"Dwarf planet" is a technical astronomical definition. I can search the IAU's webpage for the definition of "dwarf planet," and learn what a dwarf planet is.

So Pluto isn't a "planet" but this puny thing is?

I'm sorry, I must have misinterpreted what you were saying. You said "The only difference is one murder will get you put in jail, the other is state-sanctioned." I assumed that you didn't see any difference at all between a soldier taking a life in defense of his country and someone killing an innocent person in a…

Okay, if you're going to be inflexible on the height of the Himalayas, then yes, it's impossible to get full coverage (29,000 ft is over three times the 2.7km figure).

There isn't enough water, given the world's current geography.

I'm not sure of your point here.

The problem with your argument is that it is too absolutist.

I've had it with these m-f-in' snakes on this m-f-in' boat!

I can't agree that any time you kill another person, it's murder; "killing" and "murder" are not exact synonyms. There has to be a distinction between the two, or else you're not making any "killing" as bad as a "murder," you're making any "murder" as acceptable as a less-horrible "killing" (e.g. self-defense,…

So, if an invading army is marching through your land, committing atrocities, then your country's standing army are murderers for trying to stop them?

OK, here's the scenario.

"You sunk my aircraft carrier! There was a DAYCARE on that aircraft carrier!"

That depends. Would a Japanese bomber pilot be a mass murderer for sinking an aircraft carrier in WWII?

No Ozymandias?

OK, my math can't be right here. Can someone check this for me?

Silly question.

I'm (sometimes) a writer. What I would do is this:

The news spread through the Net as quickly as pulses of light could carry it: TOMORROW was ready.

I don't think "making people better" is a bad thing.

I think the most pertinent question is, "Will this guy be helping Neal Stephenson with his 'Clang' game?"