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  1. Like something out of the movie Inception

    More like an episode of Deep Space Nine.

  2. Everything's bigger there!

  3. Re:Not even close to the worst. on It Was the Worst Industrial Disaster In US History, and We Learned Nothing · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No, this statement was provocative hyperbole that equates controlled use of energy resources to industrial accidents. It's like calling every infamous head of state "Hitler" and is a distraction from setting our priorities to real problems. AC was wise to post AC, because he/she has no real conviction.

  4. Re:So you say you want a revolution? on Overuse of Bioengineered Corn Gives Rise To Resistant Pests · · Score: 0

    If you think Ted Cruz is an asshat, I don't believe you'd think much of a George Washington if you met him.

  5. Re:Uh what? on Why Did New Zealand's Moas Go Extinct? · · Score: 1

    They wiped out a lot of forest land to create prairies for the bison, though.

  6. Re:Uh what? on Why Did New Zealand's Moas Go Extinct? · · Score: 1

    Could you imagine Europeans adopting this policy, and demanding that all people of African descent leave the continent?

  7. Re:A new Study? on Why Did New Zealand's Moas Go Extinct? · · Score: 1

    Yeah, no scientists should ever come up with new theories, as some guy on the internet might come along and call them ignorant.

  8. Re:Did past people hunt in a sustainable manner? on Why Did New Zealand's Moas Go Extinct? · · Score: 1

    No species consciously lives in a sustainable manner... except a few of us.

    The moa failed to adapt, thus it went extinct. Such is natural selection.

  9. Re:Is not going to work! on Paris Bans Half of All Cars On the Road · · Score: 1

    It's not market-based if the government is creating the market.

  10. Re:Mexico City tried this... on Paris Bans Half of All Cars On the Road · · Score: 1

    You need to get out more. There are vanishingly few "death traps" on Pennsylvania or NJ highways. We do safety inspections here. Maybe you live in New Mexico. For God's sake, don't start asking for more unconstitutional federal intervention.

  11. Re:Mexico City tried this... on Paris Bans Half of All Cars On the Road · · Score: 1

    I consciously purchased a 4-stroke Troy-Bilt trimmer because I wanted to produce less pollution, but with a 4-step startup process that has already worn out the pull rope after four years, I'm regretting it.

  12. Re:Think you miss the point on Paris Bans Half of All Cars On the Road · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... naked and petrified?

    Pouring hot grits down pants now...

  13. Re:Paris had cars? on Paris Bans Half of All Cars On the Road · · Score: 1

    You built your cities so that biking, walking or taking the train isn't an option.

    Well, that's a lie. Who ever heard of a city you couldn't walk in?

  14. Re:Oh yeah, wasn't that the filter... on UK Government Wants "Unsavory" Web Content To Be Removed · · Score: 1

    Yeah... we got rid of those, and we're aren't making new ones.

  15. Re:Whoa, tiny planet!! on Planet Mercury Has Shrunk More Than Thought · · Score: 1

    Thanks, Dr. Tyson, but we don't need Pluto's minor planet designation any more than we need Ceres'. It's pretty friggin' famous.

  16. Re:Reality in the USA.... on The Poor Neglected Gifted Child · · Score: 1

    You're almost there. Smart people don't worship the wealthy, they admire them. Chris Rock is surprisingly insightful here. While Shaq was in the NBA, he had great income but wasn't really wealthy as he could have had a career-ending injury at any time. He's leveraged his celebrity to build business relationships that will make him money without having to ever touch a court again. That's being wealthy.

  17. Re:Reality in the USA.... on The Poor Neglected Gifted Child · · Score: 2

    Many NFL players graduated (or were grading there, if they left school early) at the top of their classes-- especially the linemen. Yes, the linemen are often the most intelligent.

    Try watching an analyst on the NFL network draw out a play some time. Now think about having a dozen other plays out of that same formation, and a half-dozen other formations each representing a dozen plays, and tell me you don't have to have at least average intelligence.

    The ones who WERE pushed through school don't make it in the NFL, and sometimes don't even make it in the NCAA.

    Stereotypes are bad.

  18. Re:Estate Taxes on Silicon Valley Billionaire Takes Out $201 Million Life Insurance Policy · · Score: 1

    That may be their official name, but they are paid at the time of death. See also, "sales tax" paid at the time of sale.

  19. Re:Key is extra million on Silicon Valley Billionaire Takes Out $201 Million Life Insurance Policy · · Score: 1

    Well, in my personal case, I have a policy that's big enough to pay off my funeral expenses and the balance of my mortgage. My wife's on the mortgage, so it wouldn't be called in upon my death, but I wanted to give her the ability to pay it off and move out immediately without the burden of having to stay in the empty house until it was sold.

  20. Re:We need to stop big tax dodgers useing loop hol on Silicon Valley Billionaire Takes Out $201 Million Life Insurance Policy · · Score: 1

    Ah, you helped me to understand what I first thought was just an off-topic post. It's not enough for statists to make the rich and successful pay their "fair share"-- they want their heirs to be punished. Why else would someone begrudge a person taking out an insurance policy to make sure their descendants could keep their family property?

  21. Re:We need to stop big tax dodgers useing loop hol on Silicon Valley Billionaire Takes Out $201 Million Life Insurance Policy · · Score: 1

    There's an estate tax in many, if not most states, and the federal government. What tax dodging, relevant to this article, are you talking about?

  22. Dumb on EU Votes For Universal Phone Charger · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What phones don't simply use the micro or mini USB cable and 500ma? iPhone 5?

  23. Re:Won't do any good. on Cameras On Cops: Coming To a Town Near You · · Score: 1

    He harrassed you for driving a ricer, not because it was an import. I highly doubt he's tailing every Camry.

    The Dodge Charger AWD has two engines with over 300 HP.

  24. Re:Obvious Answer on Measles Outbreak In NYC · · Score: 1

    They have rights to get contraception and abortions without their parents' permission or knowledge, apparently. But they can't wear an NRA T-shirt in school. I'm confused.

  25. Re:Obvious Answer on Measles Outbreak In NYC · · Score: 1

    The kennel is run by a private business owner, while a public school is run by the government.