Comcast offers cheaper Internet if you throw in TV. I had Internet only and paid $65/month. I now have Internet and basic cable and pay $55/month (w/ HBO streaming). I never turn the TV on.

We are looking at this from different perspectives. It would cost more for Walmart to PAY FedEx to deliver packages to each house than for each customer to pick up the package at Walmart. Walmart does not pay for the customer to pick up the package at the store. That cost is incurred by the customer. Just as the customer pays the cost to drive to the gas station.

Yes, you are helping to make my point. Even though it costs slightly more to bring the product to the individual at the car (or house) instead of gas station (or Walmart), the consumer may prefer that option.

It isn't inefficient if the refueling company is ultimately able to fill up a decent percentage of cars in the lot. As a corollary, Amazon delivering packages individually to every house in America isn't efficient. But it is still profitable.

True, but the non-peak hours are not the bottleneck here.

I am unable to post because the website will not load. I have tried several times this morning. Is anyone else having trouble?

They are currently working on Atlanta. So there's that.

Wouldn't want to be the guy to wire that one up.

Georgia.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/09/news/economy/nuclear_reactors/index.htm

...I choose C. Seriously, find a job that is closer to home and more fun. Those jobs do exist.

She was against abortion and birth control. This is a Christian tenet that is held by many women (and men) worldwide.

I can't speak for others, but I am glad that I was not aborted.

Anyone who claims to care about sex slavery and doesn't advocate the legalization of prostitution is simply not serious.

This is a classic example of an informal fallacy. If A -> C, you must support A or you are against C.

By that logic, you must burn your car if you are against pollution. If you don't burn your car, you are for pollution. The problem is that this does not take into account any other side effects.

"Either large segments of the population are going to have to give up on college or they're going to have to put themselves in a position where default is almost an inevitability."

So you're assuming that there is no middle ground? The choices are bankrupt for life or no college at all? How about an in-state institution with a scholarship or two. This is obtainable for a reasonably smart person. I did this, and I paid off all loans in just about one year. Sure, I did not go buy a brand new car after college, but I am debt free and loving life.

I hope Goldman Sachs is paying close attention to this matter.

So someone who accidentally shares their music library for a couple days...

Should not be in court at all, since there is no intent to commit a crime or violate copyright.

...so what if I accidentally hit your car? I didn't mean to do it.

Better yet, what if I accidentally share your business plan online? Pretend all of your competitors download this and use it. You lose profits within weeks. I didn't steal it, I accidentally copied it. No harm, right?