Padraic wrote: Padraic wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: Neutrinos travel faster than the speed of light. Really has no bearing on the theory of relativity at all at this stage, but it's interesting. I call timing error. http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/1109.6160

I missed when you posted this. Looks like you guessed right.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: TSA to perform road checks.GG America

Gestapo soon to come

Jim Garten wrote: The Doctor wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Oh no, not again.  Rapture 2.0: The end is near, again, says apocalyptic preacher Ya know, if I were a fundamentalist Christian, I'd be getting pretty peeved with this Jesus character about now.  He keeps saying he's coming and then doesn't bother to show up.  Dude, pick a date and stick to it or stop messing with my schedule.  You can only be unreliable so many times for so long before people really start together p***ed off! Bottom line though is he'll just blame being grounded by his dad

That's what happens when he turns his dad's beer into water.

Dean wrote: Jim Garten wrote: The Doctor wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Oh no, not again.  Rapture 2.0: The end is near, again, says apocalyptic preacher Ya know, if I were a fundamentalist Christian, I'd be getting pretty peeved with this Jesus character about now.  He keeps saying he's coming and then doesn't bother to show up.  Dude, pick a date and stick to it or stop messing with my schedule.  You can only be unreliable so many times for so long before people really start together p***ed off! Bottom line though is he'll just blame being grounded by his dad That's what happens when he turns his dad's beer into water.

As an FYI, that's not viewable for the non-UKers among us.

US Businesses Not Being Strangled By Regulation And Taxation, World Bank Says

I would like to have a worldwide ban on the use of the phrase "common sense" in all political discourse (okay, you can cite your Thomas Paine quote) for at least 5 years. It is absolutely meaningless but is the first thing everybody falls back on when they are unable or unwilling to make a real argument/say what they actually believe.

I was speaking generally, I didn't feel like actually reading the link to address your post.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Oh well the World Bank said it so that negates common sense.

And it was in Forbes magazine.

Pi calculated to the trillionth digit. It's 5.

Actually I just wanted to post this to laugh at this one moron in the comments section:

Some Dude wrote: With all due respect sir, you're not much of a mathematician if you believe Pi has been PROVEN to be "irrational." It is accepted theory, but not proven beyond ALL doubt. If one can carry the terms of Pi to the 50 quadrillionth term, and find the Pi does indeed terminate or repeat, then it is clearly not an irrational number. Conjecture and assumption are no substitute for empirical knowledge. While I too agree the exercise is probably a waste of time, your arrogance astounds me. For the record, some of my limited maths knowledge came from the University of Leeds, England, and for that knowledge, I'm blessed.

I'll be amazed if most of these countries don't end up in worse tyranny in 10 years than they are now.  One pundit I heard summed it up pretty well....these kids have enthusiasm which is great, but they will be of little match for the hard line Islamists in terms of will and organization when the fights over power begin.  But I hope they prevail and obtain some kind of reasonable government that gives their people stability.