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I think it is B.S. when hackers take down an easy target for no apparently good reason.

I respect those that take chances to risk their freedom for the good of humanity. For example, if a government were lying to its people about something that was negatively impacting them or their future, and only bad was coming from that information being restricted, then I could not argue with those that took on risk to release that information. I could not support doing anything illegal, but I would at least respect it. But, busting on MIT has no value I can see, and in-general attack-oriented hacking is just as bad as the Cobra Kai.

I have to agree with this post to some extent. Years ago we had an MBA from a local university apply and it actually made a negative impact on the interview when we saw that on the resume- and this was for a business analyst position.

But, I think if you are geniunely interested in business, there is nothing wrong with getting an MBA anywhere. Just couple it with starting your own business. You don't even have to list it on your resume if you think it will hurt. Just be aware- it is NOT cheap, and you are lucky if your company will fully fund it; the last place I worked would fund only the cheapest in-state MBA program and they wouldn't pay for books or associated fees, so it would have been thousands of dollars a year out of pocket I couldn't justify.

I absolutely despise crapware, google or ask toolbars, etc. that are bundled with installers, however if there is a market for it and there is no law against it, it will happen.

And once Google/etc. one day has everyone's credit card info and charges us more often, I could totally see items starting to be added ala Vistaprint (if you've used Vistaprint you almost certainly know what I'm talking about) like magazine trial subscriptions, etc.

The more the economy sinks and people are less willing to spend, the more crap will get dumped on us. Fact of life.

Here is the reality. Serious concerns will get few votes. Things such as building a death star that are completely stupid and not serious get lots of votes.

So what this is really saying is, "We're going to raise the threshold so we won't have to waste effort replying to your death star petitions, and btw we don't give a fuck about the little man and never did. Fuck you. Case closed. Now if we can get the media to sponsor some petition we really care about like banning all assault weapons or raising the debt ceiling, then you can vote on that, and we'll be glad to tell you why you have a great idea."

It isn't laziness.

Change is disruptive. Disruption during instability (such as the economic condition of our country, political instability due to polarized nearly 50/50 political split of the people) is dangerous. But more importantly, estabilished lobbying powers inherently tend to equalize change unless one or more become significantly stronger and change the balance of power. And if those lobbying powers are not in favor of the change, it won't happen. Finally, change can lead to a great deal of uncertainty. Uncertainty is risk, and risk is typically bad when it comes to politics.

Amendments to the constitution could happen of course, but this would be an unlikely time for them.

It is more likely that the interpretation of the constitution would change. And that has changed very much over time.

One problem I've had is uneven neck (and probably shoulder/back) muscle development, because I don't sit staring and facing straight at the monitor. This is a warning to those that are younger and haven't noticed this yet.

Great response. Please keep posting.

The more laws are bent and disregarded, the less any law (not just those laws) will be followed. Ask any parent.

I think that we may be better off if those that are willing to give up all power to the government to disregard the constitution would just run their own country, and leave the rest of us out of it. For someone that writes for an organization that makes its living off of the 1st amendment to advocate throwing out that which provides it that 1st amendment is moronic at best, and suicidal and murderous of a free press and a free people at worst.

I think it is a good title for 2012/2013 also. They could have called it "Barf" though, and I'd be excited about it.

To the OP: thanks for the post, but the font is nearly unreadable for older guys like me on smaller devices.

Another related problem is called "golden handcuffs". Many work in jobs that provide great salary and/or benefits and would like to leave, but they think that they will sacrifice their family's well-being by leaving. I was like that for years and recently switched to a new job that is a lot better for me. It is still far from perfect: I am more stressed-out, and I work more hours. But, the pay and benefits are better, and my skills and marketability are improving. I want a job that I love, and I'm still working on finding that, but if you have "golden handcuffs", don't fall into the trap that you can't do better. If you are aren't struggling and learning and you are unhappy and spreading unhappiness, you are a drag on yourself and everyone else. You can't always be unhappy, in fact you may continue to be unhappy (I am, or at least I tell myself that I am), but if you find yourself making others unhappy and feeling that they should realize that they are unhappy as you, that is not a good situation, and you need to change. There are plenty of other opportunities out there, but you won't find them unless you are looking for them. Just decide what you want, and do your best to make it happen. Don't buy into the self-help books either. They make promises they can't keep.

The tl;dr version: The net is a gun that we will shoot ourselves with.