Yes for the title change please, it might be a nuance not known to ppl who don't spend a lot of time with ppl with schizophrenia, but it matters. As already replied, we don't talk about cripples or retards anymore, we say that they are people with physical or mental disability and the change in language might be part…

I was going to reply to you but think the the replies that are already there are fine. For profit systems hit a different "greatest satisfaction(i.e. providing good care in healthcare)" to " least cost ratio/most earnings". Once they hit that point of diminishing returns, they stop and bank the money. Since a non…

The point of for profit systems is efficiency to maximize profit. but in systems like heath care and education, that type of efficiency leaves some ppl in the cold. Like right now medicaid reimburses partially based on hospitals following a set of protocols for certain diagnoses. so it makes more financial sense…

My first impression on seeing the statue as a kid was "I thought it would be taller". But here, it looks much more like I imagined then. Maybe they need to build a replica of turn of the century Paris around her base for perspective.

"Liz wasn't the first companion who could hold her own intellectually — there were Zoe, and arguably Susan, before her — but Liz was the first who was clearly a grown-up and not particularly in the Doctor's shadow."

I know what you mean, though I wonder if we might do all right if we lived back then in that kind of environment. I would save to stare at something besides my computer, DVDs and books, so why not the sky?

Does the family have the problem only when speaking, or is it also with writing? Sounds like a job for Dr. Oliver Sacks.

The only one I'm not sold on is the bearenity. I do love Joss Whedon and his work a very lot, but I'm not so fanatic that I can't take some humorous tinkering. My problem is "Let's be bad bears"? Will Nathan Fillion be upstaged by Billy Bob Thorton? Will there be little league? Crazy space little leagues? Would…

This comment because I am unable to promote.

Ah, I will clarify. By "those things" I meant Jupiter itself and the moons. I can see now how my post could be misinterpreted. And while binoculars are great, and seeing jupiter is simple now, back in the day it wasn't. Most of the culture they were a part of wouldn't even start to imagine that a shiny light in…

My great hope is that the ppl making these decisions have seen all the same movies that I have seen.

And fun cheesey snack for the rest of us (I hope)!

I bet the ppl who are calling this mind control and referencing movies have never been around someone in the midst of a full on violent psychotic break. It's scary. A pill that can prevent it is good. You maybe be having an issue because so many psych meds are now used on ppl whose psych illness is mild to…

If you loose your uncontrollable rage, you loose your jail/ psych facility time.

The problem with jet packs is that they make you look like you are constantly farting.

Did anyone see that thing last night on PBS about the development of the telescope (at least thats what I think it was about based on how much I saw before I went to work)? There was a computer simulation of what the original observations of Jupiter looked like. Wow, the word is blurry. Even more respect for early…

Yea, making treasure out of scifi trash sounds right up my ally. Take biodome for example, kernel of a good idea, mountain of stupid, how many years of thoughtful discussion? Flaws and stupidity and bad science are ok by me as long as they are entertaining and promote solid analysis. Sometimes the best way to get…

I was still deciding if I wanted to see this movie or not. This is why I've now decided I do. Your discussions are interesting and I want to find out what they heck your 'spoilers' are talking about. A movie that can still be though provoking even after it has been 'spoiled' must be worth seeing. I have always…

Are the colors real or added?

Finally a good use of redaction.