And in this way you keep African farmers unable to compete in a fair market which in turns prevent them from utilizing their farm land. So you have overseas companies extracting oil from Africa, subsidizing farmers in their home countries, bribing African officials to prevent them from nationalizing their resources and the poor remain poor.

I am concerned with the amount of engineers America churns out. Isn't engineers and scientist at the basis of innovation? You can't really create that hovering car or see-through airplane without them. Perhaps it is easier to outsource the engineering functions to countries where they are paid less. On the other hand, what is it people are looking for more and more? When I arrive home I want to check out an awesome TV program. We've got the TV-thing figured out - just import it from China - but good shows are still in high demand. As an engineer in South Africa, I must agree with the chap in an above comment that we are doing quite well, but perhaps it is because South Africa has difficulty finding many people with the required maths abilities.

My skype just keeps on crashing and my colleague working on Linux experiences the same problem. I've checked with five other colleagues and their skype is working fine, so the problem is clearly intermittend

Everyday I travel by car, I feel this frustration that the car still needs me. Having to stop at traffic lights as the cars aren't synchronized and worrying that I might be distracted when the car in front of me brakes suddenly are only two of my gripes with driving the car myself.

Most people do not have a problem if the world knows what they do at work. Most of the time the publicity is more of a benefit than a drawback. This is what makes Facebook so popular.

I don't see this becoming a massive problem. The Japanese will work regardless if it costs their lives (recalling Kamakazi pilots) until the problem is as SAFE AS THEY CAN GET IT. Priority is the power lines, which have reached the plant already. These will be connected soon and the pumps will work, ensuring enough water to cool the reactors down. Radioactive Cesium and Iodine will continue to leak, but as is clear by now, the radiation from these dissipates quickly. If the pumps do not work as planned, they will continue with the helicopters and fire rescue and military trucks until they get it working. I don't get the public reaction. Why is America so afraid? Japan is facing the biggest disaster since World War II and all bloody America cares is about bloody America, blaming and accusing the Japanese of every stupid thing they can think about. This is like a well fed family man walking past a neighbor, who is trapped under a tree, and freaking out that the dying man will infect him. Why not help the dying man and stop accusing him of walking past the tree? I wish I was the supplier of radiation medication in America. I would like to have that market.

Need money to talk a lot.

Cell phones are making us smarter and here's the proof! I always knew that first world countries excelled due to an unknown unfair advantage!

Yeah, but we will only be able to read it on wikileaks. One day.

and 60 GB of SSD perhaps?