@ivan256: Only national elections get national ratings/click-throughs. So, if you want more ad dollars, you're going to focus on the national elections.

@Mink-Lei: Mafia Wars is loved because it's an MMO-lite. You get the instant gratification of leveling a character and getting money/equipment, combined with social aspects and "play whenever you want" fun... combined with low barrier-to-entry (if you have a Flash-capable web browser, you can play) and a short…

@achilleselbow: Free speech isn't an absolute principle. Just off the top of my head: inciting to riot, "fire in a crowded theater," making sexual material available to minors, "terroristic threating", verbal harassment...

@The Squid: The court typeically reviews cases before they accept or decline to hear them. And they'll sometimes decline to hear cases because another cases is coming through the court system, which would make a more clear ruling.

@Grimm808: I count myself very lucky. Got a 360 back in 2005, and it just went RRoD this year. Bought a new one... and about two months later, the sleek new black 360 came out. Dammit.

Go for the eyes, Boo! GO FOR THE EYES!

@TheClap: Nope.

@k4man: I really think Joss Whedon got bored with Willow's character. By season 4, it seems like Joss was more interested in trying to give Buffy more relationships and family issues (including magic new sister) than in any of the other Scoobies. Xander became less useful as the power level ramped up, and Willow had…

I would kill for a Mega-Man parody game featuring the Stig.

@ZFK: Similar, yes. But there were a few changes to weapons and health/shields that made it play differently.

@blash: Because Ubuntu, as nice as it is, is still an OS for techies. OpenOffice isn't fully compatible with Office, no matter how hard it tries.

@taosaur: Right. The question comes from the interpretation of that law. I don't think that's been challenged to the SCOTUS yet. I still don't think artwork or digital edits would violate it, but that's not been determined yet.

@taosaur: Except that we don't. The US Supreme Court ruled that such images do not constitute child porn. It must involve an actual child to be CP, not a drawing, 3D rendering, etc.

I think I'll stick with a French Press. A bit more cleanup, but much easier to control the brew time and make multiple cups if you want.

@The Curse of Millhaven: It's the flipside of your question. Those teams and showrunners need to keep their jobs. The TV industry has always been pressured to get things done as quick as possible, because things have to go onto the air daily or weekly. It doesn't hurt that their scripts are much shorter than a…

@zelannii: The problem with this is that there are Federal grants and programs to assist rural communities with funding a fire department. If the city / county had taken advantage of those, this whole mess could've been avoided.

@shimanopower: The "joke" is that this would be commonplace in a 100% libertarian government.

@ɹǝʌoɹ ǝƃuɐɹʇs: Do NOT invade 4Chan.

@geolemon: QQ is a common term in gaming for "Go cry some more" or "Quit crying." Because it looks like two eyes with tears.

@Erwos: I'm mocking this product too. It's a year worth of food. If you haven't found a reliable food source within a month after a disaster, you're screwed.