Wouldn't it be simpler to revise the laws of gravity at astronomical distances rather then dream up some ridiculous, invisible massive particle?

Might as well take the train...

I heard rumors about Raytheon that make it sound like a very unappealing place to work. Rumors about job turmoil such as lousy benefits that get worse every year and no job security.

You just know that there will be lots of exemptions for certain politicians / government agencies and their buddies. Only the poor slobs who do not have political pull will have to put up with this crap.

Who would think that solons in Oregon have bankrupted the state to such an extent that this would be needed. I thought that this was just a problem in the east.

I am confused.

What a tremendous and disgusting waste. This trading does nothing for the economy; it just creates a few billionaires while skimming from pension and retirement funds. Wall Street at it worst.

Back when Men were Men....

As if the internet surveillance is not enough, most cities now have networks of microphones so that Big Brother can listen in.

The same idiots who pushed C++ on us hate Java because it is not verbose and not "powerful"--i.e. it is easy to use and safe.

But then you would be flooded with warning messages for some legacy system. Some would be bugs, some exploits and most would be deliberate attempts by programmers showing how clever they are.

Aliens as in Chinese, yes. Microsoft was another possible enemy of Linux...

I am sick of being at the mercy of managerial whim and fashion.

If your company tries this then just leave. This happened to a friend of mine; his company tried to crack down on telecommuters and they lost critical employees.

Any saving is not being passed on to the consumer...