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"Lavabit - an encrypted email service which is used by pedophiles and terrorist networks - was shut down after refusing to give the government access to important data that could have lead to arrests."

At least from what Google News indicates, it's more like "ignore" than "spin". The one news article I could find from a US newspaper was this one from the Sioux City Journal, which is an Associated Press story not spun to the extent you suggest. It does speak of Snowden as a "leaker" rather than a "whistleblower". There's a New Yorker blog post that's somewhat opposed to the NSA.

And, in fact, there's an article from a Kansas City public radio station that quotes a Wired article that says "Court records show that, in June, Lavabit complied with a routine search warrant targeting a child pornography suspect in a federal case in Maryland.", so it's not saying that Lavabit is a pedophile haven.

The safety margins are estimated based upon what is known at that time and can also be too small. That's why these things have been watched like hawks and many portions replaced.

SONGS has been offline since January due to premature wear detected in pipes installed in 2010-2011. They've vowed not to restart it until they know exactly what caused the problem. The inspection regimen caught the problem. Fairly early too.

People always talk about how unsafe nuclear plants are due to human failings. But if you look at their safety record, we'd be a lot better off worrying more about other power sources rather than nuclear power. More people were killed in the U.S. by commercial wind power just last year (1 maintenance worker, 2 members of the public) than have been killed by commercial nuclear power in 54 years (zero). Statistically, nuclear power is actually the safest power source man has ever harnessed.

And because someone who can't wrap his head around the idea that wind is more dangerous than nuclear under our current regulatory structure is going to call BS:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/apr/22/lamar-alexander/facts-risks-nuclear-power-plants/
http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=118532
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/news/2011/jun/14/bellevuefall061411azxml
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_e00a0cd2-bfcd-5543-85fd-cafa456922e4.html
(I'm limiting it to commercial power generation, leaving out 2 wind-related construction fatalities and one fatal fall from a research turbine.)

These people lack imagination.

Wait wait wait wait. Robert Silverberg lacks imagination? Robert Silverberg???

No. He's doing what SF authors often do. "If X continues, here are the consequences!" To which some bright people in society say, "Fsck. That would be bad. We ought to do something about that."

TFA's point is not "The sky is falling!", but "We're going to be making and being subjected to some interesting changes."

Then there's gazillions of miles of copper cable, copper pipes and tubing, etc. Much of it is already being recycled, in fact.

Indeed - recycled so profitably that copper wiring and plumbing is being ripped out of houses. And not condemned houses - I mean you go out to dinner and a show, come back and your house's walls have been ripped open.

Catalytic converter theft is also becoming a problem.

I wonder if the fact that the Bakken Formation ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_Formation ) is around North Dakota and the recent approval for the construction of the FIRST NEW REFINERY in the US in over 30 years... in NORTH DAKOTA have anything to do with each other? Nah.. http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/06/04/news/top/4e608d46402d5adb8625745e00110beb.txt

Does he make your third leg tingle?

On another note, score one for common sense and reduced energy dependence, zero for obstructionist misanthropic environmental wackos: http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/06/04/news/top/4e608d46402d5adb8625745e00110beb.txt

This page on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender lists several studies, including studies by the US and Canadian governments. Or check this link http://www.drc.state.oh.us/web/Reports/Ten_Year_Re cidivism.pdf

What current study do you have to refute it?

On the search site, check the box of offenders who are incarcerated. I included offenders who where incarcerated in my total count, so it needs be included in the search count. However, I'm not sure how this makes my statement invalid.

The sex offender registry only has people who have been caught. I indirectly stated in my post that there is more danger from those who haven't been caught. Most offenders have multiple victims before getting caught.

You criticized me for my data and information, but you stated none, just your opinion. Check with psychologist or psychiatrists who deal with sexual problems and see what results they have.

There has the be a balance in informing people of a possible risk and allowing a convicted offender restart his or her life or we may continue to see more sex offenders disappear like they did in Iowa. http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/02/0 6/news/legislature/9ec903cdae436aa58625727a000cfc8 e.txt (bottom of the page).

Yes, I think you are lying. I think you couldn't cut it at a community college.

Please quote one of my posts where I said one without a degree could not be successful. Or, better yet, quote where I said that success was only measured through money. I never made either of those points.

Statistically speaking, I am right. Look it up.

You are beneath me in any measure of quality.

The geek's perception of the home market is dim:

The Retail Advertising and Marketing Association estimates 2.5 million people will buy new televisions before Super Sunday, an increase of 47 percent from last year... The survey did not break down what percent of new televisions purchased are expected to be HDTVs, but retailers reported double-digit increases in sales of the high-end sets in recent months. Super Snap: HDTV Sales Seen Rising

Once they've seen a football game or blockbuster movie in high def, it's tough for many to go back to their analog or digital broadcasts.
Vance Pflanz, owner of Pflanz Electronics, recalls the amazement of one customer who bought a high-def set last fall. He returned to the store a couple of days later to report that he saw a gum wrapper underneath a bench in a World Series dugout on his screen and he could actually read W-R-I-G-L-E-Y-S on the wrapper.
"I think sports probably does more for high-definition programming than any other programming source because when you're watching a football game, you can see the individual blades of grass." HDTV sales fuel demand for high-def programming

Time Warner Cable is hurrying to make sure about 1,000 Triangle customers can bask in the glow of high-definition television during this year's Super Bowl.
Unprecedented demand for high-definition service led to a shortage of set-top boxes and a waiting list of about 1,000 customers.
Since Dec. 1, Time Warner's Raleigh division fielded 11,000 orders for high-definition service, nearly three times the number received in December and January a year ago. Time Warner rushes HD boxes

This car looks worse than most cars of the late 70s early 80s

I think the Prius is one of the best looking non-sports cars on the road. It actually looks somewhat like a futuristic "concept car" design, rather than yet another Ford Taurus clone.

if you wanna "support your country" buy american

Or not. Ford are shutting down 14 plants in the US and moving all the jobs to Mexico and China. GM have been moving their manufacturing to Mexico too. Meanwhile, Toyota built their first US plant in Kentucky in 1988. They're still expanding into the US, they just built a big new manufacturing plant in Texas.

Tell me, why should I give my money to Ford and GM who are busy shifting jobs out of the US, rather than to Toyota who are investing in the US? How does that support the US?

Before you bring $x00,000 cash to buy your house, remember this story:

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2006/08/1 9/news/nebraska/22b5db01df8811e3862571cf000e8d02.t xt