Small servers are PCs

Heh, I used to be so addicted to Grand Prix Story. It really is a fun game.

I once knew a professional trumpet player (doctor of music) who would do fake auditions for the hell of it. He bought a cheap violin, which he had no idea how to play, and would just fake it at auditions.

Mobile phones cause millions of car accidents every year. There's your proof.

And before you try the "but it's hands free" excuse, holding a phone doesn't cause the accidents, it's the fact that the driver is focusing on the device instead of the road. For example, I can smoke a cigarette while driving and not be distracted because it doesn't require any thought. Trying to hold a conversation with someone who isn't present in the car with you does.

Personally, I could see this being useful for easily making skyboxes for video games. The resolution could use some work, but it looks like a good start.

I'm not sure why I find the mental image of that so funny.

Not at all. When people try to self censor by saying "n-word" instead of "nigger" or "frick" instead of "fuck", they are still placing the uncensored term into the head(s) of those that they are addressing. That's why it's so stupid. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be a coward and try to hide behind some lame placeholder, because it's not going to make anyone think anything other than what your true intent was. They are just words and any rational person can understand the context in which it was used and make their own decision as to what they take away from the overall message.

By doing away with free speech, you become the very thing that you sought to prevent.

That is why I always check the change logs before manually updating any app.

Google has been slowly making Youtube worse. First they get rid of channel customization, then they get rid of the ability to have a background image, then they start repeatedly asking for your real name and most recently they make it a requirement that you have a Google+ account to upload videos or to post comments.

Vimeo, Blip and Twitch are looking better every day.

Paradoxes are cute little wiener dachs

Another problem with print magazines is that they tend to consist mostly of advertisements. It makes you wonder what exactly you were paying for.

Oh, I certainly believe that. I used to be an overseas contractor for the DoD. That was very different than working for a company or for yourself in a foreign country.

I have been doing that for years without concern. I pay taxes to the government where I live, not to a place where I gain nothing from it. It would be very difficult for the IRS to actually prove that I had any taxable income.

Of course my case might be a bit different because I don't intend to ever return to the US.

I rue the day RuPaul is an improvement over Paul Reubens.