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Along with retirement accounts, something I'm really getting back to thinking more seriously about (as one should all along, really)..... Anyone have this? Mind saying how old you are and about what it runs you monthly, maybe some general what-it-covers info? Just wondering as I know little...

Has anyone built a media center device for their living room? I’d like to build one myself, and am looking for some input. I have a Terabyte of storage available and I want to place movies and music on it. The device I build needs to have an interface that is easy enough to navigate by a...

Seriously. I'm sure we could go back in even recent past, but I will start here, as this was just in the news: Delphi Corp.. They are on the verge of bankrupcy. On the news they said that unless they cut wages by around $10 an hour, they will go under. What?! How much are those people...

http://andy.maskin.net/living_will.html My Living Will By Andy Maskin I, Andy Maskin, being of sound mind and body, hereby grant authority over my handling should I enter a persistent vegetative state to the United States Congress pursuant to the following conditions: Congress shall convene...

If not, he better get one....... Pope getting nutrition from a tube ;)

Can someone tell me the scientific difference betwen living and non-living matter? What exactly has changed during the transition between life and deat? So - say I have a living cell and a dead cell. What is the difference exactly between the two?? Thanks, SS

Just curious, after all the Schiavo talk elsewhere. The general sentiment seems to favor "death with dignity," but when the question of a living will to clarify - and enforce - these wishes is raised, there's a sudden silence. So what's the deal? If you're comfortable with the idea of a DNR...

Is it possible? How many people actually earn a living as a skeptic? Randi does. Shermer? Hyman? Martin Gardner is really a writer, isn't he? Maybe the closest a normal person can get is to become a tenured professor focused on skepticism?

About 25 years ago I bought a house. It was a house with a history. Not only had it been built in the 1800's, but also was the site of a well documented, brutal murder. The murder had taken place about two years before I purchased the house. A couple had been living here. They were known for...

Back in my Freshman year of college I took Economics 101, I recall one lecture in particular. The Professor spoke about the welfare system in the united states. What he said was is that I will create a perpetual class of welfare recipients. The reason being that It give no incentives for...

As a student of Chinese history, I find myself increasingly infuriated by the conventional western calendar that gives us the current year as 2003. Of course, the Chinese system is no better. Aside from its religious origin of the current system (which has been addressed by using C.E. and...

Who is the greatest physicist alive today? (And no, its not Hawking - he doesnt rank in the top 100 by any academic impact factor!) Sure, "greatest" is somewhat subjective - however there's a pretty unanimous consensus amongst physicists. Since the person in question shuns publicity, his name...

What makes two different animals two different animals? The concept that two different animals are two different animals because they can't breed with each other has one problem. Two animals that can't breed with each other are not necessarily two different animals. Two male guinea pigs can't...

Just a thought... Let me know what everyone thinks. Is it possible that we will never encounter an extra terrestrial, based simply on the fact that as a species we may stop evolving? It seems to me that we are not necessarily under the constraints of natural selection anymore. We allow...