The difference is that almost everyone recognizes that speed limits are stupid, and enforcement is random and arbitrary and never done on days when it might actually do some good, like when the weather is bad.

If cops are going to do stupid, annoying things, I have no trouble making their life harder.

Grenada, Panama, Gulf War 1, Afghanistan, Iraq.

You may not agree with them, or much like the results, but they were clear military victories. The inability to govern afterwards or install a stable friendly regime nothwithstandnig.

I installed Serviio on an existing Gentoo box, added a couple of packages (ffmpeg, etc), and it has worked fine with my Sony BlueRay player for a couple of years now with no problems. I don't really do playlists or anything, just navigating folders and watching a couple movies or shows at a time.

Over half the population doesn't work now. Which is at the core of our economic problems.

Most humans throughout history never experienced freedom. Ours has been on a steady decline since at least the early 20th century, and hugely so since the 70s.

Frankly, most people won't notice or care that the remnants are gone. They're happy being "safe" sheep. Their lives won't noticeably suck, because they won't know any different.

There is no way you can drive any distance or with any frequency without breaking the law.

As long as the execs live in the US, the company will do whatever .gov wants them to do.

http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlpp/Vol30_No2_KatesMauseronline.pdf

Or the land masses were in different places. Or ocean currents were different. Say, because the Isthmus of Panama was open, you know, like up until about 3 million years ago when the current series of glaciation periods started.

Comparing anything in geological history to the current period is far more complex than "it was warmer".

The anti-Harperites are generally not anti-government. They just want the NDP in charge.

We haven't bought desktops or laptops with mechanical drives in over 3 years. SSDs everywhere.

Then you follow a long arc through the air and eventually splat down somewhere else. Oops.

Talk to Harry Reid. The scientists figured it out decades ago, but some politicians refuse to act.

Well I definitely wouldn't suggest doing it that fast, but yes, lots of exercise and healthy eating gets rid of the weight.

And yep, once you're fat, it seems it will always be a fight to keep it off. Sucks, but true.

I'm more like you than I am like your brothers, and it's still true.

Eat better, exercise more. It's not rocket science. And I bet it would work for 95% or more of obese people. It works for everyone on Biggest Loser, for example, and those are the fattest of the fatties anywhere.

I've never going to model swimwear, but I lost 40 lbs over 2 years and have mostly kept it off, with minor ups and downs. If I could cut out the muffins and ice cream I bet I'd drop 20 more.