My money is made out of plastic, too...

It may seem self-evident, but do you have any evidence to support the notion that the US has more inherent intercultural tension because of the diversity of its population (as opposed to some other reason)? If there is no other country with which to compare the US, how can you know the fact that we're a melting pot…

That's certainly one perspective. I'm not sure I agree, either philosophically or based on statistics. Both sides of the debate can quote stats that support their position, which to me suggests the question of whether owning a gun makes you safer is muddled (in that it may make some people more safe and others less).

I don't really have any interest in this argument, but your point #3 is belied by your own link. I mean, Japan, Canada, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands all have gun control laws that are more strict than the US and fewer intentional homicides. Japan has extremely restrictive gun ownership laws, and they rank…

They wouldn't be checking to see if the information you provide is real unless it's part of a criminal investigation. This commenter points out (I think, rationally) that it seems designed more to give them something with which to charge predators who target children. So they won't be coming to your house with a…

Yeah... that's why my spam address is a real address. I just never check it... what happens when you hit your gmail limit? Oh, right, mail bounces back to the sender. Well, as long as ToS don't require me to receive their mail (with the exception of sending me an email verification), no biggy.

Oh, well Russia definitely has a reason to bomb Abbotsford, BC. Abbotsford has a big sign that says, "Screw you, Russia!" over city hall.

I survive! ... assuming they go for cities >250k. Which they probably would. Seattle makes sense... maybe Vancouver, BC, but Victoria? No one wants to bomb Victoria. It's too pretty. Plus you might hit Nanaimo and end our supply of delicious nanaimo bars.

I survive! ... assuming they go for cities >250k. Which they probably would. Seattle makes sense... maybe Vancouver, BC, but Victoria? No one wants to bomb Victoria. It's too pretty. Plus you might hit Nanaimo and end our supply of delicious nanaimo bars.

If you have a spare nuke, why not? I mean, I assume you've driven around Tallahassee? No one would notice it was a radioactive crater.

1. This is a neat idea - for backpacking and helping people in need, both.

I also tend to use the word y'all in conversation.

The article says "another executive." I haven't seen any other edits to know if this is the second or third edit, but it certainly answers your question now.

Interestingly enough, it's apparently common for expensive luxury items to sell at greater rates during recessions. I don't know why, but I heard that higher end apparel stores like Nordstrom's in Seattle were marking up clothes because things like $900 shoes were selling like crazy (and, as someone at Nordstrom's…

I don't really know how these things are done - I'm not one of those people who feels prepared to lecture the editors on appropriate journalism. I just had a mental image of finding out that Giz had run a story on me by my phone vibrating non-stop all day, which was funny, and then I remembered that I don't like…

Holy crap.

I dunno... I mean, a common name like Leila, sure. But Nick? That's iffy.

I believe that's called "getting Gized." I feel bad for her... I wonder if they warned her, or if her phone just started exploding out of nowhere.

The five years I live in Canada were some of the best... social years of my life. Yeah, social.

My ability to discuss these things rationally starts and stops with corporate personhood. I mean... I'm a pretty liberal guy. I've read Peter Singer (if you get that reference, congrats), but the corporate personhood thing just irritates the hell out of me, and yet it's the basis for a lot of court cases with which I…