"...so it would largely selection by good luck."

Your best hope is that it isn't based on being able to write proper, logical, and understandable English.

The real issue is global overpopulation, and until we're ready to let natural Darwinism supersede political correctness, it's not going to change.

Malthus was right, but has been done a disservice, as most interpretations of his theory focused on the food supply.

Yet in all societies, even those that are most vicious, the tendency to a virtuous attachment is so strong that there is a constant effort towards an increase of population. This constant effort as constantly tends to subject the lower classes of the society to distress and to prevent any great permanent amelioration of their condition

" should result in people instantly being fired but, for some reason, never does."

Firing a government bureaucrat is even harder than firing a union member. Even if there's unequivocal, bona fide, just cause.

The linked article is completely worthless without pics.

"As a bonus you might learn how long a kilometre is."

We try, but it keeps changing. 1/10000 the distance from the equator to the N Pole through Paris, nope. 1000 times the length between scratches on a metal rod, nope. A specific multiple of the wavelength of Krypton-86, nope. The distance traveled by light in 1/299792458 second? I'll stick to a yardstick, it's easier.

It's much simpler to remember that a kilometer is exactly 1/1.609344 miles.

So, Blade Runner, anyone?

Thank you. I now have an excellent example to point to when someone asks what "begging the question" really means.

The claim about being directly connected to the Inet was wrong, I know. But, you're wrong, too - firmware flashing has nothing to do with it.

"If it's connected to the internet directly"

So, an infinitesimal fraction of them, since almost all would be behind a NAT router.

Yeah, I misspelled falsifiability. I'll await the forthcoming comment which ignores the argument, and attacks the spelling.

Exactly the opposite of religion, science relies on testable falsability . And what are research grants, other than a "gravy train" comparable to that which you use to criticize theologists?

Of course, these self-proclaimed climate "scientists", lacking the ability to actually follow the scientific method, revert to ad hominem attacks on what they proclaim to be "non-scientists."

Show your source. I suspect there's EDFA involved.

Apples and oranges. This is a single frequency modulation scheme, you're talking DWDM. Additionally, this has been demonstrated at distances on the order of 200 km.

"The entire concept of paying per multiple of hamburgers is ridiculous anyway."

But, I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

"told the truth 15% of the time."

So, he's better than the average politician?