It sure wouldn't feel right; however, that isn't how you do however.

No. If you look [read: look at pictures, I didn't actually read any of it] at TFA you'll see no real difference in the photos. 'look bout the same to me, the recent one has more snow.

hey look someone learned a new name after watching that video yesterday!

If it takes 10 years for this group on its own to publish results on global warming wouldn't it be smarter.. you know, for the human race, to release this data to the entire world so that it can be analyzed and inspected at a MUCH MUCH faster open source based rate?

The research in question is funded by the people for the people to better the people.

The research in question is NOT funded by the people for the people to better the Achievement Points of some professor/grad the world has never heard of.

This issue of 'scooping' only comes into existence if the scientists are more worried about their careers/reputation/paycheck/streetcred than the real world changing problem they were asked to figure out / fix.

In other words, go fuck yourself, you work for me, and this is my data.

Bit naive to say that isn't it?

I understand and want to agree 100% but I can't.

FLEXTIME just does not fit in with the rest of the world. Yes it works amazing wonders for developers, but for the rest of the business (and third parties it involves) it just won't fly.

The porn industry, like you say has taken a major liking to telecommuting, flex time etc. But likely due to reasons you don't want to hear.

The porn industry has to take on telecommuters / flex time out of necessity (and much lesser extent because it can and it is good). They can't find developers anywhere that want the work (its like a black mark on your cv *), they rarely have offices, and I doubt their management has any set work hours (usually managed by the sole owner).

* it might not be but who are you to decide that.

I don't pay interest on my credit card unless I owe them money.

I don't pay any fees on my credit card unless i'm using it (I don't think I get billed unless I stop using it for like 6 months (never going to happen for me)).

I don't know who you bank with but you need to change.

Honestly, I'm just waiting for the MS fan boy kids they are cranking out of schools these days to start spilling details of this great new thing MS just invented called a package manager too all their friends.

no..

What is wrong with printing emails. Sorry but the world is not full of freaky geeks like us. While computers, email and the "Internet" is common place these days. They aren't common everywhere, as you seem to think.

A builder, although may use a computer for billing his/her customers and what not. Probably doesn't want to bring their desktop to the 'office' to show his buds this sweet deal on a new tool chest he saw online.

A school, government funded. Probably does have a few computers, but one per teacher, one per student? Unlikely. Printing a time table out and putting it on a notice board somewhere is likely to be more effective.

Your idea of this world being a paperless one is very naive.

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To be more on topic:
I'm more concerned that they chose Century Gothic over EcoFont

"I hate printers."

totally ruined any sense of expertise you built up in the text.

It is still better than the alternative

1. Start smoking, paying $$$ for cigs
2. Get cancer
3. die.

.... and.... ?

offense to attack who? exactly.

I always thought that the Internet is for porn. (work safe)