancillary copyright" licence fees for linking to their publications.

Your fear, perhaps, not mine. You do not want to show fear around those guys. This is how I was able to get within 10 metres of a nest to get some photos of the hatchlings this past spring, while a guy passing by in a kayak much further away got attacked and dumped in the water (Daddy Swan buzzed him, and he panicked).

(Heh, I just had to add "hatchling" to my dictionary. Pretty funny when you know more than your spell-checker does.)

You won't find many open APs in China, since the official policy there is that all Internet users must be identifiable. Certainly not in cafés or what have you. Generally you have to register for username/password and receive it by email.

What I usually end up doing in such places is flirting with the girl behind the counter until she offers to let me use hers. Unless my wife is with me, of course. ;)

Swans are majestic and regal. They're also big enough to carry off your dog or even one of your kids. They therefore are worthy of our respect.

You talking about 110 GHz networking, or the prediction that the singularity would occur in January 2012?

Torrents, my good man. Torrents.

Awesome. Watched that series as a kid... then, 20 years later, I spent a few years working in radio and found out that WKRP was much closer to real life than most people knew.

Geese are more evil. But they're also prettier and aren't quite as tasty.

Dear me, you must have missed "THREEE-DEEE PRINTERS IN SPAAAAAAAAACE" that was posted... um, yesterday.