Considering how many words americans have misspelled i think you can forgive them that one.

Indeed. The 'Saltwater to drinking water" headline is a bit misleading, but saltwater to partially desalinated water just doesn't have quite the same ring to it...

Actually this article is far less interesting than this one. A copyright ruling in the Federal court makes it essentially impossible for sporting organisations to charge for internet broadcast rights to any content which also streams on free-to-air tv. Which may or may not be good thing...

No one goes out for american food either. Unless you count hamburgers and deep fried meat related products. AKA junk food. American may be good at exporting culture, but your 'cuisine' doesn't compare well.

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accusing the government of doing a good job, how un-american of you! at least you called them idiots.

was it <br><br><br><br><br> by any chance?

you've struck gold my friend!

I completely agree with you! If only the rest of the world would place such embargoes on the usa, we could solve so many of the worlds problems.

so customs are going to intercept my download? i seriously doubt it.

A clever Opera marketing ploy would seem the obvious choice for a cynic. The previously mentioned ad click revenue for the authors is probably a more likely explanation.

There's never a need for the print version with Autopager.

Seems to me "safety net problem" is the wrong term. A safety net is for risk mitigation, not prevention. A net implies you are allowing or actually encouraging people to take risks. Stopping people from taking risks is more of a "safety fence problem." Although fences are at least a visible measure that people are aware of. Hiding risks away is far more incidious. Perhaps "safety invisibility cloak" problem would be better still!

You're right about this attitude being far too prevalent though. Most of the few things I can remember from my early childhood involve bmx-ing through the bush, skateboarding, hanging from monkey bars, and other "risky" behaviour. I wouldn't take them back to prevent a few scratches and bruises either.

AdBlockPlus + AutoPager = problem solved. And you call yourself a nerd. Shame on you!

I think you massively overestimate world-wide interest in the Superbowl.
On the other hand well in excess of 2 billion people are aware of google (and most of them will soon be aware of google+ too.)