>>There's no I in "team"

No, but if you play it right, there's a "me".

>> How else can I judge the validity of a paper, especially if I'm not in the field myself?

Look for +5 Insightful

>> Yoked of innovation

So you say, but the next big thing is just around the corner. It's called Social IRL. Right now there's a whole industry building out places to meet and socialize in meat-space (mostly food and drink based forums). Those on the cutting edge are just getting involved in this technology, but soon it will be the biggest social networking innovation ever! Social IRL - the next, next thing.

This is not about the investors. This is about the lawyers.

If people are willing to pay for this experience, for $5 I'll let them ride shotgun while Grandma drives to bingo.

>> police officers in discos testing for purity

Our cops test for purity too, if ya' know what I mean.

Never judge a book by its title, weight and page length.

What's always surprised me is why we can't have more pimply-faced, basement-dwelling virgins running the system.

Western Digital has had self-destructing drives for years.

Dang, now I'm jonesing some crawfish pie, and don't be stingy with the butter.