Depending on when the copying took place, the original "me" might not be too upset.
Just like people take comfort in the idea that they live on in their children I can see
taking comfort in the idea that you live on in silicon. If I was 100 and could copy
myself before I die I might consider it so at least one of the me's could continue
doing whatever I thought was important to do. Likewise if I could keep a backup at
home that could be activated to take care of my children if I died I would also do
  that.

No, a non-belief is more like a non-action like "not doing anything on Saturday" or "Not thinking of a pink elephant".
You have to believe something and what you believe is passed on directly or indirectly in almost every interaction
you have with another human being. I think it's impossible to teach without passing some part of your belief system
onto your pupils. I think the question really is how much and of what kind is acceptable. For the most part people
have no problem with schools teaching morals and ethics like don't steal, don't hit, don't do drugs, and even don't cuss
at school which for the most part are non-controversial. The problem comes when you get into areas like don't be gay,
don't have sex, don't have abortions, don't have unprotected sex, or don't talk about sex at all where different groups
have different opinion. We are trying to walk this tightrope of regulating morality whether it's gay marriage, prostitution,
pot, or polygamy and also trying to keep the government out of the morality business. I think what we really need is a
simplified code of how we decide what falls in the "religion" realm and what falls in the "government can regulate" realm.
I think "live and let live" or "my rights end where your begins" would be a good start. That and getting the government
completely out of the public school system via vouchers so that we can stop confusing schools and government.
It's impossible to make every group happy while we insist on forcing every group into a single learning environment.

Yeah, I agree that this partially solves the problem FOR YOU but not for anyone else who actually follows the rules. You've basically added your
own layer of security on top of theirs and it's technically a violation of the intended purpose of the system. It's possible that your account can be
blocked, banned, deleted, etc... for not following the rules. Even worse, by not following the rules it's highly likely that if someone calls in to try to
unlock your account and are asked what their favorite color is that the response "I think I just typed some random garbage into that field" would
probably be sufficient to get the account unlocked.

Lot's of places use the last 4 digits as authentication. Hopefully the same place that uses the last 4 digits aren't the ones handing
it out but that's part of the problem. Every place has their own "hopefully" adequate security but another firm might have a slightly
different authentication method that is also adequate on its own but combined with the 2nd firm there is a huge security hole. Then
there are the completely idiotic ones like "year you graduated" or "favorite color" There are what maybe less than a dozen common
colors and if you know the person's age you can guess the graduation year probably within a couple years. I've been given a list
of a dozen questions that none of them have more than maybe a dozen or so common answers.

The first time I read that I thought it said someone had put a screw in their right arm to attach accessories
then I realized they were talking about the right arm of the glasses not of the person.

It is a violation of the constitution to pass any laws regarding religion. So a law saying "you can't teach religion in school" is clearly a violation of
the constitution as much so as saying "you much teach religion X". Non-belief in a deity is just as much a belief system as belief in a deity. It
is not "neutral" ground as some like to believe.

Just because something has plateaued doesn't necessarily means that something has changed. It could mean that it is saturated and that the rest of
the population is not prone to getting fat either because of genetics, activity level, etc.... I know plenty of people (including myself) who eat like crap,
don't exercise at all and are still not overweight. I'm not saying that I'm healthy but I'm not overweight.
It's kindof like the war on drugs. Approx. 3% of the population is addicted to drugs and this holds true whether drugs are legal, illegal, or whether you
spend billions of dollars fighting it.

That map is extremely deceptive. The green dots are ALL the public schools in that state. They are allowed to but that doesn't necessarily mean they do and it would be unconstitutional to pass a law banning it. My guess is that most the schools in LA and TN don't. The red/orange dots are PRIVATE schools that accept school vouchers. That is a school voucher debate not a creationism debate. Personally I am supportive of vouchers to allow students to pick the school they would like to attend. That actually solves this issue as parents then have a choice of where to send their kids.

Basically you need to feel like an outsider and feel like you're better than everyone else to be truly successful.

Did you even read the SUMMARY???? There is a TRIPLE criteria. Blacks in general don't fit criteria #1 which is a sense of exceptionalism but
instead have a glass ceiling, not good enough, victim mentality, etc... This is obviously a stereotype but a sense that you can and are able to
accomplish anything is one of the criterias needed in order to take the risks needed to succeed. If you have a "learned helplessness" mentality
regardless of the reason then you clearly fail criteria #1.

I also would put a vote in for the MyTouch 4G Slide. Not as good as the n900 but it has been a decent replacement
and being mainstream it does have the advantage of having things like wifi hotspot, vendor support, and plenty of apps.
Make sure it is the HTC version and not the recent replacement which isn't near as good.
If you are trying to avoid android another option is to get a bluetooth keyboard case for an iphone. The case basically
attachs a physical keyboard to the iphone.

I was specifically commenting on the fact that the original poster stated that office and factory drones have a hard time finding jobs.
If you have a specialty then finding a job in your field can be difficult depending on the field but the "drone" jobs that pay close to
minimum wage are easy to come by if you're a good employee. Of course if you're a good employee then you will quickly be able
to demand more than most of the "drone" jobs pay but that's a different topic.

I would agree that transparently going to the lost page is a bad idea but I would not be opposed to
a 404 error page that has a link to the last known copy of the link. What would be so bad about that?
It would save me the step of trying to find it in the google cache and/or the internet archive which
is what I tend to try to do if it is a link that I want.

Don't underestimate the negotiating power of a good employee even in a "drone" job.
I had a friend working at a fast food joint that tried to quit multiple times and each time
his manager offered him a raise to come back.
I also know dozens of people who have left a job as a waiter,waitress,cashier,stocker,etc...
and come back on the summer/weekends and pick up extra shifts like they never left.
I also know people in IT that have left for a year and then come right back without even an interview.
And as an employer, I would gladly hire or rehire any good employee that walks in my door and
the number one complaint I hear from other employers is that it's hard to find good employees.
Why do you think these CEOs made this agreement? My guess it wasn't so much to supress
wages but rather to stop playing musical chairs with all their good employees.
If you're a good worker you can usually always find a job and are generally always
welcomed back by former employers with no questions asked.