Nobody said the switch had to be mounted permanently in the wall.

FYI, I managed to get my last mouse working better by hosing down the microswitches with CRC Mass Airflow Sensor Cleaner that I had laying around. So far so good.

Any thoughts on the relative merits of MAF cleaner vs. brake cleaner, canned air, or other things like that?

My iron just plugged into he wall with a specific wattage rating; meaning it couldn't be adjusted with the dial.

You're handy enough to attempt repairing a mouse, but not handy enough to hook your soldering iron up with a dimmer switch?

Actually, there are quite a few american cars that he has out and out loved on the show... He drove the Lexus LFA across Nevada and loved it.

In what way is the Lexus LFA an American car? It's made by a Japanese company, designed by Japanese engineers and manufactured in Japan.

Or he chose the remote location because that was the route he was scheduled to fly that day.

3 crew on flight deck for all aircraft, Let the pilots rest and get good sleep, and2 very well armed angry air marshalls on every flight. Solves 100% of all "terrorisim" problems.

Well, until the air marshals themselves go rogue. (It seems unlikely, but then again, so is a suicidal copilot.)

Yes, bikes can make a 13,000 mile trip very efficiently.

Indeed they can! They just can't do it quickly.

Or perhaps some means to allow a pilot back in.

Any method of getting in from the passenger compartment would be vulnerable to coercion.

I think maybe they should just have the senior flight attendant enter the cockpit whenever the pilot or copilot leaves, so that there are always two people in the cockpit (in theory, they probably won't *both* be suicidal...)

Either that, or implement better vetting of pilots.

Or maybe they should give the pilots their own bathroom, so there's no reason to leave the cockpit in the first place.

It got Comcast to honor their salesperson's promise, netting me $20/month 20Mbps Internet for a year.

BBB may not be a government agency, but (for some inexplicable reason) Comcast does actually care about its rating.

So you are ignoring all the research on the subject and just assuming it's a choice because "gut feeling". Brilliant.

The last time Comcast tried to pull that kind of shit with me, I got the Better Business Bureau involved... and won.

It's a knee-jerk reaction because you are assuming what Uber will do without any evidence beyond the actions of others. I doubt you'd like being judged by the actions of other people as it would probably be highly inaccurate judgement - the exact same logic applies here. Screaming and sobbing about some slippery slope or the actions of other companies isn't helping anyone, let alone you.

The problem is you can't avoid paying for the pork without avoiding paying for the essential. The more mature way of dealing with that situation would be to keep paying, but change the system. If you can't change the system, giving up and not paying makes you lazy, not part of the solution.

They trusted two sources - the flier from the institution, and the Wikipedia article on it. So you are saying they should trust at least three sources? What if 2/3 of the sources agree, and one does not? Go for a fourth?

I know it's you, APK. Your bizarre writing style gives it away. I'm flattered I have made such a strong impression on you. Have fun with it!