30% for Defense and Wars?? It hasn't been that low since before WW2. The current slice is right here:

http://oranges-world.com/the-federal-budget.html

Thank you Elrous for expressing what I have always said and felt. When Lucas ruined Cloud City in Empire Stikes Back I swore I never, ever forgive him for that travesty. They are completely unwatchable and heartbreaking. I haven't watched the Special Editions since, holding on to both my VHS and DVD copies of the originals.

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They just have to rename the figurine to "Sosumi".

You mean Enron?

He's got a rigid carbon fibre wing strapped to his back, with jets attached to it. I'd call that a powered hang glider, not a wingsuit.

And what do you do when it snows? Stay home? Some of us need to travel all year, not just the 120 days a year when it's not snowing, raining, too windy, or too cold to ride a bike. Plus some of us buy groceries, or need to get our kayaks to the water.

Since when does an iPhone have a means to receive ADSB signals? More likely it uses something like FlightAware.com.

Funny thing is, I have a quote from a Microsoft patent application that occurred around the same time they were arguing in court that the browser was part of the OS: "It should be understood by those skilled in the art that a Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer, ... is separate from the operating system." Man, I wish I'd recorded the patent application number when I put that in my quotes file.

...is that they're not worried about human-animal hybrids, they're worried about using non-human stem cells in humans or human stem cells in animals.

LAAAAG!

Usually the case falls apart. I can still get the data off the drive, but I stop using it and just spend another $20 to get something with 8 times the capacity of the last time.

It usually "fails" because it went through the washing machine in my pants too many times.

First for my 15" Powerbook titanium:

http://gallery.xcski.com/v/misc-pics/powerbook/DSCN1562.jpg.html

and now for my 17" MacBookPro

http://gallery.xcski.com/v/misc-pics/powerbook/IMG_1318.JPG.html

Sarah Palin reports she can see it from her house.

SO SAY ...buffering... WE ...buffering... ALL!