As long as we learn anything out of it, it was a success.

You better hope that mommy ain't coming to look for her li'l one...

Well, first time the alternative was a mummy and a dud bombshell, the second time it was a religious nutjob and ... who was his vice-to-be anyway?

Just in case anyone was wondering what's wrong with America today, this is the answer. Pretty much to ALL problems the US has.

Pushing the standards low enough that anyone can stumble over the bar, even if shuffling his feet is all he can accomplish.

Nope, just spend it more sensibly. Like, say, reviewing the price for school books and realizing that the pages aren't made of gold...

Umm.. 'cause we can?

Well, considering there wasn't really a choice, what should people do? He still was the lesser evil.

The slogan was "yes we CAN". Nobody said anything about DOING anything.

Besides, nobody who managed to rub two brain cells together expected any change for real. Why should the one side of The Party change what the other side implemented?

I cannot speak for this special case, since I lack the detailed info, but in general, those 5k bucks usually give you more than just the program. Such groups usually sell the whole package, including servers, server software, malware and for a little more money also a spam service to carpet bomb mail addresses with the malware spam.

In other words, you needn't be in any way apt with computers to commit "cybercrimes" anymore. You can get the "for dummies" package, including detailed step by step instructions how to use it.

Why those groups don't simply do it themselves and sell it instead? First, it's more profitable. And second, it's legal (for them at least, might be different in your country) to sell the software, but not to use it.

I don't know why, but it does start to remind me of drug cartels.

How're they going to butcher it this time to make it "agreeable" with the various censoring bureaus in Europe. Since it's a game with Nazis, I'll be especially delighted with the German version, usually it's funny as hell.

The kicker is that none of those censoring happens because the countries say that the studios have to, it all happens in proactive submission by the studios themselves.

They're still at "wireless connection", give it time.

I'm torn between asking "are you hiring" and "can I commission your services"...

In case that's sarcastic, it was too subtle for internet use.

Look around you at work. Look left. Look right. If there's more than 5 people in the room, one of them is a regular user. If not, things are VERY different in your home country than in mine (and no, this here ain't the Netherlands where stuff like that would be legal).

I don't, I noticed that stuff doesn't do jack to me but making me incredibly sleepy. If I wanted that, I'd go to more meetings, they have quite the same effect on me, are not only cheaper but I'd even get paid for it. But some people enjoy it as a way to unwind. Personally, I don't care. There's no drug tests in my department. Mostly 'cause I know how they'd end...

The ONLY thing I care about is whether someone can do his work and is sober when he's on the clock. If you can accomplish that, why should I care what you smoke, sniff or snort in your spare time? If it affects your work, your ability to do it or your efficiency, we have to talk. The same applies to everything else, btw, if your pastimes cut into your work, if you're injured every other week 'cause of a high risk sport, we are also going to have a problem.

Else... have fun.

Only if they also controlled the substance totally that these people are dependent on. If they wanted that, making the stuff legal would be the first step.