The one time I served as a juror, I'm pretty sure the defendant had requested it be a jury trial. I have no idea why.

I've served a total of once on a jury. And even that one time, because it involved drugs, with one pinch of meth found in a pocket, there was one person on the jury that refused to reason any of the provided facts. That juror only wanted to see the accused go to prison for as long as possible, and I'm sure would have been okay with the death penalty if we had such a law. Needless to say it was a hung jury and the judge ruled based on excluding that single vote.

Another interesting observation of that very same juror was the total acceptance of everything said by the "expert" detective on the stand, wearing his full uniform of course.

I can fully understand if more than one such person is on the jury it would be easy enough to turn the votes just get it over with.

The two go hand in hand. If you're lucky you get a knowledgeable, and kind, mentor that educates on the job. Some may put that all as experience but I don't.

If the intent is to make them grow faster and breed faster then the farmers will also need to barn feed them with low altitude food sources. Or at the very least grow high altitude crops to match the desired metabolic increases.

The real contracts will still happen. This one is just a reward/handout from The Don.

Not just a bail-out, it's Donnieâ(TM)s quid-pro-quo of course. Nothing like day-light corruption to cap things off.

So give up and rejoice in the misery, instead?

As the saying goes: Misery is easy, it's happiness we have to work at.

M$ doesn't follow its own the published standard. That's the whole point about lock-ins.

M$ is not just a company, it is THE company. There is no option in the general public's mind. The only question such people ask is when is the next payment that M$ will require.

I've spoken with a doctor about AI. She thought it was a great tool ... at note taking, and summarising. It meant less time typing at the keyboard.

But that was it. It was not a diagnostic tool in any way.

err, highly charged ...

Replace the word "addictive" with "obsessive" and the whole article actually makes sense.

People that have a predisposition for ADHD are easily drawn into obsessing over online political discourse. Particularly in the highly change social media setting.

Cool. I've never read a description before. It's always been an etherial label.

Reading what you've written, I'd probably put myself in the complete opposite box. Not impressed by nor desiring a lot of activities nor interactions. I hate parties for example. I like being alone and idle. Makes me feel calm.

I imagine I'd fit right in doing the Zen thing if I had any motivation for it. :)

doh! Mountain Dew

Or the sticky Mount Dew residue will eat them.