Well, no the National Labs and the military provide for nuclear defense through taxes. But why should I be forced for the government to pay for something I don’t want?

Nuke improvements are necessary and overdue

We are actually living Snow Crash: Americans make action films for export. Everyone else makes everything else for export.

Mine too. I was SO fucking pleased that they phased out the stupid iPad program AND Windows labs in favor of Chromebooks. ‘Cause honestly you can buy a current-gen iPad or FIVE Chromebooks in most cases.

Hey, you’re also leaving out Disney World’s decision to close the Alien Encounter showride!

True, although now I think of it, many generations of people have unreasonable techno-optimism, it just varies in quality. I remember explaining to a class of current-early-20-something’s that maintaining a digital archive of scanned books might cost as much or more than a physical library of print-and-paper books.…

No, ending subsidies will REDUCE the cost of coping with hurricanes, since subsidized flood insurance essentially subsidizes coastal development.

Yep. I’m at the point where I think studios should be releasing Rifftrax editions of their major projects in theaters. Like, “We know that 20-30% of you think this is shit. And you’re right. So here’s a cut of it made just for you.”

Well, non-Chinese audiences are tired of them anyway . . .

Let’s stay on topic here.

Terrific: you’re 20 years late proposing Romneycare.

Stop paying for free guns for Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Israel. Close the Center for Complementary Medicine. Terminate the F-22, Litorral Combat Ship, Osprey VTOL and nuke improvements. End agricultural insurance subsidies. End flood insurance subsidies.

I propose we save money by eliminating your entire profession.

Hoo, man in a contest between sports executives and police union officials, you’re right to cast more shade on the police guys. But only *just*.

Yes!

I guess that just hasn’t been my experience or that of my kids.

True enough, although I think the characteristics of the teacher and the amount of individual latitude those teachers are given matter more than the ‘school’, writ large

Where does it rank relative to “problematic”?

Bereaved, Dracula goes for comfort and a soothing glass of blue milk to his other uncle, Uncle Owen and wife Aunt Beru’s moisture farm. Surely he can rely on *them* being in the peak of health . . .

Hey now: Time spent exhuming the corpse of a batshit modern artist is NEVER time wasted.