Anybody able to find any internal clues to show that this info is real and not faked? It looks right, but I can't find any proof that this isn't a hoax.

"Still, like I said, it's nice to see what we've all already suspected confirmed in writing. These guys are in the same league as Big Tobacco with their bullshit."

Same league? They're on the same *team*!

"Heartland also continues to collect money from Philip Morris parent company Altria as well as from the tobacco giant Reynolds American, while maintaining ongoing advocacy against policies related to smoking and health."
http://www.desmogblog.com/heartland-insider-exposes-institute-s-budget-and-strategy

Yep. And the Interpol constitution has it right: when the special demands of religion collide with secular policy, it is better to refuse to grant special favors to any religion, than to try to appease them all. (The latter is both impossible and unfair to the non-religious.)

True for islamists vs blasphemers, true for catholic hospitals vs birth control.

Interpol's constitution states:
"in order to ensure the widest possible cooperation between the police authorities of its member States, it is strictly forbidden for organization to undertake any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character."
http://www.interpol.int/About-INTERPOL/Legal-materials/The-Constitution

How the hell did this get through Interpol's bureaucracy?

"Trying to make the internet non-communicable is like making water not wet."

Exactly what I came here to say. Use a closed-off intranet, physical media (formula sheets, textbooks, etc), or allow students to prepare their own short "cheat sheet" before class. Don't even bother trying to lock down or whitelist the public Internet: the public Internet is the opposite of what you want to do.

You can't change the past: the decision is important for how it affects the future.

Pardoning Turing puts a nice "The End" on the story, and allows people to put it in their little mental box of "things we used to do but don't anymore", like slavery and religious persecution, and forget about it. Leaving him unpardoned reminds us that his story belongs in the present, not the past, and that none of the things in that box have truly disappeared.

If the statement did anything but totally reject the bigotry that led to Turing's conviction, I'd feel differently.

The general public thinks of "hackers" as super geniuses. This gives actual smart people a bad reputation. We need more stories like this to show that the average computer cracker is at least as stupid as the average Joe.

Honestly, any janitor could tell you instantly why this plan is idiotic.

Because 250 years of technology and societal development have made treating the Constitution as a strict whitelist rather than a blacklist a hopelessly bad idea. The interstate commerce clause is broad enough to allow the government to regulate new technologies and social structures, so it gets invoked whenever strict constructionists start whining "but the Constitution doesn't mention cars, so you can't regulate auto safety!" and so on.

In the present case, I *absolutely* want the FDA to regulate stem cell medical procedures: the states aren't equipped to manage the oversight, and a patchwork of state regulations on the subject will be awkward at best, life-threatening at worst. This is something that should be the federal government's job, though the founding fathers could never have foreseen it.

Incoming Libertarian hate barrage in 5...4...3...

I'm not saying the Civic hybrid is a bad car, it may suit your needs just fine. But the Prius is significantly bigger, both in terms of interior volume and weight, it has significantly more power (0-60 times for the 2007 Prius are 2 seconds faster than your Civic), and yet it gets a bit better mileage (I average 45 mpg and I drive way too fast; my wife averages about 48.)

There's all kinds of reasons to pick a car, and your reasons are good ones. But if you're interested in maximizing fuel economy without sacrificing comfort or power (which is what the article is about), the size of the electric motor system is the #1 factor to consider.

The problem is all people are asking is, "is it a hybrid?" The question they should be asking is, "How hybrid is it?"

Honda Civic Hybrid '06
Gas engine: 85 hp
Electric motor: 13 hp

Saturn Vue Hybrid '07
Gas engine: 170 hp
Electric motor: 15 hp

Toyota Prius '07
Gas engine: 76 hp
Electric motor: 67 hp

There are plenty of cars that were technically hybrids, but when I bought a hybrid in 2009, the Prius was the *only* one which got a significant amount of power from its electric system. The rest were basically just gasoline engines with a little toy electric motor duct taped to them. The '09 Civic Hybrid I tested was particularly bad: larger gas engine than a Prius, 1/4 as much electric power, so it gets worse mileage, and with so little horsepower you feel like you're putting your life on the line every time you take an on-ramp.

Look beyond the hybrid label, and check out the size of the electric power system. It matters.