I figure a few more votes from some dead relatives won't hurt at all.

j/k

Seriously this is interesting. I wonder if the County Registrars even have the cell #s in their rolls.

....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_%28TV_series%29

I guess not now that Apple comes on board. Maybe they'll have an open-apple function instead...

That's why they hired Steve Jobs.

The Cult of Apple is alive.

Now if they'd only bring back the multi-colored Apple logo like on my IIe.

I'm neither an engineer nor a bomber/terrorist.

Are you sure?

Have you interviewed any of the suicide bombers afterwards?

You've got an enginerd with a highly complex mind and vast knowledge of the modern world sitting in some group of people who say everything they've learned is evil.

What do you do?

Build a bomb and strap it to your chest, of course!

Instant always has that - erm - processed taste.

Okay, what's different with this than having search results show up in the google bar on Firefox, IE or in my Android google widget?

Valid point.

In addition - and I know we're going off topic here - unless you have a lot of money, you're going to be stuck with an overworked public defender who really won't care what happens to you.

I have worked with the courts in several California counties - Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange.

In all cases, the attorney general is well-funded and staffed with very sharp lawyers. Conversely, the public defender is under-funded. (I don't want to say the attorneys are of less quality, just that they are down-trodden because of the caseload and funding.)

...period?

I mean, c'mon. If they're on trial that means we got them. :P

I was also a summer/fall birthday (and my kids are October/November) and understand completely.

I don't think I'm at all ADHD... ..hey, look! There's a bird outside my window!

The ethanol does wreck efficiency. It is - IIRC - about 60% as efficient as gasoline.

Keep in mind that we already have a 15% ethanol blend here in California.

IMO, if I could get ethanol that reduces our dependence on totalitarian regimes like Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and others, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

My best option would be to switch to diesel and utilise either veggie oil blends or some form of bio diesel from soy or other plant materials.

Unfortunately, diesel is a hard sell here in California.

What does Budweiser have to do with beer?

Well, according to my wife, I'm much more efficient at creating methane-based fuel.

I've researched the heck out of a grease-powered (frybrid/lovecraft) mercedes or even truck.

ATM, I'm spending less on simple gas.

I have filled up twice on ethanol, but I have to drive ten miles to the only E85 station near Los Angeles and I get crappy mileage for the effort.