neonhomer

A giga coaster is between 300-399 feet, while a strata coaster is 400+. I guess they didn't include the two strata coasters (Top Thrill Dragster being the second) because they don't go through as long of a ride.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coaster#By_height

This article makes a small case about the military profit complex, but it's also ironic that according to the AP the "Chinese" have hacked their way into all federal employee's information: http://news.yahoo.com/union-hackers-personnel-data-every-us-....

So there are some real threats.

Yes, an anecdotal example is my parents. They live 45 minutes outside of Columbus, OH and have a Verizon 4G adapter for their desktop. In fact some of the smaller carriers have poor cell/data coverage where they are.

On a non-serious note, this sounds like something the Bluth Company would build.

Don't you mean global warming... or is it cooling now?

Or change something to something else when the first one doesn't follow actual data!

It won't be taxes, it will be the ISP's that raise rates.

It was properly regulated before, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass%E2%80%93Steagall_Legisla.... Until people go to jail for the crimes (see Iceland) nothing will get fixed.

I agree that there are no free market systems anywhere and that corruption is a huge problem. That's universal and not just related to healthcare.

I would say that another alternative would be full transparency in costs and prices, that way the public can understand what they are paying for. One example is an Oklahoma City surgery center showing their prices online for all to see. http://kfor.com/2013/07/08/okc-hospital-posting-surgery-pric...

Ultimately I have no faith in what the US is doing, mainly because it's the same problem all around: the government get's involved in a negative way, then years later claims it's the only thing to fix the problem by becoming more involved. Yet it never actually address's the issues from the beginning.

> Looks like progressive policies with healthy government regulation always works better than the free market.

Can you elaborate? Since the US is far from a free market when it comes to healthcare I'm not sure how you are making that comparison...

> Their sole purpose is to make people more comfortable with invasive government overreach.

Amen.

I think it should be termed Precursor Americans. At least that defines that they were present before it was title America.

Completely agree. As usual most people blame meat rather than the processed sugar content.

It’s also cheaper to eat badly because processed foods that are high in fats and sugars are often cheaper than fresh produce.

This is just like the US, where it's cheaper to eat BAD fats and sugar-laden food.

"Problem there is that the US loudly and fundamentally claims to be a democracy."

That is part of the overall problem currently in the US. It is not a democracy; it is a constitutional republic. The representatives are elected democratically, but the whole point of the constitution is to limit to the powers of the government. It seems that 99% of the government has neglected or forgotten that, and sadly most of the general population has as well.

In all honesty i feel like this is an issue of a breakdown in community. If you are a part of a community with a level of trust, it isn't that much to ask a friend to borrow a saw, or a cup of flour, etc. I'm not sure any sort of app or website can replace that level of trust and sharing.

My question is why don't prisons ONLY serve nutraloaf? Probably healthier than the pink slime stuff they serve in public schools.

I'm not sure i buy into the whole idea that they are spending so much money on infrastructure and then they will "turn on a switch" to be profitable. Google is building, but they are still profitable. Here's an interesting dissection of amazon's earnings (complete opposite perspective from the article): http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?singlepost=3190940.

But if the free market was truly operating would we be building any wind and solar plants? When it comes down to it aren't coal plants still the most economical from a market stand-point?

FTA "which has helped enable the Microsoft OS to overtake iOS, gaining 8.3% of smartphone sales compared to 8.2% for Apple"

So maybe windows phone will actually become a competitor to android in russia?

I understand and agree with the reason behind the petition, but ultimately this is a state issue, not a federal one. So i wouldn't see this petition really doing anything meaningful. It's the whole basis of the 10 amendment.

So is this what geordi la forge saw on star trek next generation?