Woz answers that in iWoz -- the details of which can be read on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWoz. I don't think he's active anymore.

"they might be more likely to do business with other Freemasons"

How does that differ from any other social, church, or civic group? You know these people better than you know some random person in the Yellow Pages, so it makes sense to go with the safer option.

" It also bothers me that it's so pervasive."

Can you elaborate?

Welcome to R&D-Ain't-Free-Istan, where R&D ain't free and companies need to recup their costs. Wait a while, the price will drop.

I can assure you this isn't standard fare for the US military. Unfortunately, there's been a wealth of bad apples that have been getting all the press for almost a decade.

If true, as a vet, I find the Marines' behavior unprofessional and embarrassing to the uniform. I can only hope an investigation occurs, and if guilty, that the Marines responsible are made an example of.

Saddam was a shitbag, but that doesn't mean we need to lower our moral standards and professionalism.

The state of Linux filesystems may be in disarray, but it's nothing to kill your wife over...

*rimshot*