[goes off to inspect some files in wayback.com]

No, you're wrong, Usenet groups were hellholes. You've just forced yourself to forget those traumatic posts.

So it's Breaking Good?

[citation needed]

And the reason you need to provide citations is that every source I've found in the past suggests that this is only true for "conservatives" who are below middle class, and further that it's only true if you include contributions directly to churches. And I do not accept that giving cash to a church (or to your favorite TV evangelist) in any way counts as charity.

A true statement today as well as then; but AFAIK this quote has yet to be verified. Undoubtedly matches Steinbeck's views, but nobody's been able to track the wording down.

It pretty much comes down to "you can't fix 'stupid' ."

You're missing the point. It's not hard to allow the browser to store your login credentials for webmail pages, your amazon account, etc. And as we all (should) know, if someone can get your email, they can set up a bunch of "forgot my password" requests at all your pseudosecure (bank website) places, retrieve the password reset emails, and off your money goes.

As is pointed out regularly on other /. threads about alternative electricity generation, it's possible to draw electricity during low-cost time periods and store the energy either directly or indirectly. So how does the cost of what's basically a large battery backup system compare with, say, a pump, a large water tank on top of the building, and a dynamo?

And yet, it's been conclusively proven that Tywin's shit is NOT gold. So somebody misoverestimated its value.

Except that we *did* built a crapton of stuff, most of which never worked (aside from the obvious "it worked" part about funneling billions to defense contractors).

Hey, if you really don't want to call me, then quit Liking me on Facebook!
(yes, my name *is* Carl)

except in pre-wardrobe Narnia, and quite possibly in Westeros, starting somewhere in Book 5.

Heck, the Great Old Ones, as well as these Goldilocks-era beings, are old hat compared with the Photinos and Xeelee

Just try D/Ling a few youtubeszz every day.

Or tethering -- I have a relative who's desperately holding on to a 8-yr old phone 'cause it (the phone contract) is grandfathered into a true unlimited plan. She runs around 8-12 Gb/month thru a combo of relaxation web browsing and thesis delvelopment (linked into a Univ. cluster computer)

The name is clearly unacceptable. Change it from "gallium" to "freedomium" .

(Yes, you language pedants, that is the origin of the name)