How much of that malware is sitting on Microsoft's shitty operating system?

You seriously don't think this happens already? Taxis are "required" to do lots of things they don't (like take credit cards). See how many taxis will pick you up or drop you off in a shit neighborhood. Hell, I've been denied taxi service to good neighborhoods just because the cab driver didn't feel like going that direction. Oh, and taxis are not part of a public transportation system.

You can shit out infinite iterations when you have exclusive locks on sports leagues (re: Madden).

War-themed first-person shooters, however, are a different story.

it says it can intercept the content of phone calls, faxes...

I've sat on the sidelines since the whole NSA "revelations" began unfolding, but I've finally had enough. I'll not stand by and let the government continue intercepting my faxes.

Thank god that only happens in those socialist countries!

You got it. That's why DVDs used 720x480 resolution despite having a 4:3 aspect ratio. CRTs used irregularly shaped pixels.

His %loved_one is a fleshlight.

Uber is not going anywhere any time soon. It's dramatically better than the alternative (taxi). There will be bitching and moaning and lobbying in some areas, but it's too late to stop the paradigm shift. Twitter and WhatsApp and OpenTable are easily imitable, so those are more susceptible to cultural shifts and trends.

It's not *free* wi-fi. You still have to have a Comcast account to connect to any one of them.

"Of all drug-related arrests, 82% are for possession, and more than half of those are for marijuana. Basically, the war on drugs winds up being focused on marijuana possession, despite the fact that it is less addictive than other illegal drugs and is not pharmacologically linked with violence or overdose the way alcohol is." http://healthland.time.com/201... Most of the busts are small-time end-users.

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?