It's nice that you see the conflation between conservative speech and nazi rhetoric & hate speech. You're so close to getting it.

Last time I looked, they were the only ones making laptops without those goddawful shiny glossy screens (been using Thinkpads since IBM's T21).
First thing I do is format and install the OS of my choice anyway. Not that that excuses preloading crapware on their machines.
I do need a new laptop though -- would love some recommendations for Linux-friendly brands.
 

"You're very clever, young man, very clever- but it's turtles all the way down!"

So, his father set up having local cops handcuff his kid? Did he use the Force to compel them to do that? Vulcan Mind meld? Regular old hypnotism? Regardless of whether this kid is a genius or a regular kid, the reactions of the school and the police were completely OTT.

Republicans don't have as much sway in the UK as you seem to think.

He really said "evildoers"? What is this, September 12th 2001?

Unfortunately the answer is "probably"

There was one at the top of my street when I was a kid.

Love the OTT emotive designation --- so paying for content but not being happy about being given a piss-poor selection for the same cost is piracy now is it?

It is a very good way to stop anyone talking about what was actually in all the released internal documents though. While the media's been all over this stupid N. Korea angle, where are the reports about the actual scandals in the released documents?

Sure wish I had some mod points to give you today.

And he references John Maynard Smith's work outlined in Evolution and the Theory of Games. (A good read if you're interested.)

Which of course nicely, nicely explains the rush to electronic voting after the 2000 Presidential election.

You're confusing the Nobel Peace prize, which is as you say political in nature (interesting you picked on the Obama prize, stupid as it was, but missed Henry Kissinger's peace prize, is certainly ridiculous) with the Nobel prizes for scientific merit.

"I think the carrot infinitely more fascinating than the geranium. The carrot has mystery. Flowers are essentially tarts. Prostitutes for the bees. There is, you'll agree, a certain 'je ne sais quoi' oh so very special about a firm, young carrot."