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Heh. Well, obvious for me, anyway, though my 'obvious' and your 'obvious', judging from your tone, are quite opposite. To borrow from their name, Food Not Bombs is not even a better choice, but the morally right choice to me. That they disliked each other isn't even remotely an argument...

This is something I've thought quite a bit about, so I apologize for a lengthy (and possibly redundant at times) reply. And yes, I'm definitely in favor of raising the driving age. I'm in favor of not driving altogether! I have to agree with calpoon, here. I have plenty of friends who feel...

It's a shame this little piece of information won't likely sway any significant number of voters. Not saying I'm for Obama (though I am most definitely against McCain), but trends such as this one - and the earlier Primary one of the well-educated vote going toward Obama - ought to be saying...

I heartily agree with this.

Thanks for giving me something good to read!

I wasn't on the news (for anything more than maybe just a brief camera shot for something happening at my school), but both my parents were for ********** in the 80's. 6 o' clock news!

My record for 'pounding away' was 90-something minutes. The gal didn't even need lube, which I was rather impressed with (with a condom, no less) and we'd probably have gone on a little longer, but we had to go to work.

To answer the question, yes. I'm dating one, so many, many times. Most amazing girl I've ever met (though her qualities that warrant that have little to do with her profession).

Ain't that the truth.

And that's the kicker. It's happening! I don't even need to read up or see disappearing glaciers to know that - I can just tell you about the wacky and warmer and warmer weather I see every year. So it's happening, as most people agree. Those that are less inclined to feel the severity of it...

I'd just make everyone smart. I can't think of a problem that wouldn't solve.

Damned shame. I don't think I'll ever forget "Touched by an Atheist" as long as I live. Some of his quotes remain my all time favorites.

Between a Vietnam war veteran who didn't seem to get the lesson that war is a terrible thing and a preacher, I'll most definitely not choose the veteran. First-hand knowledge and he's still willing to throw more of our young to it? Shame on him.

Pretty much my thinking as well.

I'm curious what people have to say about the articles individually. They're all listed on the link two posts above.

I think the whole "experience" thing is a load of crap. Just as D-rock said, what is it exactly they have experience in...? I was listening to either CNN or NPR (can't remember which) where the fellow on the air was talking about how often experience in Washington was experience in doing things...

Bingo! I've certainly said it before and I'll likely say it again every time one of these threads pops up: the less energy spent complaining (not saying this thread is a complaint, but in the broader sense taking place across America) and more into becoming less dependent, the better off we'll...

Yay for recycling old threads...check the date posted! "Rep. Kucinich Files 35 Articles of Impeachment Against President Bush" Story can be found here. On a somewhat unrelated note, that political test folks were playing with in another thread puts me just about on top of Kucinich (more or...

I think direct, instant run-off voting is the way to go.

Oh, yes. Constitutional rights. Ooooh. Just as long as they don't take your ***, right? Just what are "anti U.S. stor[ies]" (honest question, I don't know what you mean)? Stories saying America sucks, or saying what America is doing sucks (in much more concrete terms, of course)? If the...

I am all for recycling, digitally and physically. If there's a thread title that fits what you want to talk about (even if the previous discussion under that thread title does not), why not just bring the thread back up with a renewed discussion? Slows down page build-up.

Ironically, I went to Eugene some 100 miles away this weekend, which I don't do often. But to the point: it isn't just up to the next President to stand up to Big Oil, it's up to us. Get rid of your car. Get a bike. Get a bus pass. Don't wait for change, make it!

I, for one, have no problem with what was said that he said (except perhaps the taking sides bit, as MP mentioned). It would be nice to have someone recognize that being the President of the United States isn't just being the President of the United States, it's being the Most Powerful Person...

There's a documentary called The End of Suburbia that talks all sorts about this. According to 'them' (the fellas in the documentary), we've already reached and possibly ****** peak oil levels. Marion King Hubbert was a scientist who was apparently pretty spot-on in predicting when the US would...

I would vote for him. ...if he ran in my state.

That's a good question, but it's a personal one: how much longer are you (the general public 'you') going to pay them at the pump? I disagree. I think America needs to stop driving (by which I mean, of course, drastically reduce their driving).

Nomad's post is good information. I'll throw in this extra caution, too: Even if you can lose that weight that fast, it isn't healthy. The healthiest weight loss is a pound a week (if I remember correctly - and naturally, this is an average, everybody's different, et cetera). The human body is...

Some more election articles for you all. Here's one called "Feminist Hero or ‘Just a Politician’?" - http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/feminist-hero-or-just-a-politician/?ref=opinion Here's a short one that I found rather interesting (the whole article is almost posted here) -...

I have a... 2005 Jamis Commuter. ∞ miles per gallon (this is a misnomer, as it hasn't any tank to put any gallons in). I only have to buy half as many tires, too.

Somebody should be proud of me, as I just turned in a blank ballot (here in Oregon). Of course, as an independant, I don't get to vote for anything Presidential. I've been out of the country too recently to be much up on anything local. But at least I help stall to runoffs. :)

As a fence-sitter on his topic, I just wanted to address some holes. I don't. We all know he lost the war, but how did his registration work out before then? Emphasis added. The first outlined sentence there seems to be a favorite of the pro-*** camp, but to be quite honest, it sucks. As...

Only if you want to define it that way. As Nomad said, it's defined how we want it to be. The question is, why would you want to define it as between a man and a woman, exclusively, hmm? What good reason is there for that? I'll take Human morality over God's any day. God says we should stone...

Indeed, nothing is incompatible with the existence of a divine being (unless you make it). It's the space-faring teapot, or, as Carl Sagan illustrated in The Demon-Haunted World, an invisible-incorporeal-absolutely-undetectable dragon in one's garage. Would you believe that I had such a...

This here is the Cosmological argument, one of the most compelling I've encountered because it attacks a Human logic (that everything must have a cause). However, it also contradicts itself. If something always creates something else, then logically there must not be a starting point (as...

I absolutely firmly reject this notion as one of the weak arguments against same-sex marriage (though to be fair, they all are). Considering most marriages end in divorce anyhow, I'd prefer they didn't produce ********. "Separate but Equal" ring a bell? Historically speaking, it isn't. And...

I just find it a little telling that Obama tends to get the more educated votes. Shouldn't that say something?

That's the way to do it! If you're attacked by most things in nature, if you gouge an eye, they're going to back the hell off. I think there was a story about a fella doing that with a crocodile attacking his wife or some such just a short while ago.

Just in case anybody was truly interested in an answer and missed them: Indeed, it's not recommended that one wear more than one as they rub against each other and will likely tear (not necessarily in big enough ways for you to see). You're much better off with just one, unless you're going...

Georges, as much as your rabid Conservatism is not surprising and expected (and I generally just let it be), I'm going to eat your post and throw it up looking better. This sounds like an old man complaining. As with any new technology, the older generation is always going to scoff at the...

The unfortunate answer: when the average American stops putting up with it.

I was reading about this while I was over there. I'm a disappointed to see Brown go ahead with the reclassification even though it seemed virtually no one else of any authority agreed with the idea. Just another move backwards. I'm used to such things in the US, but it always makes me sad to...

Normally, I would be excited that my little state finally matters (Hillary and Obama actually came here!). Except that, while progressive in so many ways, Oregon has failed time and time again to open its primaries to Independants, so I can't vote anyway. Still a little exciting, though. I'm...

This book in this article looks like the polar opposite of one I read by Steven Johnson: Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter. I guess you just have to decide. Haven't read Mark Bauerlein's book, but I found the one I just mentioned to have...

And therein lies the kicker: the smart people are smart enough not to breed, and the dumb ones continue to. The result? Intelligence is bred out of gene pool.

Of the worst movies I've ever seen, the most standout are Uwe Boll's. Nails on chalkboard for the whole 95 minutes would've sounded better than the dialogue in ***** Rayne.

Religion: Good or bad? Keep in mind, folks, that any post earlier than my own is about two years earlier. The thread title was perfect for the article I found, and I like to recycle. :) I think many valid statements can be pointed at religion in general, not just specifics. It isn't, for...

Most of my seriously frustrating moments all occurred in one online game or another: mainly Halo 2 and 3. The problem with online FPSs is that any degree of lag at all will stop the "what you see is what you get" smoothness that's pretty much necessary for a good time. Nothing worse than...

I found PD Zero to be an appalling game unworthy of the Perfect Dark title. The cover system was a joke, the weapons weren't nearly as cool, and the game play was just...clunky. Don't get me wrong, I played through it (it was good enough to warrant that), just nothing near Perfect Dark. But...

I like to recycle threads. So I found this little clip of an article when I was reading the paper and fortunately found the online version: "Religion is ‘the new social evil’", according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation - a charity purportedly started by a Christian...

Macs are fantastic (though pricey). And they'll play Blizzard games just fine; what more do you need?