Ah! So he's selling wallets?

Like I said: "Common sense says no, but there's always a nagging little doubt in the back of the mind to drive the necessary paranoia."

Is it wrong that I have a 3GHz machine whose only task is to play DOOM? :D

Spring of 1994, I bought a new computer that came with a bootleg copy (full version) of DOOM. I soon bought copies of every edition I could lay hands on. From that bootleg they sold a dozen full retail games to me (including DOOM3, even tho I didn't like it enough to play it). Goes to show what being worth the money does for ya.

I'm wondering why it's not a function of tire slip vs distance traveled. If your GPS says you traveled further than your tires rotated, you're on a slippery surface and need to change driving tactics. Notify once, not constantly. Or turn on a dash icon. (Or leave me the hell alone; I learned to drive under such conditions and I can figure it out myself, thanks very much.)

As to cold being a factor... ice at -40 is not slippery; it can be downright sticky.

Amusing, given your name.

Financial resources aren't the only factor. There are officers, spies and double agents, secure facilities that could be better used for other projects, communications bottlenecks.

Why not attribute the exploits to all "six" teams, rather than having a conspicuous gap from 1 to 5?

What if the entire MKULTRA project was a scam meant to cause the USSR to waste resources to close this imaginary weapons gap? A few "top secret" documents leaked here; a few rumours there; Common sense says no, but there's always a nagging little doubt in the back of the mind to drive the necessary paranoia. It's perfect.

Mine's a box. Granted, it is made of metal and plastic, rather than cardboard, but that doesn't matter. Boxes can be made of all sorts of materials. Why do you think it isn't a box?

How, exactly, does that stop your friends from mailing you Christmas cards?

Because not being able to tell us is a data point as well.

Yes, it's the switches that go. Either they stop switching, or they double click on their own. That's the only reason I've replaced mice other than upgrading from ball mice to optical, and from PS/2 to USB.

The purpose of the government is to implement and regulate broadcast standards. It is the government's job to make them turn down the volume.

So how do you get your Christmas cards?