And the guy who checks out the code base to put braces on the same line as the function; He's a hero, right?

Mine is 31.6227766. How do I vote?

+1 pure awesome, made my day.

If I'm going around with my laptop, I put it in the inconspicuous place in my car *before* I get in my car. Not after I've stopped and everyone nearby can see that I'm hiding something valuable.

Department of the Gravy Train

iTunes was able to negotiate price because they were by far the second most popular method of getting music. The most popular by far was copying (not sharing) music for free. People were still going to buy Apple's hardware whether Apple had a music store or not. Netflix doesn't have that luxury. They must have the content or else they will have nothing to sell.

Add in that your good and bad teachers are paid the same and have the same career prospects.

Not just watching it, but filming it, then destroying the film.

Good luck getting a "no" out of a politician. You'll get an answer about how there is ongoing study in something vaguely related to the topic of the question. How they know that it is important to you and your fellow Americans and that they would like to see your freedoms to fruition but need to remain concerned that these freedoms do not infringe upon others when some mysterious, unnamed group exploits these freedoms.

Ah, I too long for the days of Clinton. If only he could come back and we could recommence the internet bubble.

Clinton is a good example of hands off government because the dems couldn't get anything passed and then the Republicans took over and nothing got done.

This isn't good leadership (by either part). It is what happens when the country gets left alone.

The government doesn't make jobs, it doesn't stoke the economy. It can put barriers (regulations) in place or move money from the most successul to less successful endeavors.