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I do not believe the commas nor the semicolon were misused. You exhibit symptoms of what I complain about.

So do elephants. There is a well documented incident where a female elephant was observed using an epileptic Maasai midget as a vibrator. This is the real reason for their animosity towards elephants. Not competition for land which is the common excuse cited in animal documentary films. This is usually because of a puritan streak in America that causes Americans to shy away from elephant sexuality. I saw this on animal planet. Honest.

Turkey's armed forces are so overwhelmingly superior to Syria's, that if they really wanted to do that, they would have just walked in and done it years ago. Just because they are in the region doesn't mean they in the same lower league as the rest of the middle east. In terms of advancement in the world they are closer to or the same as Eastern Europe which they are also a part of (across the Bosporus) than with most banana republic Arab countries. And they aren't Arab either, so I seriously doubt that they are all that interested in owning trouble making areas.. And the proof is in the fact that they have always had a very strong and disciplined military. I think you need to stop reading so many conspiracy theory web sites.

just a drone who knows how to connect the dots

That's what a degree says to me. Ever heard the expression, you don't need to understand the material, just know the stuff the professor wants you to get right on the tests. Or your assignment only has to say the things the professor wants to see. That's how students get good marks. Not from understanding, just mimicking back to the professor what he/she wants to see and hear.

I think that is why I said I don't always get it right either. :)

Too bad imbecile moderators don't get the sarcasm that most of the general public has no idea what the term mooc means, never mind the intention to use any of the resources available.

This comment would have had a lot of impact if you took the time to use and spell the words correctly. I make a lot of spelling mistakes on Slashdot, but if this were a post not to make them on, this is it.

For the record, and for the most part I agree with you. I've seen too many University grads who assume that a piece of paper means they are more intelligent, wise, and skillful than someone without one even if that person has years of experience; not understanding that such an attitude belies those assumptions. Not everyone has the means to afford university or the mindset that allows them to learn in that environment. The United States seems to be less inclined this way than in Canada (where a piece of paper is everything) at least in IT. In the U.S., experience still seems to mean something. From what I've seen, equivalent time in the work place often equals or exceeds time studying for a master's degree. There are always exceptions, but it still doesn't add IQ or wisdom, just knowledge. Autodidacticism is highly under-rated.

Heh heh heh heh, I scratched my ass and got a dingle ball in my finger nail. It smells bad. Wots a mook?

Didn't read the other articles I guess. They meant metres. As in altitude. You can only go up so far before you run out of mountain. Plus there is this funny physical trait of them being kind of conical... surface area seems to get less as you go up. Might not be able to just move to another mountain because it may not have suitable daylight or rain (probably more study needed).

Evolution is a bitch, and these plants evolved to grow with certain environmental conditions including seasonal changes and moisture. That also leaves out things like symbiotic relationships with other animals like insects, bacteria, mammals, etc. While I am no evolutionary biologist, I would hazard a guess that 50 years is a bit short to for it to adapt too much. But who knows, maybe they can be treated like grapes and moved somewhere else. As long as it doesn't cause some sort of invasive species issue or something equally negative with bringing in non-native plants to another country.

I know of a possible parallel in vanilla, but it was back in the day when the idea of 'invasive plant species' was not known or understood. Vanilla originated in Mexico. It is actually from the orchid family and took a few centuries for someone to finally figured out sometime in the 19th century how to grow it successfully (i.e. on a commercial scale) outside of Mexico. Granted it wouldn't have taken so long to figure out today, but I think the analogy still holds up if not in an accelerated form. IIRC Madagascar is where most comes from today though some people say that the best still comes from Mexico. Maybe it's a good thing they broke Mexico's lock on vanilla so long ago. Otherwise we would have had even more deadly vanilla gangs and vanilla massacres. We dodged a bullet on that one.

it needs a reader who read the preview ... snicker

Notice they use a pear as it's symbol. That's because when it is held upright like on their homepage, it resembles their average customer... a pin head.

Wow. You are a rare breed. You started out as an advanced computer user as soon as you were born. Fuck, I wouldn't doubt that you are advanced at everything. And you can do anything be reading a book and never get help from anyone. Nor have you ever asked anyone for help or advice. Fuck, you are superman. Wow, never thought I'd see the day...

Yes they are relevant. In 2000, third party candidate Ralph Nader helped Bush get elected president. Thanks Ralph. Just thinking about Nader now makes me want to ...

Bullshit. Plain and utter bullshit. It started in Hama. In 1982. It restarted in Hama last year. But it originally started with Assad's father and the Muslim Brotherhood. And it started IN Syria. A lot of people who are fighting Assad now are foreigners but not the majority by any means. And the only reason there are hardline religious factions there at all is because they are the only ones who are willing to help (whatever their reasons). Everyone else for whatever reason is staying well clear. If you need help in a life and death match, you'll take it where-ever it comes from. We all would. And Assad is not innocent in terms of using hardline religious fanatic terrorists either. In partnership with Iran, he uses Hezbollah as his surrogate army to control Lebanon and to indirectly maintain Syria's war with Israel. And it's evident he is bringing them into play again.