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Once, I put a broken treadmill on the curb with a sign that said "Free." I came back a while later and it had a sign that said "$20".

I think it's fair to say that when people suggest "any amount of money" they have already bounded it by what is reasonable. Of course the Koch bros. aren't going to pay you $10m/yr…

But daylight saving occurs during the time when you already have more daylight than the vast majority of habitable landmass does. You aren't "saving" daylight at all during the day…

The feeling of helplessness in this economy is probably a big part of the problem. In 2005, someone could feel like they had the option to switch employers, and routinely make that…

"NSAIDS such as asprin" (wddty.com). So that means that 20,000 is ascribed also to ibuprofen, naproxen, ketoprofen, ketorolac, etc. While there is risk from all of them, the risk i…

Peripheral context

I remember that Buckminster Fuller said he started out dressing in a shirt without a tie and nobody took his message urgently. So he started dressing like a banker. That was a long…

Give me a quick (or configurable, or special URL) that includes a "search on Google Scholar" link and I will switch from Google. Ever since Google's visual refresh that removed the…

are you saying they looked into the future and chose a character next to return on a keyboard that hadn't been designed yet? http://www.pcguide.com/ref/kb/layout/stdXT83-c.html

My point is that posession would still be punishable by law.

IANAL, but I think marijuana is specifically mentioned in the U.S. Code and it would take more than an executive order to change the law. While it might be removed from "Schedule I…

Business guy discovers that business is often full of vapid jargon-filled nothingness promoted by stuffed shirts. Film at 11.

I'm just noticing, reading this, that I find "get out of my face with indeed.com" to be more offensive than if you said, "screw indeed.com", even though the former seems less dirty…

Doing a mix of user evaluation of appearance combined with algorithmic evaluation of stroke order would be helpful.

I remember from learning to program that there was a point where, probably because of good teaching, I "got it" and then I was able to teach myself. But I haven't yet gotten to the…

I meant design.

Am I the only one who can work through electronics textbook after textbook and still can't figure out how to wire a reasonably useful circuit?

An important first step is to call her office and tell them how this personally affects you as her constituent. Then, organize professors from the universities in the district to c…

When the economy improves and they have trouble finding employees they pay junior employees more than senior employees.

I have difficulty believing Microsoft would have introduced a cutesy BSOD without at least focus grouping it. Anyone know for sure?

Pricing?

Are you referring to Wilbur Mercer from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ?

I know exactly what you mean. I have also vouched for someone in the past and watched it flame out. I try not to let it cause me to be less generous in the future.