You know I have a book here about the history of the oil industry that references 'peak oil' was to happen in the early 1900's and every decade or so after that.

But rearranging the junk was half the fun ....

My basement until my wife finally won the argument.

Back in the day, well at lest up to the mid 1970 our schools taught wood working and metal working in grades 6,7, and 8 because these were life skills. You learned how to build and fix things.

Stake Holders are the major problem.

For example (ignoring the whole question of gun control for a moment) a way back the Canadian government started a a Long Gun registry and budgeted a couple of million dollars for it. I knew chaps who were in on it from the start. It was essentially a second year computer science database project.

However, once underway and all the stake holders got involved and the turf wars started and the pro pr campaigns started to counter the anti government registry campaigns it eventually ballooned to a couple of billion dollars.

Then because of the major cluster frak it turned into it did not really work so after a few years of operation and bad publicity it was canceled.

Drop them naked on the tundra during the spring and let the files have them. Use a drone and televise it. Sell advertizing.

Every child knows that if you abuse a privilege it gets taken away.

And any biologist has the knowledge to release botulism in a concealed manner.

Can't wait for this scene

And He blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; for after the 40 days and nights God let up the rains and gazed down upon the Ark looking resplendent in a sea of dead and bloated babies and children. Their faces contorted in the agony of drowning while the carrion birds of the ocean did feed on their bloated and discoloured corpses. And they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark. And the Lord God smiled and was joyful for he knew then that his retribution had been slow and painful and without mercy for even the young and innocent. (Genesis 7:23)

Right ending life is so cool but creating it, hell no.

Right, now just wait until as a cost saving measure the NSA starts using 'advanced' software analysis programs to not only tag but also to vet all your emails and chats instead of people and then you end up automatically being put on a watch list.

Now try to get off of it.

That is the problem.

So the NSA is supposed to be covertly gathering intelligence. Yet they use high pressure tactics that force these sites to shut down therefore tipping off their users that something may be amiss. Leading them to change their procedures there by wasting all the time an effort the NSA put into thin initial investigation.

Ditto. Looks good for the couch when you are playing a leisurely game. However, mouse and kb will will be tops for getting rid of the pent up must kill something moments.

Want people to use it. Get rid of all surcharges related to it. I don't have to pay extra when I use cash.

Like the phone company who benefits from prostitution.