You just gotta poke around...

I almost referenced that song as well! :) Spend enough time on the north side, and you will absolutely have your car towed by Lincoln Towing. I've twice had my own car towed by them from spots I was paying to rent. Neither time would the company who leased me the space do anything on my behalf. There's a good reason those fuckers are behind bullet-proof glass.

MiniDisc was way ahead of its time. It filled a real gap for live recording enthusiasts as a portable solution before hard drive storage became portable/affordable. I had one with an Otter Box that had binaural microphones embedded in it. Was a great option for recording shows (band-permitted, not illicitly) in the late 90s/early 00s.

I take it you've never done much parking in Chicago. It's routine to ticket cars that are legally parked. Guilty until proven innocent. They know some portion of them won't fight it (or don't know they can fight it) and it will pay off. It's not like everyone's pissed off at the goody-goody hall monitor, it's that a lot of police forces are filled with assholes and criminals (e.g., CPD).

A manic maniac?

It would only be double-jeopardy if he went completely through trial and judgement. Since it was vacated, it was like it never happened.

Makes sense to me. There's *always* an evil twin. Always....

"You might assume that suicide rates would be elevated in lower-income neighborhoods and counties, and the study’s authors do point to findings that higher income generally lowers suicide risk. For example, an individual with family income less than $10,000 (in 1990 dollars) is 50% more likely to commit suicide than an individual with income above $60,000." http://business.time.com/2012/...

How did it go to hell? It looks like the market price barely had a blip. And that's *despite* Forbes and others declaring it dead.

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I think it's just that it's open, so at least security vulnerabilities can be spotted (though there's obviously no guarantee). You don't have the same visibility (and, often, community) with closed-off, proprietary firmware.

Jesus, I can't imagine how bad Comcast's channel guide must be if TWC's is 100 times better. Every time I look at TWC's I struggle to understand how it can be such a steaming coil of shit.

And corporate control can't lead to censorship?

In fact, many people donate their old phones to shelters for battered women. This way, even without a service provider, they have a means to call 911 in the event they're being abused (or threatened with abuse). I highly recommend donating a phone that's no longer being used.

Last year I left my role as sr. systems engineer at a corporation that was working me to death. I took a job nearby that was considerably less work/stress for slightly more pay. However, now that I'm a year into it, I'm scared of all the skills that are falling by the wayside from lack of use. I find myself setting up more environments at home simply for the experience. For me, it's less about learning new skills (or honing existing skills) for my current job, and more about making sure I'm up to speed for my *next* job.