Hawking's warning doesn't bother me a bit; in 1000 years I'll be long dead, and I had sense enough not to breed.

Our schools are now led by people who believe that, first, school should be fun, and second, technology can replace talented teachers. Neither is true. Learning is hard work, and the sooner kids come to know that, the better. And no computer or "smart board" can ever take the place of a teacher who thoroughly knows the...more

Not any more than I would my mother.

Felecia360 is right -- it sounds exactly like antabuse, and I know alcoholics who drank while they were taking antabuse because they loved the booze more than they feared the reaction. The vaccine might help, but any recovering alcoholic will tell you therapy and/or AA is needed to kick the habit.

Like I'd just eaten an old friend.

Hey, guys, it's been tried. Back in 1861. It didn't work then, and it won't work now. Instead of divorcing, try making the marriage work. And the best way to do that is for both sides to stop screaming invective at each other and start speaking rationally.

Why would anyone with an age or an IQ over 20 care?

Because if I don't, the bastards win.

Zugzwang -- it perfectly describes our political situation.