You mean 'crabs', right?

Politics: (from Greek: politikos, meaning "of, for, or relating to citizens") is the practice and theory of influencing other people on a civic or individual level. (From wiki, because, what the hell)

I'm sorry, I just got done with another guy who thinks I don't understand the common meaning of words. Two times in one day is a bit much.

That second link was slipped in as a sidebar. I'm sure GOD carries no prejudice in his heart.

Heh, you got that right. 'Nanofluids'?? Somebody just graduated from Buzzword Marketing 101..

Yes, well, It's all for the entertainment of the viewing audience anyway. Nevertheless, he was doing well at playing the part of the fool.. And maybe you don't understand the meaning of 'commerce' either, considering your implication there :-)

Yeah, that's right. I was advocating bringing back some 80 year old fanciful dream to replace our incredibly safe, reliable (despite its fragility) system we employ today. What was I thinking? Let's just call the whole thing off and head to the beach.

*Amazing*

commerce
/kämrs/
Noun

1. The activity of buying and selling, esp. on a large scale.
2. Social dealings between people.

Once again., tell me where that excludes the government... Your attitude leaves a little something to be desired. But thanks for playing. It was very enlightening.

The shortest way... is through the planet's core. Tunnel boring machines, a little slow, but eventually your carcass will get there. Whether you're still living in it is for a different thread.

Some things progress very slowly. And with politics being such a big obstacle, not much is going to happen any time soon.

Heheheh... got me...

The old corny response is that given a penguin is a bird, and a bird can fly, therefore a penguin can fly.

You seem to have doubts... Landings aren't so smooth, but they can still do it more than once.

And don't make me start on Arafat.

Or Begin or Sadat... Funny how this thing goes to some of biggest war makers since the Big One, WWII...

The Nobel is as ironic as the Pulitzer, to be honored by the biggest name (maybe the second biggest, after Hurst) in yellow journalism is really worth reaching for. With 'friends' like these..

Definitions can change at the drop of a hat. Standards are known to become obsolete every once and a while. This might be one of those times. Money is money, no matter :-) who uses it. Your distinctions only serve as distractions.