You know what's even better than this at easing traffic congestion? Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and a reduction in sprawl. Algorithmic solutions like this will not be nearly as effective.

This. Something like 1/3rd of the baby's blood is in the cord. Unless there' a medical reason to cut the cord immediately, just leave it alone for 15 mins.

I'm rather shocked at the lack of comments supporting (or not even mentioning) this option....

Presumably by that point, he has a family and friends who are willing to take care of him. *That*s how you properly save for retirement. Putting money into the slot machine that we call the stock market is no guarantee, it's simply one possibility. Building a local community, however, is a much better bet.

The pesticide in question is called a "systemic pesticide". Those are a new class of pesticides that are taken up into the plant itself (rather than simply coating the outside of the plant). Insects die as they eat the plant that contains this pesticide. Of course, the pesticide doesn't just get into the leaves and stem; it gets into the nectar and pollen as well. Honeybees (and other pollinator insects) drink the nectar, and feed the pollen to their developing young. In this way, they consume the pesticide. It not only affects adult bees, but larvae that are being fed the pollen.

Honey bees don't hibernate. They overwinter, but they stay awake the entire time, clustering together to keep the queen warm.

Oh, and you'll only find females in the winter; in the fall, all of the males are forcefully ejected from the hive, left to freeze (or starve) to death in the elements.

I realize your post was humor, but as a beekeeper, I'm allowed to be pedantic when people say incorrect things about honey bees. :p

Nah, cast. Surely they were referring to changing pointer types. Hindus who perform type-safe casting tend to look down upon those who use unsafe casts.