Well, wait a minute. Is it surprising many think so, when it absolutely IS an infringement of civil liberties — specifically, your right to free association?

The same things that stop *anything* from turning into feudalism — a constitution of checks and balances, democracy, and the rule of law. **Libertarians are not anarchists**.

I think this is a strange phenomenon. Progressives express horror and disgust at the one philosophy that emphasizes their own liberty, and guarantees (to whatever reasonable extent) that they *wouldn't* be coerced in their actions. Progressives, on the other hand, are *all about* coercion. Yes, I get it — it's in the…

Mark - As I was fiddling around with my KitKat S4 the other day, think how mostly useless the other home screens are, it suddenly hit me how I want the home screen to work.

AMAZON TO ALASKA: DROP DEAD

Great comment, very informative. Thanks! -aj

QUESTION: Is there a Twitter client (on Android) that will let me read my feed from top to bottom? That is, where new items appear on the bottom? So I can scroll down, not up, to read? Surely there must be one, but I haven't found it.

Can I make an actual substantive critique here?

Adam -

Hmm, I don't know if I can answer that. You know, human beings are really complex creatures; empathy is just one aspect of a stew comprising hundreds of other interacting variables.

Hmm. Wikipedia defines one aspect of psychopathy as *diminished* empathy. In the book — I haven't seen the movie — the extremes are represented by Peter (who is indeed a psychopath — while brilliant, he would never be able to gain and hold the trust and loyalty of his troops) and Valentine (who is way TOO empathetic —…

Also, a clarification on my own comment: Empathy is not sympathy. To be an empathetic leader doesn't mean one hugs their subordinates and sing songs with them (although I guess one could). It just means you can see things from their point of view. Take the novel Ender's Game, for example. Ender was literally bred to…

This was really interesting, especially this part:

I've gotten a few good deals by browsing your regular "deals" feature. But here's what I'd really like to know: What if I already know exactly what I need? (For me, right now, it's this: http://amzn.com/B00285KCGM). What is the best way to find out/be alerted when something specific goes on sale somewhere?

My #1, super-simple feature request for OS X: just a simple checkbox in system settings: "Show mounted volumes in dock"

Hey, I have a tip that can help at least some people who have carpet in the TV room.

Hey, I'm a pretty new user of Twitter, so sorry if this is a dumb question. I'm using the regular Twitter client for Android, which "top posts." So I was wondering — is there a good client that "bottom posts"? i.e., new tweets appear at the bottom. It seems like this would make reading a smoother experience. Thanks!

Hey Alan, I have an Android question for you, and it includes a screenshot (to illustrate the question). What is the best way to pose it to you? (It's not about PushBullet, and I didn't want to derail). - Powercreek

Ah, gotcha. Interesting.

Yeah, Eric, I'm with you — I keep the house even cooler than you (about 65) and I don't sweat at all.