PEMEX is the government's short register. All the money PEMEX makes goes into government spending (schools, hospitals, roads, etc.).

Never read any of Diamond's work but I'm reading Correia's article. Mainly because from what I can gather, this is one opinion countered by another opinion without actually presenting any evidence.

Brilliant. It's almost the same size as the original Xbox!

Yeah sorry, GPS features aside, there is probably no reason to wear them while driving. If not for common sense, then for cops that maybe won't understand how IT'S THE FUTURE, MAN.

This looks so unapologetically cheesy. I'm liking it. Alas, there's no Cyclops so eff this.

I just finished watching it for the first time in my life (even though I sort of followed the show back in the day). I know Mulder and Scully aren't going to die so why was I so tense during the whole episode? This was an amazing hour and it renewed my love for the series.

Man, fuck Blaziken. Lucario's easy enough to counter, but give a little bit of space to Blaziken and there goes the game.

The Jungle, Upton Sincalir. It kind of reminds me of our times... young adults, going out into the world, with a bachelor's master's or phd degree. Strong and hopeful they go out into the world, thinking they have an advantage over their peers, but in the eyes of the people hiring, they really don't. Getting a job…

Agreed, this is the first book that came to mind.

I've had this conversation with my mom. It... it wasn't very productive.

That was a majestic post you cynical bastard. That was good. Very good.

"clearly unique and special"

Thank you for that. You put it so succinctly, but Americans believe in the complete opposite with such fervor, that you would think it's a religion or a cult.

If you're thinking of putting a solar panel grid, and the guy selling you the panels tells you that they have a certain amount of power (in watts) he's leaving something out.

I just thought it might be a quick and interesting experiment. Especially because the io9 community is a varied bunch. The intelligence factor could be another variable to factor in.

Uh, guys. Is this an experiment to see that people give up personal information if you ask nicely? Compared to just stealing it like the NSA? If it is then it's fascinating and I wish you good luck.

I will defend Lost on every forum on the internet, but it's not the greatest of all time. Last week's Breaking Bad showed me that.

I will probably the only person on the internet who will agree you, but yeah.

As a kid I once had Durian ice cream by accident.