Vacuum fluorescent displays, flash tubes, argon lamps, the magnetron in every microwave oven, klystrons in accelerators, radio, microwave and radar transmitters, traveling wave tubes in satellites, and let's not forget nuclear weapon triggers. I guess gas lasers would also fall into this category.

We've seen this before with automobile OEMs in the 70s insisting only they could produce replacement body parts. And I'd like to think that hell holds a special place for whatever genius advanced the idea of blocking incoming calls to pay phones.

I've been saying for several years that LinkedIn's suggestions creep me out. I've got a personal email address linked to it, but it's suggested that I might know people I've only contacted through employer emails (completely unrelated to my contacts and industry), or even only contacted by phone! I feel it's gotten worse since they went public. I hope they get their ass kicked in court, I'll be following this case closely.

I've never worried about theft of my '76 Chevy C-10. It has an anti-theft device called a carburetor.

cf. "Hobson's Choice."

She saved my ass more than once, but I had no idea. There was no indication in the brief bio in the book, and I made an (probably sexist) assumption that it was perhaps a male Israeli name. Her book now resides in my brother's barn, next to the DG Aviion.

That's often sold to the public as an altruistic mission.

I'm not going to weigh in on the wisdom of buying a warranty, as a former car salesman I just want to point out a few things:

• - Make sure the plan is from a reputable company. I was at a Honda dealer, but we sold plans from Toyota Motor Insurance Co. Honda Care is equally good, but requires service at a dealer. Toyota had a couple thousand participating locations.
• - We were hammered to sell these. I got $25 per. A full-up 7yr/100k plan sold for $1680. I happened to see some paperwork and a check waiting for a courier one day - our cost was $620.
• - Typically there's a $50/visit deductible. Buyers were seldom told they could get a zero deductible for another $75.
• - You should be able to both cancel and transfer your plan. If you've rolled it into your auto loan, the finance company will receive the refund.

Actually, I think this bill might be a grudge match. Last year (IIRC) a guy w/a camera on his RC plane bagged a packing plant in TX that was dumping blood into the local river through a secret pipeline inspectors never saw. Sorry too lazy to find the link.

The original Batmobile was created by George Barris, and as such screams George Barris, not Batman. It may actually be one of his most tasteful creations!

It's about someone wanting to be governor after Cuomo.

My friend's African Grey loves to munch on chicken wings.

They were pioneers in shitty plastic lenses and selling less film for more money. And obsolescence - Instamatic, Pocket Instamatic, Disc etc.

In the 70s, friends in Ecuador used to occasinally send us candy. Mostly chocolate bars w.peanuts, and pressed coconut w/cocoa.. The chocolate bars were tolerant of higher temperatures and had a different mouth feel. Not bad, just different (and delicious).

I'd support this when the Mint can pull its head out of its ass and come up with a dollar coin that CANNOT be mistaken for a quarter. It just doesn't seem that difficult to stamp something like a 12-sided coin.