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I don't think, in general, that self-respecting white Americans are going to fall for this attempt to connect Trump to white nationalists. I also don't think white people need to f…

It bugs me that engineers spent countless hours perfecting these killing machines and yet we still don't have a cure for most forms of cancer. It's ludicrous.

True, but I feel that lately Apple is cutting corners with parts. I'm using the new MBP to type this and the keyboard stinks and lately my spacebar has been sticky. The "need a don…

We got rid of cable tv years ago and tv watching dropped off sharply after that. These days we barely turn it on, although the kids play XBox here and there. The iPads they have ar…

Technology does not care about human values.

China.

Which is just another example of how government expands its scope and rarely ever contracts.

That is what terrifies me--people who are ostensibly conservative but then are all pro-military and pro-big-government and you find out all they want is some tax break or other stu…

It's an ugly, ugly exercise of power. I have the odd tie in of having lived near an airport in NC where the CIA was operating small jets to conduct those "renditions" (read: kidnap…

Psychology--people will try to remain close to places and people they know. There are many examples such behavior especially during natural disasters when they are commanded or kno…

Look at how much gets taken out of a grant for "overhead," too! Stunning.

So you don't think the financialization of higher education has played a significant role?

Having also worked in higher ed for quite a long time (I've been out since 2004) I always quipped that young people really just want "lifestyle camps" or "lifestyle towns" where th…

If that is the case then something is out of whack.

Is cc theft lumped in with "identity" theft? I have had my cc stolen numerous times, but nobody has assumed my identity in order to obtain lines of credit or travel with a passport…

Maybe they could install bicycle cranks so the pilot and passengers can all pedal their way through the air.

Catapults don't save energy--they shorten runway. The jet is at full throttle on takeoff and military aircraft are not exactly fuel misers.

Man, I just see massive heartache and disappointment for them at some point in the future.

This is crap--someone is always warning about a downturn coming. The game is as the game has always been--scare the rubes into doing something stupid with their money so the people…

All that extra tech is unnecessary junk, though. I like the backup cameras, but just recently had an near-incident where that didn't help either. It's up to you what you want in a …

Smart people are often the easiest to scam because they believe they can't be scammed.

I had an uncle who used to "carry money" for numbers rackets in NY which I think means he was involved in racketeering. I don't claim to understand how it worked, but I know the wi…

We're still in the "attract as many rubes as possible phase" which is always followed by the "slam the trap shut phase"

I'm glad to hear skepticism--I always considered these e-coins to be the perfect scam to attract Millenial technocrats and then fleece them.