There is probably an easy answer, but how do other editors know a persons sex, gender, or orientation? I've never been asked that when editing anything on Wikipedia.

JeffOwl, I appreciated your post, no matter what Cmdln Daco says.*

*Disclaimer: Due to my age (and user ID,) to me 2012 feels like two weeks ago.

The article does not explain why it would be difficult as a practical matter to ensure that payments do not get routed through other states. Can anyone clarify what they mean by this? What exactly would need to be done, and how difficult would it be?

I for one thank our beleaguered editors. I caught the article at 6:08 CST. The sky outside is clear, and the wind yesterday swept all the snow off my west-facing porch. I dunno if the other nine will be as lucky!

When I took the bar exam I had to use pen and paper, and we LIKED it that way!

Honestly though, I think there comes a point when if you want to test a person solely based on what they're able to keep in their head, you'll have to exclude most technology.

You are not alone, my four-digit friend.

The summary leaves out several very important limits on this new law:

1. It does not apply to business that don't sell directly in interstate commerce. (This is narrower than the usual "affecting commerce" language Congress likes to use.) So your local lawn-care service for example may be exempt.

2. It only applies to businesses that use "form" contracts.

3. It only applies to those "form" contracts if the customer does not have a meaningful opportunity to negotiate.

I think you're right. The SCOTUS in United States v. Lopez ( see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... ) ruled that Congress cannot constitutionally regulate who can walk into a school zone carrying while a gun, because this is not interstate - commercial activity. It seems likely the same reasoning would apply to walking into or out of a school zone at all. But who's going to challenge the constitutionality of this kind of law?

They've invented the acoustic coupler!

Go is still the best game online. I play at KGS and IGS. (KGS has better tools, IGS is easier to find an (apropriate) opponent on short notice.)

Soil is mostly organic material. Dirt is mostly minerals.

I think you have those two words defined exactly backwards.

Also crops are still regularly rotated between soybeans, alfalfa, and corn even among farmers who sell corn for ethanol production.

Beyond that, I suppose you're technically correct. Heaven knows most of us would benefit from eating a little less food.

Most forage grasses (such as Tifton 85) produce prussic acid (HCN) in the young plants and new shoots.

The level of prussic acid reduces as the plants mature, but the reducion of prussic acid levels is much less during drought conditions.

When establishing a forage plot, it is comon practice to apply the selective broadleaf killing herbicide 2,4-D. A side effect of 2,4-D application is an increase in prussic acid levels 3 hours and 6 hours after application.

The combination of drought conditions and 2,4-D application, as well as early grazing on this plot are likely to be the culprit here.

In terms that the slashdot crowd can understand: Operator Error and Not Reading the Documentation are likely to be the cause.

And yes, I am an Agricultural Worker.

(Also, I know how to google for facts before I post.)

If you're right, perhaps you could persuade the people who disagree with you by talking to them and using reason. But if you start the discussion by insulting them or the number of brain cells they have, do you really expect to get anywhere?

Democracy is a method for selecting members of a government while Communism is a method for managing an economy. One does not preclude the other.