Update... As a bmp that's 30054 bytes per image (in MS Paint anyway), for a total of 4.478 petabytes of data. So pretty big. :P

In 24-bit colour, for a 100x100 pixel image, there are just shy of 16.8 billion possible images. Definitely brute-forceable. :P

I'm no expert, but from what I've seen about volcanoes in general, they contain a lot of dissolved gases kept in solution by the pressure. Release the pressure, and the gas comes out of solution, causing an explosive eruption. Just like carbonation in soft drink that has been shaken. Open the bottle and release the pressure, and the gas rapidly escapes, bringing the drink with it.

I point you to CGP Grey's summary of the financial costs and benefits of the royal family... The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained

I don't think the queen would mind so much if she lost her "allowance"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw

I was using it back when it was originally called Phoenix before it was Firebird.

From the pictures it looks more like he's just digging into the side of an existing basement, and the 4' cube of dirt would be about right.

And what is CodeAdacemy??

Personally, if it was a choice between not working and still seeing my colleagues, I'd choose not working. I don't like my colleagues THAT much. It's not like I'd ever be short of friends (or women) if I had that sort of money. It's a good trade.

Children with autism have been found to have enlarged amygdalas, and I wouldn't exactly call them social butterflies.

All the physical lines here in Australia are owned and maintained by Telstra. Other telcos just rent lines off them for their customers.

Anywhere outside the USA.

I blow my nose with tissues.
I photocopy things with a photocopier.
And I search for things with Bing or Yahoo. I also google for things with Google.

Well, IIRC, following the archaeology from Africa, through the middle east, India, SE Asia, to Australia, it basically shows a slow progression around the shore. With arrival in Australia being 40-50k years ago.

It's doubtful they've been here much longer than 40000 years. Genetic evidence indicates they are descended from the same group of people that left Africa about 70000 years ago as every other non-African person on Earth.