I just hope it doesn't taste like chicken. I'm imagining something along the line of moose, only older and freezer burnt.

As in multiple computers and other devices coming out recently, there is a separate display for typing, which is oriented similarly to a keyboard. And glass is harder than fingernail (Mohs hardness = glass is about 6-6.5, fingernail is 2-2.5 or so.) Fingernails won't damage glass, but silicates in grubby fingertips might.

Metroid Prime is great on the Wii. I was reluctant to get a FPS on a console for the reasons stated here. I love the kb mlook combo, but the Wii look and firing with the nunchuck make it almost comparable.

There was a spike in births shortly after this date. I'd say they might have to take a little more into consideration for their algorithm, or did the most boring day cause this spike in procreation?

Yes, because people with opinions always hate having opposing viewpoints. Opposing viewpoints are like any other kind of competition. Either it makes you produce a better product, or it makes you shut up and go home.

I listen to NPR nearly every day. I would have to agree that most of its reporting leans to the left. That is one of the reasons I listen to it, and at times, it is the reason I turn it off.

You're right, I just pulled out one of his books and reread the section on licensing. It was copyrighted, he just hated to license the characters.

Part of Calvin and Hobbes' popularity should be contributed to the lack of copyright in the beginning. This certainly opened the characters up to blatant misuse on everything from bumper stickers to t-shirts and mugs. The misuse of the characters spread the interest and more people became aware of the strip and its hilarity.

this one :( any donations? This nerd is raising a family and going to school while only working 30 hours a week so he can take a pay cut to become a teacher.

TracFone charges if the phone rings for more than thirty seconds, even if it isn't answered. Kinda lame, but still pretty cheap.

Just yesterday, my sister-in-law ran into a low-hanging tree branch while sending a text message on her cell phone. She's in the military and is physically fit and usually mentally aware of her surroundings. Maybe cell phones will be one of the factors in the next evolution of the human species. Those who are able to multi-task without killing themselves may produce offspring with quicker, more observant brains.

There are nice guys on here. I was thinking about his spelling mistakes, but you were thinking about his beneficial contribution to the group. Bravo.

If they made a movable dome, such as over sports arenas, that was made of the same tile as is on the space shuttle, or even just a highly reflective material, would that be enough to keep temperatures equalized?
 

My congressman robocalls me three or four times a year. Sometimes with important information, sometimes inviting me to join in a huge districtwide conference call to discuss some important issue. I appreciate this information more often than not.

http://www.gips.org/assets/files/HR/CertifiedScale.pdf
    This is the salary schedule for schools in my hometown. This information is freely available on most school system's websites.
    I will quit my job (making >$32,000/yr) in a year to take a teaching job that will pay me $29,780 to start.
    The poverty line for a two parent family with two children here in Nebraska is $22,800. I have three kids and my wife is a stay-at-home mommy.
    So, after working through University for the past six years I will take a pay cut to nearly poverty levels.
    I feel overpaid already!