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I like the Queen Borg villain too. But, I have to say, when they introduced her, I was disappointed. Not because of the character.

I always liked how alien the Borg were. Truly a multicellular organism with no hierarchy. When the queen was introduced, the Borg somehow became more familiar and thus less fearsome.

If Jesus turned water into wine, how come there's still water?

As Iran is a signatory to the NPT, the UN is rightfully concerned about potential abrogation. However, isn't Iran becoming a nuclear power a rational response to recent history in the region? In particular, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and (mostly US) troop presence in the region and the fact that a notable nuclear pariah state -- North Korea -- has a low-risk of invasion. Also, how can we differentiate between hype and reality with regard to Iran becoming a nuclear power?

Hi. While clearly the executives at big financial product houses haven't been held accountable for their behavior, I am concerned that one important industry has been somewhat ignored, specifically, the ratings houses like Moody's and Standard & Poor's. These companies fostered bad behavior by hiding the real investment risk with circumspect ratings. Do you have thoughts on this?