...the robot replied, "Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they're making me clean up dangerous radioactive waste."

Analytic solutions are far superior to computed approximations. They are far easier to calculate--computers have made computed approximations far easier, but most of the time that doesn't mean that they're *easy*--only that they're now possible. Being able to obtain the answer in a small fraction of the time is still a big advantage. They are more precise and do not require initial parameters. And they provide much greater understanding and insight into the underlying phenomenon. There is no surprise at all that people are still looking for analytic solutions.

When they get only the appearance of accountability they add another layer of accounting.

Which can be compared to dealing with structural flaws by putting on another coat of paint.

In case you were wondering, this is a nutcase who thinks vaccines are a fraud and the disease happens because we cook our meat.

those are scared lands

What frightened them?

Better yet: this is not an application that requires microsecond precision--within a minute or two is fine, particularly as long as all the clocks agree with each other. Completely private network with a master NTP server that is updated by hand every week or so should work fine.

Let me guess. You have a HD-DVD library, don't you?

One can only hope that the next one will be named "John Gabriel".

Can't play HD-DVDs on most XBoxes, either. The HD-DVD drive was a separate add-on which very few people got and has been discontinued for years. That's one of the reasons HD-DVD got beat by Blu-Ray--every PS3 came (and comes) with a Blu-Ray drive standard.

There is no such thing as basic human rights. Whatever rights people have are granted or restricted by their individual governments.

I am so very, very glad I don't live in your world. Say hi to Big Brother for me.