If such ideology as yours was what this world really wanted, we would still be trading with an Apatheid government in South Africa. As you note, history is full of examples where economic pressures have been used to create social change, but unlike you I see that as a normal expression of the hallowed "free" market. I don't see anyone going to the guillotine, do you? Or are your just being hyperbolic in order to be completely out of our solar system?

Geordi's glasses can't be far behind. Excellent.

and free eviction notices for their parents. Such a deal.

You will pry my syntax-highlighting from my cold, dead hands.

This is nothing new. Ike's "Military Industrial Complex" has been getting the fruits of the NSA's labor since its inception. Gotta keep ahead of those Russkies (or Chinese, or Germans, or ...), ya' know.

until proven innocent, right?

has to be the most executed code ever.

NOT!

and Curioser

These guys are amazing. Well done! Working without gravity to help you is quite an amazing trick for Earth-based monkeys. I am always greatly impressed by the training and skills of all these people who actually climb out of their tin can into open space. More than anyone I think they fit the spirit of the 50s and 60s "astronaut" image. Excelsior!

so many apps have ancillary modules that sit in the background, sucking up RAM and CPU cycles. when I find one of these I always ask myself if I really use it. IF not, it's gone! boom. Constant updates are a real pain, too, but at least that can be turned off.

Immanentize the eschaton!

Sure. garbage collection. all good RTEs do it. makes a ton of sense to do it when the body can afford to spare the energy. do Vulcans sleep?

I'm with you! I started with FC3... yow!

Wow, 300 baud... screaming, man! I'm 59. My acoustic coupler ran the teletype machine and its paper punch-tape at 50 baud to an IBM 360 at the UN. Man... I would have KILLED for 300 baud. Luxury!