and make it impossible for teachers to their jobs, teach.

These people are no different than Young Earth Creationists (wouldn't be surprised if there was some overlap.). That is to say their views lead them to reject science rather than science informing their views. They should be learning to accommodate the science within their views. Denying reality leads to disaster.

Here's the thing instead of funding a campaign to sow fear, uncertainty, and doubt, why don't they fund actual science? Left and right should be debating on what to do about human caused global warming and not whether or not it is happening.

I stopped being a libertarian when I realized it wasn't workable, and that it never worked. Mike Huben has a great Non-Libertarian FAQ and Critiques of Libertarianism.

for their efforts. Normally, I'm opposed to most of what they do and stand for, but it's nice that we can find common ground (which is sorely lacking in our modern political discourse). Yes, a lot of asshole Democrats kept supporting it and will get their ass handed to them in November if they keep this shit up. I hope progressive candidates challenge those recalcitrant Dems who still support SOPA/PIPA/ACTA the way Tea Partiers challenged incumbent Republicans did in 2010 (although there's was an astroturf campaign funded by the likes of the Koch brothers and FreedomWerks).

We have a landline but never answer it. We let it rollover to the answering machine. During the last two elections the number of robocalls that got recorded by the answering machine jumped to one every other day.

I've managed to find my niche as a freelance web developer, but I know in another two years I'll need to up the ante and call myself a consultant developer or something.

At first reading this blurb I thought, "Ah another concern troll." but when I went to the article it was posted on the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists website. The essay isn't nearly long enough and I don't have time to deconstruct it, but the author does have some valid points to make. I say we need to transition to less destructive and more sustainable forms of energy and transform our lifestyle to using less resources. And we really need to think through the implications of what "renewable energy" really means.

I think the reason why Linux took of so quickly was because of all the gnu software out there already. Basically it was a car waiting on an engine. And when that engine arrived it took off. Thanks Linus and everyone who contributed to it.

Yup. At least this is a good one. First it was Nazis, then it was the most complete copy of Metropolis found and now lager yeast.

to buy Netflix. I'm not happy about it either. My Netflix viewing habits have changed where I mostly watch streaming. When the raised prices back in December 2010 I dropped from the 3 DVDs at a time to 2. So my price point stayed the same. I'll drop to 1 DVD now because there are still things that aren't streaming.