Personally, I find electronic payments to be a nightmare.

There is always an extensive, ever changing technological barrier there. It seems like every time I need to do something like that, there is some annoying compatibility problem - site accessibility, browser versions, OS versions, hardware compatibility, screen size, ad blockers, VPN, ISP network, e-mail blocking, and more frequently these days places require smart/cell phones even if you have a powerful computer sitting in front of you.

Try to deal with a new business/service/site and that means wasting lots of time learning how they want to to things this week. It is an ever changing maze.

A check, on the other hand is just a simple piece of paper. Write it, mail it in, done. No effing computer or smart phone required.

If you are on top of all of that tech puzzle and want to pay your bill electronically, that's fine. But don't be a pinhead who expects everyone to do everything the same way as you.

Meh. After all this time, I still don't own a smartphone. Don't want one. Don't need one.

Oh, the horror. People actually had to do their job instead of copying and pasting mashed up versions of other people's code using some third party service.

I like the 34 time convicted felon angle a lot. Not because I'm particularly pro Trump or anti Trump. I just like that depending on which judge is doing the talking he's either a 34 time convicted felon or a man who had 34 convictions thrown out on appeal. So is he or isn't he? With the mix of judges in this country and their various loyalties the world may never know.

Using cars?

So we grow 80% of the worlds soybeans (give or take)? What happens when we stop selling them to China? Grow something else I guess? The same areas that grow soybeans are just fine for corn and other crops so to me this seems like the kind of thing that within a season or two means nothing to either side. American farmers can grow other crops. China can get soybeans from other places right?

Be realistic here. You probably speak for about 300 Canadians at most.

They should be putting a big fat button on their installer instead that says "create a local account instead of a ball-and-chain Microsoft account"

Why would ANYONE want to put logging in to their own computer under the control of some remote internet system? That's just STUPID.

But here we are, Microsoft has made it clear this bullshit is mandatory, so they can better watch and monetize everything you do.

You say that like it's not an option but increasingly it's becoming more likely. One of the only good things about the US dropping two atomic bombs on Japan was that it horrified the world (including the US) once it happened. Results were 80 years of nobody nuking anyone else. Ever larger and more deadly weapons kept the fear up but now they're becoming commonplace. More countries join the club every year and sooner or later someone is going to use one. China's making a great case for being the inevitable target.

I would genuinely like to see it happen. Mostly because I'd like to see how something like that shakes out. On a regular basis Apple, or Amazon, "Somebody" gets this treatment and I'm not saying that they do or don't have it coming. Not taking a position. We all see this response and yeah, it could happen I guess but what would be the fallout. I'd like to find out just once.

I think he should be required to fight crime with it.

Keep telling yourself that. They are remarkably self-sufficient I'll grant you but most of that is about not being sent home and not paying taxes.

So if all of the promised results don't occur within 42 days the whole thing was a bad idea?

Gas chambers are going to be bad for the environment. He'll be rolling out "electric chambers" I imagine.

Interesting idea. I wonder how many "Micro Pennies" I have in my body right now?