On Tuesday, a 43-year-old Mississippian woman attempting this misguided stunt was charged by the angry animal and tossed in the air before escaping.

It is completely unique within the government in that it receives funding through both federal appropriation (ie: the government) as well as private donation.

As I’ve noted elsewhere and Matt has as well, there’s nothing you can go being partisan about here. Nothing.

Yep. It’s not any different than a university doing fundraising. The state can’t pay for everything.

The patent office isn’t perfect. Sometimes they grant what’s called an “overbroad” patent that covers way too many things

No it isn’t. You don’t seem to understand what the Smithsonian is. It is not, nor was it ever a government agency in whole. It is an endowment to the people of the United States from Smithson. Activities never intended by the endowment nor beyond the scope of its basic function are not covered by appropriations. Funds…

The old me says Minaj is just another misgynist selling womens’ bodies as commodities while making bank and the new me just doesn’t care any more.

The most straightforward answer is because federal funding only covers about two-thirds of the organization’s budget.

Leave or banned for disagreeing. It spread to Gizmodo too, in the big silence. But yeah only replying and then heading out again. This site just isn’t worth it.

Well I figure it’s because straight people in America are incapable of being honest about how awesome sex is.

After an hour or so I just let them pile up. I’m always in the grey, especially when I find myself pointing out with law and cites that the author is incorrect.

I’m not a huge fan of Accuweather, since they take data the government (via the taxpayer) supplies free and monetizes it, while also lobbbying to break the shins of NOAA and NWS at every turn.

The power of dismissing trolls with links to industry studies compels me.

I don’t think it’s possible for me to be more creeped out by snakes.

Cell phone jammers are illegal except in very limited national security related applications.

Dude I’m being deluged with people who say it’s like taking your daily vitamin, so clearly there are plenty of people who believ it to be an extremely healthy practice.

Go SAM or go home.

The difference is even if they wanted to, they generally wouldn’t. Or they wouldn’t murder the victim.

No one is claiming that it’s completely healthy,

Some people don’t think things are real unless they’re hard. They’re closet Calvinists perhaps?