Crisis averted.

It\'s a false equivalency. Everyone knows what football is. Most people have never even heard of a Solar Decathlon. I can pretty much guarantee that if App wins, no one here will be rushing Franklin Street. And, I don\'t know that it counts as a significant achievement in science and academics if it\'s already been done before. People already use solar power to power buildings, so I don\'t really see what the novelty is. This contest has also been around for almost a decade. I think it ceases to be \"innovative\" after 10 years.

I\'m not saying don\'t do it. Just don\'t ask me to pay for it.

"The value of the dollar is at a 2.5 year low against most major currencies, and the price of gold hit an all-time high of over $1500/ounce yesterday. And food costs are soaring (interesting article here: http://yhoo.it/h9QoCi). All of this seems to be consistent with the sort of general inflation that would accompany a massive expansion of the money supply."

I think some of the policies of the Interior Department and its general reluctance to permit oil exploration in federally-owned lands are partly to blame. But I think the Federal Reserve's money-printing program is also to blame. At first, I attributed the sharp increase in the cost of gasoline over the last 4-ish months to mere coincidence, but looking at some of the other numbers floating around, I think one can more confidently blame the FED. The value of the dollar is at a 2.5 year low against most major currencies, and the price of gold hit an all-time high of over $1500/ounce yesterday. And food costs are soaring (interesting article here: http://yhoo.it/h9QoCi). All of this seems to be consistent with the sort of general inflation that would accompany a massive expansion of the money supply.

So, I think the Administration is partly to blame by way of preventing the domestic oil and gas industry to operate a full capacity. But I think the Federal Reserve also bears part of the responsibility by way of its Quantitative Easing Program.

Do you want to tell me what exactly in that statement is untrue? Are you denying that there are Middle Eastern terrorists out there who want to kill us? If you have any doubts about that, I urge you to consider the recent (failed) attacks of the Underwear Bomber and the Times Square Bomber. Now, I think we can have an intelligent conversation about appropriate counter-terror policies, without resorting to petty name-calling. Unless of course calling me a racist is the best you\'ve got, in which case you might as well just throw in the towel.

As long as we\'re talking about antagonism here, considering that I\'ve been called everything from a racist to a neo-Nazi for writing this article, that accusation rings a bit hollow. My analysis may have offended some people, but then some aspects of the Tunnel offended me (as I\'ve noted above). The tone of the post is satirical, and you people are taking it way too seriously.

When you can show me the copyright, I\'ll consider taking it down.

My use of the titles was meant to be ironic. I thought that the actors seemed obsessed with placing themselves into groups and giving themselves labels, despite their claims to the contrary. I sought to highlight this contradiction by giving them my own labels. Also, my use of Swedish vs. Swiss was entirely accidental. I thought she said, \"Swedish.\" Though, I think getting insulted at being called Swedish instead of Swiss is somewhat insulting to Swedish people.

It is my experience that people act differently when they are being filmed or photographed. I also did not have any interest in disrupting the flow of the Tunnel through the introduction of unnecessary distractions. I don\'t like it when people attempt to draw attention to themselves at my events, and I try to provide the same courtesy to others. I also believe that since the event was being funded with resources that I helped pay for, permission to film was not required.

I think I'll just note that I appreciate those of you who are actually attempting to engage in a fruitful dialogue about this event. That, was in fact, the point of the post. The rest of you who have simply resorted to name-calling and intimidation, I have no interest in engaging. You guys also make the point better than I ever could have myself, namely that in seeking to create "oppressed" groups, you miss the very oppression that exists right under your nose and that you yourselves perpetuate this oppression.

I will also note that I was aware the Willy Wonka decorations (like the Harry Potter ones last year) were not actually part of the Tunnel. I merely found the coincidence amusing.

Also, being a "super-spy" is a whole lot more fun.