They (the US and Canada) are just better than all the others. Power corrupts, regardless of the political system. Ultimately any government is composed of human beings...with all their failings. I think there are some measures that could be taken to mitigate some of the corruption, but it's never going away…

I immediately knew things had gone horribly wrong but it didn't hit me for a bit as far as what it all meant.

I was at the Cape the day Challenger exploded...that picture still gives me the creeps.

5th fucking amendment, QED. God damn the constitution rocks.

I much prefer this.

If it's storing cat videos shouldn't it be Erwin Schrodinger?

"...though you'd figure the FBI would have checked on that first..."

No, it really doesn't (take any longer to back in than it does to back out). Not if you're a capable driver to begin with.

Pssst...the password is "bribery".

Fucking awesome.

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American Airlines called, they'd like their car back. It's being repossessed.

Actually the language is such that they seem to be saying if you add X parts (coolers of assorted kinds) you void the warranty:

Wait...so you're saying they (RIAA/MPAA) shelled out good money for what was ultimately a disappointment to them?

The Manning passing camp?

How do I prepare for winter driving? A lot of Irish coffee.

Where does capitalism fit in when the people delivering that healtcare expect to get paid?

People that are wild about gov't. subsidized healthcare tend to gloss over this. Ultimately talent follows money...when you create a system where docs effectively have capped earnings then many of the smart, talented people that would have become doctors do something else. Which ends up with a declining quality of…

Come on down here and visit the DMV, the IRS and experience the joy that is the TSA. Yeah...now it's not so hard to understand why some people aren't crazy about the government being responsible for healthcare.

"...cities fill with empty buildings."