IAAESS (I am an energy system scientist).

These are four of the most prominent *climate* scientists in the world. But not one of them has published a single paper on energy systems (as far as I can see in their online lists of publications). There is a whole field of science concerning integration of intermittent renewables, and these guys have never demonstrated any expertise in this area.

I'm sure all four of them get extremely annoyed when scientists in fields completely unrelated to climate change spout climate skeptic nonsense all over the media (I do too). Now they are guilty of the exact same sin.

I think it's about time to answer the original question:

42 STOP

The day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone EVERYONE already knew that he was going to announce it. There was no misdirection involved.

But granted, three new devices all-in-one-package was a clever spin.

Everything from Minority Report seems to be coming true: first we get the idiotic vertical touch UI, now apparently pre-crime detection is here. Does this mean I'm FINALLY going to get my flying car?

The first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRDfut2Vx0

Click the "show more" button under the video to see the lyrics, you'll need them.

I forgot to add this great tweet by the author of the final story linked in TFS when I submitted this to Slashdot:

Also, the summary should probably say "... with 37000 election-day volunteers in swing states". No more edits now, I promise.

Forgot to add this great tweet by the author to the final story: "Long story short: Don't beta-test an election."

Here is an apparently honest attempt at verification by a math professor who put a lot of effort into sourcing the quote in 2006. He concludes that it is probably not authentic.

HOWEVER, in 2008, a woman brought a series of letters to an episode of Antiques Roadshow. Apparently her father had also attempted to source the quote. Her father finally received a letter from Einstein himself:

To qualify that statement: prostitution is legal in most of Europe, but it is only regulated in a few countries. See this map.

In my opinion, the most interesting system is in Sweden, Norway and Iceland. In these countries, buying sex is illegal, but selling sex is not. The idea is to not criminalize the prostitutes who are already in a vulnerable position and may have ended up where they are by unfortunate social circumstances, but still provide a strong deterrent for the buyers.

I preferred the title given to the Facebook spokesman in the summary originally written by the submitter:

For now, yes. But who knows where Assange will seek asylum next?