Seems pretty logical to me - THIB is a special thing, not like a Steam sale or whatever.

A CLI is really awesome if you're looking to automate repetitive tasks.

A GUI is really awesome if you want see different information from different sources, and make specific actions that cannot be automated.

The two of them need to coexist - use the best tool for the job, which could be either a CLI or a GUI.

You have shitty friends.

Mod parent up.

Those reasons don't sound weak to you?

Thankyou!

Alberta, you should smoke this.

"Man, I was really taking things too seriously back there!"

Sounds like they're from Alberta.

Ah yes, and I meant to say:

You're totally right that they all suck. At least the Americans get interesting, representative people.

I want someone from the West to do it.

I'm a Canadian, but I don't keep up on Canadian politics much.

All I know about the Conservatives in Canada so far is:

They don't support Net Neutrality
They don't support Abortion rights. They don't want to ban it, but they want to defund it.
They oppose same-sex marriage, but not same-sex unions. Bullshit political posturing.

So I submit to you that they are not the best.

They may be second best though: although the NDP is less crazy lately, they make even the Liberals seem trustworthy.

Also, Harper seems to be a huge douche, and I don't think represents our country well at all. If only I had known, I would have moved back home sooner!

Nexus One. Get a used one if you want it cheap.

There's also the Canadian built CANDU Reactor, known for its safety, flexibility, and efficiency:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candu

Most European countries, considered to be pretty liberal, tend to have some sort of free health care. In the US, as people outside the US see it, nationalized healthcare is a very polarizing issue that some republicans and conservatives have referred to as socialist - and have been usually followed up with the notion that some country is socialist because of their healthcare policies. It is perhaps one of the most prominent differences, and when the occasional ignorant American visits our countries, they tell us how bad our healthcare is. I realize that a small percentage of Americans believe that - probably shockingly few - but they stick out.

On the other side of the coin, and I admit I'm not sure on this, but many Middle Eastern countries are conservative - I don't think they have free health care in Oman, or India, or wherever - do they? And while we're at it, does China?

You are correct, except perhaps for meth. The amphetamine family, for sure, but if I understand correctly, the "meth" part of methamphetamine changes the drug to skew away from people seeking self-medication. I also think it's far too addictive to say anyone can self medicate with it.

However, nearly all stimulants are used to self medicate ADHD. From nicotine, to caffeine, to sugar, marijuana, and cocaine, it isn't terribly unusual for someone to have found something that works for them.

I am aware that marijuana is not a stimulant - but it's certainly something people with ADHD self medicate with, and would be a much better fit in your example than meth.

Your friendly neighbourhood ADHD nerd.

The US recently began allowing dual citizenship.

Many countries permit dual citizenship - not all, not most, but quite a few indeed.

But, if your country was immigrated to by a bunch of unlike-minded individuals, and they then became the majority, then whatever they vote on is acceptable.

I see the OP's point - immigrants are people too, it's possible to love more than one country, and people have a right to an expectation of proper treatment. I think allowing them to vote in elections would probably be a mistake - but how much would it alter the existing voter fraud landscape?

I think it's an interesting argument and more time should be spent thinking about it.