charonn0

Not even his supporters are going to remember him as anything but a penis butler for Trump.

Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.

The spork is the cement of our civilization, with which we escape from hunger, using IFIC as our guide: Infinite foods in infinite combinations.

E-mail is a lingua franca. It's used not because it's superior, but because you don't have to worry about whether your recipient is using the right software setup to receive your message. It's the lowest common denominator of internet messaging and can only be replaced in that role by a new lowest common denominator.

• A company that rejected basic email would necessarily be rejecting some percent of legitimate messages and/or increase their IT costs. While this doesn't mean it's impossible, it would be at least be a painful transition. Users will hate it.
• Adding PKI just amplifies the software setup problem because now you have to worry about primitive selection, centralized authorities, key lifecycle management, etc. And there's no way for the sender and recipient to negotiate security parameters, so they have to be agreed on in advance, something basic email doesn't need.
• PKI is too finicky and abstract for the average user to understand or care about. We can't reasonably expect them to make good decisions about a subject that even professionals and large organizations struggle to understand. A big reason for email's longevity and success is that the average user doesn't need to understand it at any technical level.

It's all a little too convenient, if know what I mean.

A fair point. But it looks, swims, and quacks like a UBI experiment.

Emoticons are like swear words.

I use them sparingly not because I disapprove of them, but to preserve their effectiveness.

You: UBI has been mathematically demonstrated to work!

Me: Can I see the math?

You: OMG HOW RUDE!

Then what are you even doing in this thread?

Like it or not but your demands are ridiculous.

I've made no demands, and you're entirely within your rights to refuse me. But that just leads back to the question: "what are you even doing in this thread?"

Clearly, you're not here to talk up UBI.

If you haven't already done the research then what exactly are you basing your claims on?

I’m not your professor, I’m not your friend.

And you're not an effective advocate for UBI.

Obviously because of your "reread the thread" comment.

That's not the response of someone who wants a meaningful discussion. That's the response of someone who wants to end the discussion.