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Nah. He's a hero.

Technically, the police are correct! ;-)

>unmarried fathers don't get legal custody automatically, Interesting. Do unmarried fathers have any financial responsibility for the child?

I was wrong, he only earned $197.3 million from the Apprentice. There was $230 million in "Endorsement and licensing deals that followed the show’s debut" So it is not like NBC pai…

I am reminded of the joke, "Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?" I know how the information was gained: someone leaked it! I am surprised it took this long. Was it an …

>It feels like that part of the story is the bigger deal. You think that is the bigger deal? I suppose it is a variant of doxing, but it doesn't look like the NYT is going to post …

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I think UL requires two thermal cutoff switches for coffee makers. Even my $15 el-cheapo coffee maker has two thermal cutoff switches. https://www.electrical-forensics.com/Coffeema…

Gore Vidal pointed this out many years ago: "There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party … and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are…

Offline shopping works the same way! The price you pay at Home Depot is influenced by how far away the nearest Lowes is. And don't get me started on airline fares!

>Gates claims now (and then) the Government will stifle innovation, "Innovation" when used by Gates in this context means "profits." And I think Bill's dislike for Java was only be…

They use proxies! So many proxies.

BTsync did that to me! One computer had a hard drive failure, BTSync deleted all the files from the computer that didn't. Doubleplus ungood.

But non-profits have to pay property tax, right? I don't think religious institutions have to pay property taxes. Ok, I looked it up: “states subsidize religions to the tune of abo…

Are we sure this is not a Submarine (PR-placed) article? "In a normal Costco purchasing example, a company might sell their product for $0.95 and Costco might retail it for $1.00. …

Why would he step in? The more money Gilead earns, the higher Gilead stock goes. Trump wants the stock market to go higher, so Trump wants to maximize Gilead profits.

Teachers around me (NYC suburbs) are getting $200K compensation packages! I consider that making out like a bandit. Only 186 days of work a year, summers off, can never be fired.

>US entry into WWII was mainly for reasons that had little to do with human rights. Reasons? There were no reasons, the US entered WWII when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor! And then Ger…

>I made the mistake of purchasing a lot of 100 MAX7219 off eBay Why was it a mistake? I've used the 'fake' ones. Did not have any problem with them.

Digikey would be charging more then $5, but competition forces them to not charge outlandish shipping rates! It didn't used to be that way -- mail order suppliers used to charge hi…

You have my sympathy! But how do you end up at LGA? The La Guardia perimeter rule prohibits nonstop flights to or from points beyond 1,500 miles. All international traffic goes via…

Ah yes. That was a dark day. Well, night actually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXplj3ssNs

I have a 10" Harbor Freight table saw. Owned it for almost 20 years. Still works fine. I think it cost $100.

I am an exclusively Harbor Freight shop! :-) Chicago Electric, Pittsburgh Tools, Drill Master, and of course Central Machinery. 80% of the quality for 20% of the price. And 20% off…

>Why couldn't the actual design of a PCB be copyrighted, Don't worry, it is! Schematics are copyrighted as well. But someone can take your schematic, lay out their own board, and p…