It was never about them hating our freedom, Osama himself said it was because of our support of the House of Saud, keeping them in power in Saudi Arabia, and our support of the state of Israel. To those goals, Osama failed, we still have the same power structures in place in those two countries. Now Egypt and other places are changing, so it was a success in other places.

With my wife's and mine crazy diet (shes veggie, I'm lactose/gluten intolerant), and we are generally unfit to kill anything (animal/people lovers) having a stock pile would not do us much good. If society collapses, I imagine I'll collapse with it and be glad for the good times I had. Sure I have some necessities and could survive probably a week without power, but beyond that I'm not concerned. Just remember, you can't eat bullets or drink guns, and no one likes to shoot their neighbors to protect their last bits of food.

I second this notion. I pay $60/m for 40mb/2mb, and it is really shitty during peak hours. I can barely get 1-2mb down during the evening Netflix rush. And God help my latency if the wife decides to watch Netflix while I'm trying to game, goes to absolute shit. 500+ ms ping, seriously? We need more competition, it is completely ridiculous what we put up with as internet here in the states.

While your argument is intuitive, I'd be willing to bet it was simply because widescreen means you can advertise the same size screen, with less pixels. Its all about profit, not "usability" or anything crazy like that.

Of course electric cars are not suitable to drive across the country at a drop of a hat, neither were regular gasoline cars when they came out 100 years ago. AAA used to have maps indicating how much extra fuel you would need to carry to get from one city to another, as there were often not enough refueling stations in between. Most households have more than one car, so keep a regular gasoline car around if you are worried random unplanned trips. For planned trips, rent a car/van for the week if you have to. Electric cars solve the needs of 99% of the trips taken everyday, don't spend your time fretting about the 1%.

But then when he wanted to show you a different game, say battlefield 3, he would have to bring over his entire xbox instead of simply the game.

We are arguing the same point. I meant if Americans hate one side enough to vote for the other side, the propaganda is working. Both candidates are painting the other as pure evil incarnate, so you have to vote for our side to keep them from power. In reality, Americans would be much better served without either of these candidates.

Both candidates are just populists. They say what they think we want to hear, and that is about it. They have no principles, as principles would keep some portion of the population from voting for you. The fact that anyone in America hates either candidate shows that the election propaganda is working. They want you to vote against someone, instead of for someone.

They don't even need to knock. No-Knock warrents are the default when the criminal could easily destroy the evidence. Normally used to drug cases, because hey, we have this SWAT team that is bored.

He must be trying to win a Rory, you know, for the most gratuitous use of the word "Belgium", err "Piracy", in a series screen play.

Thanks. I moved to SC for a job (they exist here) and will need to look into this. Its crazy you have to individually call all three credit bureaus though, seems like a good way to waste a few hours.

I think AC's statement was addressing how long winded your response was. While I do not disagree with your thesis, your argument was quite thorough for a simple comparison. This leads AC and myself to believe you've spent a LOT of time thinking about this. Carry on.

ABS can actually increase stopping distance. ABS just prevents the brakes from locking up the wheels so you can still steer and dodge things. Without ABS you slam on the brakes, the wheels lock up, and you slide like you are on ice - no control at all. With ABS you slam on the brakes, the ABS system senses a wheel starting to lock up, and actually releases the brakes a bit to prevent it - so you still get control, but stopping distance may increase.

The problem is drugs DO make you feel good. They make you feel great. That is what keeps you coming back for more, until you are physically or psychologically dependent. You don't feel like shit until you sober up, then you want more.

The first point isn't exactly correct, as you are allowed to read a magazine, but not a kindle. The rule is like the signs at a gas station telling you not to use your cell phone while refilling - its based on FUD, no science at all. Someone somewhere is scared of cell phones and fear they can do all kinds of nasty things that just aren't possible. If there is an emergency on take off or landing, your fate most likely is not in your hands. Besides, if the plate starts free falling I'm pretty sure the guy listening to music will notice. In flight you cannot get a cell phone tower signal, as cell phone towers do not aim up at all, just out. They are all directional antennas. I've accidentally left my phone on during many flights, and have no signal at all up there. During the landing approach I've received text messages while about 50-100 feet off of the ground, but no higher.