You could do like the timeshare did where we recently stayed at in Ocean City, MD. They boasted free wi-fi. That said, the access point was in the office and was accessible only in the office, on a small bistro-style table (and only when the office was open) or in the indoor pool next door.

Epic fail.

I'd agree with you except that it's difficult to drink a skunked beer from a can.

Amen. Life is good with a bottle of Vitamin Y.

If I showed this to my daughter, she would begin bawling even though she hates science and anything to do with it.

>>He's been kicked out of buffets numerous times for basically eating "too much food"

You been here FOUR HOUR. Son-of-a-bitch!

>I see that shit alot

That imagery - a shit alot - is actually pretty funny.

Not according to this blog.

Apparently if you look at NOAA and NASA data published in 1999, the warmest year was 1934. However, if you look at that same data published today, you see VERY different data for the early 1900s. There's an FOIA request to get the raw data, but it isn't moving quickly, apparently.

Your anecdote regarding this other dad's animus against Obama's refusal to sign Eagle Scout congratulatory letters; I'm curious why you paint all right wingers with this brush of ignorance. I am an unabashed believer in conservative values, but I'm also a thinking individual who would have no problem debunking the Eagle Scout thing. People like that give the rest of us a bad name. Frankly, if he had made a similar snarky remark about me I guess I would've been relieved that his politics were different from mine; my politics are born of considered rational thought and his are born of dogma. I will be happy to debate but I won't argue; I can't afford the time.

The owner of this smartphone doesn't find it objectionable.

I would much rather carry around a single smartphone than two. I have my apps in iTunes, my pictures in my local Picasa installation, my music in MediaMonkey. A restore is only a minor inconvenience.

It takes ten blown attempts at the unlock code to wipe it. And don't think my wife hasn't tried, when she couldn't key it one night and absolutely HAD to use my phone for a phone call. It shut down after five attempts and wouldn't allow any more tries for 10 minutes. So you have to be a real dingleberry to blow the password ten times.

The notice was clearly spelled out in the installation documentation and I had to acknowledge the risk several times before downloading the certs.

My only concern at this point is REMOVING the security, but I'm sure I'll be able to discover how to do that if ever I should want to or need to.

"Vegetables is what food eats."

There's a big difference between "biodiesel" and "waste vegetable oil" systems. Biodiesel is probably not what your TDI is rated for; rather they do not want you running WVO in it.

I have a 1996 Jetta TDI with a Greasecar conversion kit in it, and true 'nuff it does smell like french fries when going down the street running on veggie. However, another poster (an AC) was talking about running it on Chinese restaurant oil. To him/her I say "Nay!" Do not use that stuff. Use the oils from an Italian pizzeria. The oil that comes from there is barely used before being discarded.

With the proper filtration, preferably a centrifuge, you can get the WVO practically particulate free. However, do not try this on a vehicle under warranty; I take no responsibility. I just know that mine runs fine on WVO.

Most likely a combination of zoning and engineering.

Floors above the 1st floor mean greater engineering for load bearing, etc. from my layman's perspective. Cheaper to just pour a slab, especially if you have the real estate for it.

>why are adults still playing this kiddie game?

Because there's apparently money to be made. More to the point, because there are people who pay to WATCH them play this kiddie game.

I believe that compelling disclosing a password to your computer might be a Fourth Amendment issue, not a Fifth ("The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures...")

The Fifth isn't going to help.

In your strawman example, you'll be jailed for contempt if you are under subpoena to provide the color of the car, since you were only observing it as it sped away.

I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. However, I can read the Constitution.

Please tell me how his physical appearance has anything to do with what he's being assessed as a fine.

And you might amend that description to "bald, goateed, tattooed, BROKE, unrepentant and defiant." Seems to me that if you brag about your crime, threaten BK so that nobody can 'come after you' etc. etc. that perhaps the judge setting the award might take that into consideration when pronouncing sentence, dontcha think?