The Lenovo looks good, but a brief session with it at the store left me feeling like it wasn't sturdy. If you think it's good, I'll give it another look. I'm pretty sure my sort experience with it was not enough to form an opinion.

The reason I have the 2 Surface Pros is because I got one and it really fit my needs and then bought a second newer model. I didn't really look at other options, but I will.

Well, you've already decided that "racists will go to great lengths to try to rationalize their bigotry". You probably decided that a long time ago, probably before even examining the facts involved. But you want to call me prejudiced?

We have examples a-plenty of racists trying to rationalize their bigotry, so I'm able to make a generalization. I don't have any examples with you, so I cannot.

First, you better be able to point to which gene does what. The genetic differences between races is so minuscule that you had god damn better be able to say, "See, that gene right there is different and that's the gene for living in a trailer park and being a NASCAR fan".

Because we've had some very bad experiences in this world with people trying like hell to use ethnicity as markers for behavior.

It's not like we are talking about Poodles and Retrievers. It's exactly like "all humans are poodles" and we are arguing superiority based on hair style.

Good one. I plan to use that, just so you know.

The reason these geneticists are decrying this study is not because of the results, but what people have done with them. Last century, we had a pretty big blowup because of "scientific" correlations between genetics ethnicity and behavior. And it's not like these correlations are well understood.

And look at how many of these studies regarding ethnicity and behavior later turned out to be bogus as hell, but not before providing racists with cover.

Or maybe there's real-world ugly truths that the utopianists and progressives refuse to accept.

Well, possibly, but experience teaches that flat-out racism is a more likely culprit. We've seen people of all races and ethnic background perform at a very high level at every possible field, including Jewish and Italian basketball players and African-American pure mathematicians. What Murray (and you) are always looking for is the ceiling and floor. That's racist.

Plus, we've learned that there is one additional defining characteristic of racists: They will go to great lengths to try to rationalize their bigotry. And that, was my point. You've confirmed that.

Yeah, unfortunately, there is a cohort in Science (Charles Murray, I'm looking at you), who will inevitably try to make this all about the blacks and the Jews.

Ugliness dies hard in the human spirit.

You do realize that there are several other devices which integrate the wacom combo multitouch digitizer, and which are substantially less expensive and have more processing power?

What are they? I'm looking for such a device right now.

Neither. It's the greatest mobile music production computer ever invented. Touch screen, portable, full standard connectivity. Runs full versions of the best DAW software w/ plug-ins. There's nothing close.

I've got two of 'em. I'm not really invested in Microsoft's success, but I hope there are a few other manufacturers who are paying attention.

Just ask the Germans what happened to their request for their gold stored in the US...

Well, it was kind of creepy to ask Ft Knox to store all those teeth.

I want a postage stamp with a portrait of Iggy Pop.

In fact, a series of 70's punk rockers would be great. Iggy Pop, each of the four Ramones, Johnny Rotten and maybe a group photo of the New York Dolls.

I wonder if this has already been done by some Micronesian country where these guys are worshiped as gods. That would be cool. Easter Island statues in the likeness of Iggy.

And this is why we should refuse to do any business with dictatorships.

That might backfire if other governments decide to do the same thing.

Anyway, if you look at the past 70 years, America just loves dictators. Most of them have luxury condos in Manhattan, anyway.

Unless they have nice plump red lisp like Algenina Jolei

Ti think that's wrong. Isn't there a lot more gold used in jewelry in South Asia than is sitting in Ft Knox? I thought I'd heard that.

That's a good one.

I don't see rappers wearing Bitcoin bling, although the grilles would be very interesting.