All it would take is a text message instead of a phone call to detonate something.

What is stopping us from creating a line of clothing and accessories adorned with infrared LEDs? I remember reading an article about a hat a guy made that made his head look like a giant white orb to a video camera. It may certainly draw attention to you to the observer on the screen, but I still think it is a great way to combat the surveillance culture. Now if Google starts putting IR filters on the cameras....

Just another way for the police department to pick the low hanging traffic enforcement fruit. Too bad the sequester didn't knock "public safety's" budget more heavily.

It's hard to do, but if you really want to have a body that you aren't ashamed of then you have to work for it. I never went to the gym prior to this year. I ended up getting twelve sessions with a personal trainer who helped me get the form right. Once I got some level of fitness acquired from that, we made a routine for every other day and a nutrition plan for bulking up.

You have to go to the gym with a plan in mind as to what you want. For me, i've always been tall and skinny. The ultimate curse. For me to over come my powerful metabolism, I had to go against conventional strength training advice because my body isn't like everyone else. I eat roughly 3500+ calories a day. I get up at 6 or 6:30am, shower, take the bus to work, and am fortunate enough to have a gym in the basement of my office building. I work out for an hour which really helps make the day better, shower again, and go to work. I eat 5 meals a day.

The gains are slow, but the immediate effect of feeling 100% better is noticeable. I live in the shittiest city in the world (Boston) and between the lack of sunlight and bitter cold, the gym helped pull me out of some winter sadness. Seriously, it's not hard to start a 3 day routine. Getting the will power to go is all it takes, but once you start going you will eventually start feeling guilty about not going to the gym.

Since when did South by Southwest become a tech conference? I find it interesting that all of these technology gurus are talking at a music festival. What's next, Ballmer speaking at Bonnaro?

China is only communist in name, but not in practice. A lot of schools have "fees" associated with attending and the cost of which is generally not affordable for many people. A lot of children do not complete the compulsory 9 years of schooling. Take a look here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China#Compulsory_education_law

It's crap like this that I bet is pushing Google to roll out their own fiber. With crap like this and the entrenched nature of ISPs and media companies, I look forward to the day Google's vast walled garden pushes out players like this. I'd rather be in a Google Garden than a Comcast, Orange, or worse. Too bad competition isn't fostered taking one turd for another.

Correlation does not equal causation? I'll be darned....

As with anything, moderation is key. As I remember from my college days there are a few times where I got so out of it I was couched locked and did not want to do anything.

The typical drug war debate aside, I personally wouldn't toke up every time I had to program. I know how it affects me and sometimes being sober for work is a good thing. Just keep it simple and enjoy it as a treat when your work is done. Just like one would treat alcohol.

The body compensates to anything one throws at it to make up for the temporary gains. It's a zero sum gain sadly. Just enjoy it as a treat or treatment if you really need it for a disease/disability.

Does this mean that all of those copyrighted works I am hosting "in the cloud" are no longer the property of their respected copyright holders? I can see this being argued in all sorts of funny ways.

Room mates got a little nutty with the disaster preparedness. I took it a step further and bought a cooler, bag of ice, and a 24 pack of Corona. Bring it Sandy!

Just get more of it. Problem solved.

From what i've read in my adventures to bulk up and build muscles BPA is one of those really prevalent xenoestrogens. There are a ton of chemicals in our environment that mimic estrogen, and its effects have been crazy if you look at the effects on sperm counts and not to mention its emasculating effects of men. Soy is in the same class, so if you're a vegetarian watch out. I've also noticed a lot of testosterone creams hitting the market lately, probably to help those old men whose test counts are really low. Interesting times we live in these days....

Then the scent of a freshly opened Macbook Pro would be it. I had to open 40 Macbook Pros once and by the end I had a headache from that scent.

There was a similar case in Erie PA back in 2007 I believe using a collar bomb. The poor guy had to rob a bank and reach a final destination before the timer ran out. Sadly the police held him at gun point and the timer went out before the bomb squad came.