Is your "correlation does not equal causation" comment in reference to something I said? If so, what? Because that was what I was trying to point out to @Bobby.T.

Ok, I admit I definitely am not in the mindset of 18th century writers, nor do I want to be, but "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." sure sounds like they think the militia is the reason guns are important. …

I don't think any of your examples prove that gun rights have a causal relationship to deaths or crime, only that there's a correlation. For example, Wyoming is the least populous state in the US and the second least population-dense. But it's 19th in median income. Areas like Chicago, with lots of poorer people…

I'm with @2 replies - she's fishing. It is ridiculous to have a few people to claim to have strange vague symptoms over the course of a few months and then rush to claim that it's some spill from 40 years ago. While not impossible, it's a ridiculous thing to come out and claim without doing a lot more research first.…

Yes, I know it's in the Bill of Rights, but I still think we should evaluate whether or not it makes sense now, regardless of how much sense it made in the 1700s. Do you honestly think that (1) you would fear the government so much that you needed to take up arms and fight them, and (2) that you and your friends…

It isn't about what I like or don't like, it's about what's best for our society. Just because it's an amendment doesn't necessarily mean it's a great idea (see: Prohibition.) And I feel that the purpose of the second (having a well-armed militia because of a concern for the British) is relevant anymore (so the…

That's true, and I don't claim to know where to draw the line between keeping us safe and not infringing on our rights. I do trust the ACLU's judgment on that, though, so I guess if they're concerned, I should be too.

I don't think they necessarily started with "the premise that bearing arms is criminal." I think this tech would be useful for cops even if only to see if an individual is carrying a large knife, even though no one would say that knives should be criminal. And even if there were no restrictions at all on gun use,…

Exactly. I think Mat's article/rant is misguided. My interpretation of Shapiro's comments were that he was not being dismissive of the issue, but of the reporter, who was attempting to make a provocative article of a dying trend - an issue that may have been provocative 5-10 years ago but is not now.

I second that. My older Kindle is good for one thing only - displaying text. It's a terrible PDF viewer. Instapaper is probably the best solution, though for those who want more control there's a decent freeware iTunes-like management software called Calibre out there.

citation?

exactly what i was thinking. if this is less secure than passwords, that certainly isn't the reason why.

No, it's more than that. There are several reasons that the original ribbon (in Office 2007) is an improvement: (1) it's more graphical, less textual than menus, (2) there are different types of controls, not just buttons (toggles, "galleries", etc.) and (3) there are methods for organizing controls that lend to…

I don't know about 1Password, but with LastPass, you can view your passwords on their website. So you can just open it in one tab and lookup passwords as needed. Also, you'd be surprised at how quickly you can memorize a random 10-digit alphanumeric password once you've typed it a few times (e.g. my Windows…

there are safe parts of indiana??

yup!

*yet

I haven't watched the Frontline ep yet, but Wired had a really good piece about the story a few months ago:

ok, fine, i'll be even more over-the-top next time to make it clear

True, but I think that each method serves a different market. I'm with you, I like configuring my computer the way I like it - that's why I use Windows and not a Mac. But there are just as many (if not more!) people like my parents, with iPhones, and no ability nor desire to make those decisions or have that control.