At least they point out the potential use for training hunters (in TFA). Otherwise, why bother with this instead of an SLR?

Turn turn turn...

They also no longer require residency (even though it was really just paperwork before for the claim), clarified last December. Cheap and easy, with quick and friendly response to questions.

I have a 3-letter ".is" domain. Oh, and jrax.is seems to be free....

I read for 8+ hours per day on an LCD. If I'm going to be reading at home, I'd prefer that it not involve more backlight.

This is the same reason why TV is much less appealing for me on a workday.

Undefined.

Varies field-to-field. Publishing 5 times in a year is not a big deal in computer science, but publishing 5 times in a year in economics is (from what I hear) impossible even for the cream of the crop.

Speaking as a computer scientist: negative results in my field are massively discounted, unless you are proving impossibility. Producing a less accurate image feature, or a less effective scheduling algorithm, is not generally considered publish-worthy.

That does not mean that the punishment is/was illegal - nay, unconstitutional. The guy could be a massive asshat for all I know or care, but that judge is the problem.

Forced public apologies are not standard punishment for contempt of court, even assuming you agree that he should have been convicted of it. Also: what about spamming his own page with an anti-apology following the required post?

IANAL

Just because it's art does not mean that it isn't stupid.

Come to think of it, I need that printed up on a shirt....

I take it you missed the bonus level, then. Shame.

I went to public school for K-12 and a state school for my undergrad. It's not nearly as bad as some may suggest.

If I knew it was workplace policy, I would be fine with it, because I could work elsewhere if I wasn't.

As someone who has had to deal with plagiarism in courses taught, I am very much in favor of detention on first offenses for failure to cite sources or quote works. It's a serious problem later in life, especially for those in fields where scholarly publication is a key part of work. Plagiarism, accidental or intentional, will get you rejected from publication and (depending on circumstances) could get you fired or open your school/company up to lawsuits.

Untied shoes increase the risk of tripping and falling. Private schools have to worry about the cost of insurance against injury claims, and want to maximize students' ability to attend class (as opposed to being in the infirmary/hospital).

If these are the rules, then they do warrant a detention, by definition. You disagree with these detentions. I disagree with your disagreeing. Regardless of our opinion, these are the rules.

I strongly encourage bans on junk food in schools, and harsh punishment of potential plagiarism. If you want good behavior later, you have to encourage it.