My family started using it as a cross platform alternative to per-message SMS. Apple devices have iMessage that will use WiFi when available and SMS otherwise, but we have a mix of Apple and Android devices. We live in a rural enough area of the southeastern US that there are still places that we get no cell signal but WiFi is available, so its handy for that. We now have an unlimited SMS plan, but we still use WhatsApp for run of the mill messages.

Who else remembers the Beijing Olympics?

Awww, little Bobby Tables is all grown up now. I couldn't be more proud.

Totes McGotes.

Now I got to get me some brightly colored shirts.

The Anykeys that I used back in the day were prone to spontaneously jumping into programming mode while you were typing, leading to somewhat random keyboard mappings. I did stick with a Dell 101 until I got a desktop machine with no PS2 ports. I've got a Lenovo one now that's passable, but not great.

I get those, but not at the doctor's office. My workplace participates in a "wellness" program that comes to our office once a year to draw blood for testing, check BP, height and weight. Same deal for flu shots.

No, this is the right bear. "Bare in mind" is something else altogether. Sort of like "situationally stupid".

I have said for years that Private Browsing in Firefox is what Incognito Mode wants to be when it grows up. Looks like that is about to happen.

Serenity was definitely a continuation of the series, so you probably did miss out on some of the "texture" by not seeing the episodes first. If you ever do, make sure to watch them in order, either on DVD or Netflix.

Just "Honeypot". Bonus points if your pass phrase is a Winnie the Pooh reference.

My public SSID is "honeypot".

Guns don't kill people, bullets kill people. -- Chris Rock

The rise of lead levels in my ammunition is strongly correlated to the fall of crime rates in my neighborhood. -- Every redneck ever.