I only use irrational numbers as there are fewer rational numbers.

I'm curious how a public property would work on an unregulated market. Surely you're not suggesting no regulation. How would an infrastructure not lead to a natural monopoly? AT&T would be the only company if there were no rules. If you think their should be some regulation why don't you suggest that instead of attacking regulation in general?

True for China but not true as a statement. 25 corporations bigger than countries.

I'm sure he did. It's almost as if anything can be learned just by reading. In other words, whether or not interface elements are taken for granted is largely irrelevant to whether one can learn how to use something or not.

When my 80 year old grandpa (now 89) bought his first computer he used it to scan 35 mm slides and burn the pictures to CD.

Thanks for the better source. And I agree with you that most people live under the law's influence. Even in states that don't have a law companies tend to enforce them simply because it's easier to do the same thing at all locations.

19 states have laws requiring rest or meal breaks. 31 do not.

Oil is a small part of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_generation#List_of_countries_with_source_of_electricity_2008">electricity generation.

Don't know where you're at but there's more than one place you can visit. This one is in Texas. And right next door is Dinosaur Valley where you can check out some dinosaur tracks.

Because /. doesn't just delete shit. It's part of what makes this site what it is. I say this as someone who browses at -1 all the time. Now, if you want to advocate truncating posts with a 'read the rest of the comment' link, I'll support that.

But if you could interbreed African bees with European bees you could get the higher production of African bees in tropical environments with the docile behavior of European bees. Of course you'd want to make sure and keep them under tight wraps until you get the kinks worked out. :)

I don't know that science has difficulty with it. It's pretty accepted that other animals and plants can communicate is some fashion. It's just depends on how language is defined. Dogs can communicate by peeing on trees, is that a language? If a plant emits a foul odor when threatened and that chemical triggers the release of more in nearby plants to drive the herbivore away is that a language? Does communication==language or is language a specific subset of communication?

Evolution is pretty cool. At that scale static becomes a bigger part of the environment. It makes sense that it might be incorporated and improved upon. I've often wondered. We see electromagnetic waves with nerves that pick up different wavelengths. If brains also put out electromagnetic waves it seems that at least from a biological standpoint it wouldn't be too far fetched for a nerve mutation to pick those up. Perhaps a crude telepathy could develop or a better sense for when someone's standing behind you.