Yes and no. I disliked doing my PhD (it was just "I've started so I'll finish" determination) and am sure that the findings (on point-set topology) were useless, but it did teach … (View Post)

Sample of 1, but I only went to school from 8 - protective parents home-schooled (with one other child of friends) till then. By the time I got to school I was academically much further along, but di… (View Post)

No, it's also a function of how far you believe in the value of collective decision-making (necessarily through government). I tend to agree with XR, but dislike most of their civil disobedience… (View Post)

GWB is a reminder that being bright isn't everything. Like McCain, he was an honourable conservative, a distinguished tradition to be respected. (View Post)

Hard to keep up with Leon. One day he's AMAZED that we're not all watching the skies for UFOs, because these dozens of videos from the US show mysterious dots. Next day he's CERTAIN th… (View Post)