Help stamp out and eliminate redundancy and repetition.

And most people could do with a logic course.

I have the same name as a long time San Francisco Chronicle columnist, so the first fifty thousand hits are about him. Although, this did get "me" mentioned in Herb Caen's column from time to time.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chrysler+turbine+car&aq=0

Why am I not surprised Leno has one?

Need to send a message regarding bad service? Don't they put comment spaces on the checks any longer?

Does that mean I need to quit using the old line "To err is human; to really fowl things up requires a computer"?

It would have to be sufficiently different that the cases of the hackable and non-hackable versions couldn't be swapped. May not be enough of a market for the hackable model to make it worth their investment.

I hear it's going to break even any time now.

It isn't just a punishment. It's also a deterrent.

I've seen what it can do. A traffic cop with several years experience can estimate your speed to within two miles per hour. And they're probably not going to write you up for doing 47 in a 45mph zone.

but I also don't trust businesses to not round everything up. So I don't take, leave, or want them abolished.

It works better than speaking into the mouse.

Gattaca!

Gattaca!

Gattaca!

Hey, some future archaeologist is going to have to do it. Hopefully.