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There's a desperate, wishful-thinking part of my brain that thinks, "Just 10 more minutes is all I need to eradicate this unpleasant sleep inertia!", and it overwhelms all reason.

"The meals are worth $15,000." Simple response: "They're not worth that much to me, I'm afraid."

Another problem with it is that food isn't as liquid as cash. I can't buy a car with their food. I can't buy a TV with their food. I can't even buy groceries with their food. Presu…

I worked at a place like this. They served dinner at 7-8pm, and you only got it if you worked at least 10 hours that day. I remember one day, one of the managers suggested that we …

What debt default idea?

Is the K in Knuth supposed to be pronounced?

Ironically, his productivity bookmarks have supplied me with so much reading material that it's unlikely I'll get anything done today.

Those aren't her initials, if that's what you mean. But this sounds exactly like what my relatives practice. Thanks for the information, I was not aware of a distinction between un…

It's quite possible that my relatives, even though they are zealous defenders of unschooling, have misunderstood this point somewhat, or have otherwise decided to revise Holt's ori…

My wife is a stay-at-home mom. They still exist. =P

I don't mind getting in a social situation per se, as long as it's appropriate. I know this sounds terrible, but when I'm ordering something from a menu, or checking something out …

I was subjected to three different upsells during one visit to Little Caesar's yesterday. "Would you like to try our ham and pineapple pizza?" "No, just cheese, thank you." "Can I …

I think that most of it just boils down to terrible typesetting. Even Windows does a better job. I've always felt that this is the #1 contributor to that Linux 'cheap' feel. Everyt…

Also known as 'The DDR Engine'

False choice. Why not have a phone with better reception and fewer dropped calls AND good reception no matter how the phone is held? If this a problem that can be solved with a 0.4…

I agree. Here's what I posted on YouTube: This seems really fishy to me. First of all, the detail simply cannot be 'unlimited'. The point cloud data is necessarily limited by memor…