A legitimate question, by the person that posted the link. How is that a troll?

The democrats gave Bush a free pass in the wake of war crimes and domestic spying allegations so as to not set a dangerous precedent. Still, none of the mentioned investigations relate to Obama specifically so there is a difference.

It sounds as though for you, buying food locally is about quality and convenience and not about ecology. I think there is more to why people buy locally than is emphasized in this piece. I don't think it is "primarily about environmental impacts," for most people but it's about eating good stuff.

When presented with an interesting topic, the media will swoon. This is an interesting topic, it is fiction but it is interesting fiction.

Did you take part in the photographs in the link? Assuming you work for the BLM, what lands do you preside over?

Just tried to post this. There are many on the list that I would like to visit.

When is the next chapter to be released?

I have a twitter account. In my feed I see what I want to see. I have a hubski account and in my feed I see what I want to see. I ignore tags and I ignore users that don't interest me. My feed looks the same today as it has since I joined, interesting and full of good content. I found this post in the global posts. I don't think growth will be a problem. People that want to "circlejerk" can and will and I won't have to see it. Fine by me.

Nicely written account. Some people have the ability to remain calm in the most trying of situations. It makes me wonder about the old man's life experiences. What has he gone through that tested him so greatly that a potential plane crash doesn't unnerve him?

Loveski.

Can't decide if I found the design helpful or distracting but it was certainly an interesting way to present a narrative.

The upper right hand corner is sad.

Thanks. Guess I need to find me a secularist color.

because being red, green, blue, or yellow would be leaning in favor of one religion,

Higgs

I've seen this before but it was worth seeing again.

While that is a nice video, I still prefer the John Lithgow reading.

Did the guy at Mystery Brewing mention why there was such explosive growth of Craft Brew recently?

A musician could likely play this percussively pretty quickly.

Clever

Just read an article in Forbes titled *End* of the Engineer? which starts off

The great companies of tomorrow will be built around something else: a competency of customer understanding.

Is the 2045 immortality that Singularitarians believe will occur one that will sustain humans biologically or just consciously? Meaning, will our bodies be rejuvenated via electronic nano-cells or will it just be from "downloading" our consciousness to a computer?

It would weed out an alarming number of humans regardless of occupation. If our politicians are to be a reflection of the electorate, why shouldn't they be idiots?

From a percentage of population standpoint, it may not be much of a variant. I can't think of any people that would fit the Renaissance Man title though.

da Vinci was a visionary. Who is the da-Vinci of our times?

Unfortunately, facts are no longer necessities when seeking the highest office.

I didn't mean to paint the Dutch in a negative light. I've only ever had good interactions with your countrymen.

the Dutch are very proud of their language skills

While they may not have cornered the residential market, their patents would eventually make the Compass Company a lot of money. According to Wikipedia they eventually were bought by Radio Shack. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_Compass

Perhaps what you are experiencing is that English speakers are less likely to criticize than Dutch. Could it be that simple?