I’ll give you that one. Remote wired voice was a breakthrough but wireless computing in a handheld was a quantum leap.

I’ve never had to use this, but one thing I do when I’m in a sketchy downtown area is to carry a 20 wrapped around a bunch of ones in my pocket separate from my wallet. The idea is if someone tries to rob me, you take out the bills, show them and toss them to the side, turning and running the other way. The guy will…

Its a great point - the question is what is greater, the invention or subsequent innovation? The 787 changes the shape of its wing to turn. So did the Wright Flyer. Advantage Orville and Wilbur, I think.

Those are up there in my list, but the unlimited presnap motion is the most offensive. Plus they spell defense wrong.

yep. One gets paid and the other doesn’t.

Douchebag because, what, I believe in the rule of law?

I know, that’s frustrating. I used to work as an intern in a Senate office in the 80s and we seriously would weigh the mail on each side of an issue to determine what the most popular view was. So you are right that there is an element of “who cares” among those staffers.....

Do they have a pledge up there? To the Queen, maybe.....

I mention it only in passing.....

Constituent my ass. She’s a rabble-rousing anarchist with an agenda.

I exist. She’s a loudmouth boor with zero class. I’m glad he called her out.

He attacked her for being a rude bitch. She was uncivil and should have kept her mouth shut. If she has concerns, she can write letters to the editor, write to her elected officials or, yes, comment on a Gawker site. But yelling at someone in public makes her boorish and beneath contempt.

Planes were invented in, what, 1906? I think my grandparents experienced markedly greater technology innovation than I have. Planes, internal combustion engines, space travel, computing. The list boggles the mind. And I get some jackass in a hoodie telling me how he’s going to change the world. I want to punch…

Its comforting for you to think that people who think as I do live in Alabama and attend NASCAR races in my overalls.

Bingo. Zero barriers to entry means zero barriers to exit.

You are ridiculous. The crimes committed by those men put them in jail.

So let me get this straight. Bill is villified for putting more policemen on the street to stop crime in a....wait for it....Crime Bill.

I think you are wrong. There is video evidence of a nearly identical incident where the police acted politely and professionally. I suggest that you watch it and stop being such a dope.

And let’s not talk about the bike people. Oy.

Bernstein, is that you?