> Mining is becoming less and less labor-intensive

While this is a true statement, a big part of this is due to automation - both above and below ground.

In fact, underground coal mining is still going strong - there's even a Longwall show coming up:

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.longwallusa.com%2F

I don't have time to watch an entire NFL Football game which is usually around 4 hours, but have found that if I DVR the game, I can skip through the commercials, time between plays, half time, etc. and view every play in just over an hour.

[4, 15 minute quarters = 60 minutes, + a few minutes for mistakes, replays of great plays, etc.]

Ever been in line behind some old lady writing out a check?

Here are some actual numbers about costs to attend a game:

NFL Tickets: Team by Team Average Prices
http://blog.tiqiq.com/2013/08/...

Team Marketing Report â Sept. 2014 [PDF]
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teammarketing.com%2F...

No debris? Must have been taken by Space Aliens/UFO.

I can't even get Qworst ... I mean Century Link DSL at my home office in a major suburb of Denver not 5 miles from downtown! WTF???

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Er, um ... because it makes too much sense???

> 3) make a profit on this "education" and funnel it to their board members.

If they're making so much money, how come my kids' (plural possessive) Charter school has so many fundraisers?

It seems like we're always contributing our time and/or $$$ to retain a music teacher, gym teacher, etc.

Tasers in a data center ... that sounds like carrying a gun on a pressurized aircraft. Doh!

http://www.talktsa.com/

> Uh, dude, look around you. 99.99% of everything you eat, own, use, buy, throw away or want is brought to you by oil. *Nothing* matches it for chemical versatility

Bear in mind, plastics can be made from cellulose obtained from hemp!

I guess they'd rather build a nuke plant nearby?

What about Mojofiti?

http://www.mojofiti.com/

You and the Mojofiti(TM) Experience:

* Everything you publish is translated into 28 languages -- Messages, wires, Blogs, etc.
* You read everything in your native language -- regardless of the language in which it was published.
* Communicating without language barriers is cool.

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