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And Dylan who named Desolation Row.

Obviously, the way to think about it is the total taxes you pay. All the different little taxes here and there are an example of the law "Complexity trumps transparency."

Mandatory standardization is pretty common in the automotive industry. But the shakedown period is painful. Not so bad when it's electrical connections for consumer products, but with something as expensive as a car. . . And it seems to happen every time. Companies X, Y, and Z will each...

Could be. Or fuel cells (which is an application of hydrogen). We'd have to work out problems about how hard it is to store, and how incredibly explosive it is. When Honda came out with its fuel-cell vehicle, I was envisioning a system that could be overlaid on the current gas stations, based...

I kinda think we'll get used to planning around charging time and availability. Same way back in the day we got used to planning for the thin-on-the-ground gas stations in the rural/desert parts of our respective countries.

You're supposed to say something back, tax.

That'd make sense. France has private practitioners, and is usually rated the "best" health-care system in the world. But you propose a solution, then say you already have that solution. Honestly, not a set-up question. . . what's the problem?

Happens every 20 years or so. It would appear to be a feature, not a bug.

Probably the most amazing empire humanity has ever constructed is FIFA. Trillions pass through its hands (with the appropriate nick, of course), it rules with an iron fist the dictators of yesteryear (or now) can only dream of, and people and countries work incredibly hard to come under that...

I think one should either shut up or do something more effective than sharing one's OUTRAGE with a group the large majority of whom are already similarly OUTRAGED, and the small minority of whom one will not sway.

Good reasons/not-so-good reasons. The world is vastly more complex, interconnected, and comfortable than it was in 1959. That ain't cheap. Organizations, of which the government is one, will always work to ensure their survival and increase their power. And money is power.

So. . . whimpering about how hard-done-by are by "unlikely" policies? OK, have fun.

I'm proto-omni-quasi-cis-anti-macro-intra-post-sub-auto-circum-ana-contra-antesexual.

Daily practice, I figure.

Would you like us to send the Marines? They cleaned up Tripoli once, they can do it again. From the halls of Montezuma To the shores of Tripoli We will fight our country's battles In the air, on land and sea First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean We are proud to claim...

I have no doubt you were terrified.

Actually, I asked Boomster. Won't make that mistake again, but I concede the point. You win that round. I favor free (regulated lightly if at all) trade in non-essentials, and mid-level regulation of trade in essentials. Preferably by a government agency with limited tenure for employees and...

So. . . about 15% of Chicken Little level. Lower than '73-'74 and '79-'81. Run and hide! They're destroying Amer. . . um. . . Canada!

I don't believe your glorious leader. If you do, you're stupid. All cars sold since, what, 1996, are required to run on unleaded gas. Was that a violations of your precious retarded notion of your rights?

Well, I guess we could ask him to articulate the scientific basis for his policy, then take a picture and put in the dictionary next to "gobsmacked." Or maybe next to "duh." Course, there's always the risk he'll invoke the Emergencies Act if we do that. (Does Canada have strict...