Can we stop saying that only fanboys buy Apple products now?
It's pretty clear that mid America buy a shitload of Apple products; it's not a single, small demographic.

I don't care what you use for a phone or a computer, but your arguments no longer hold water.

Apple has some software problems for sure; let's just start with iTunes. However, calling it a "nosedive" is simply lame. I feel he's just trying to gain some attention.

I am an OSX and iOS user. While I don't think either one is perfect, I have recent Windows and Android experience, and have no desire to use either on a regular basis. Problems? Yes. Nosedive? Not at all.

Don't buy ice at peak times.

For fuck's sake, Burning Man is about self reliance. Sp rather than be an adult, and deal with his ice chest in the early morning late at night, or some other time with low lines he wants to change the system to suit him.

He simply doesn't understand the event. And guys like him are part of the reason I no longer go.

It's because of business travelers.
I stay in nice places, and expense them. Do I really care if I get charged another $10?

If 10 is good for Apple, it'll be good for MS.

Whatever the issue - moon landing, anti-vaxers, Kenyan President. climate change... the deniers will deny.
Science will not change their minds. Evidence will not change their minds. Nothing will.

Ignore them and move on.

The secret to music that can't be pirated; make shitty music nobody wants.

"3) Many policemen would far prefer that their gun not be useable if someone takes it away from them."

That may be the case, but cops will be the last group to accept technology like this. It may be forced on them buy the department, but the men and women in uniforms, who are actually on the street do not want this tech.

The guy who shot himself in the dick was the owner of the gun, and I assume his fingerprints would have allowed him to shoot himself in the dick with this gun as well.

What problem did this gun theoretically solve?

I'm refinancing my house at the moment. Having my card stolen will raise all sorts of flags, and either about or delay the process.

My property won't be missing if I run up a massive credit card bill, but it would potentially cause me hours and hours of work, a bunch of money, and a shit-load of stress. I'd rather that the problem be fixed instead of ignoring it for another bunch of years.

That might explain why Comcast and AT&T are so shitty and slow.
I didn't realize they were run my militant clerics, but now it all makes sense.

Once again (still) cops are above the law.

They demand respect, yet show none. Departments overlook and hide massive crimes committed by their officers.

This is just typical cop behavior.

We are living in crazy town.
Our representatives don't represent us any more; they obey the special interest dollar.

I don't see a positive future for the US. Either the middle class will continue to get fucked until everybody is at the poverty level (except the uber-wealthy) or there will be a civil war. Neither one will end well. We will continue to be distracted with issues like gay marriage, legal weed, NASCAR and celebrity dating (even though two of those actually matter) until one or the other happens. I am glad I have about 40 years of life left, and didn't bring kids into the world.

I know it sounds batshit crazy. I know it's not science. I know I'll be moderated to "shutup dumbass". I'll say it anyway.

I grew up in rural Oregon. My family moved there in the early 70's, from California. We bought a big chunk of land, with nothing but trees on it. We pitched two tents, and started searching for the best house site. We filled 5 gallon bottles at the neighbors for a while, until we decided where to build the house.

The neighbor's father was a well witcher. We assumed that it was part of a big joke on the city slickers, but humored him, and let him witch the well. He had a forked stick, and walked around for 30 minutes with it. He said "drill here. at 60 feet, you'll get 10gpm, but keep going to 80. At 80, you'll get 20gpm". We offered him money, and he said this was a gift from God, and he refused any sort of payment.

When the drilling rig showed up, they asked where we wanted to drill. Keep in mind that there are no maps, no charts, *nothing* to tell you where to dig. The guy with the truck will always suggest a spot; the one with the easiest access for his giant truck. So we drilled where the old man suggested. The driller shrugged his shoulders when we told him to keep drilling when he hit good water at 60 feet; he gets paid by the foot, regardless of water output. We got 20gpm at 80 feet (I don't remember the exact numbers, but it was within a foot or tow, and a gallon or two).

20 years later, my folks built another house on the property. They got the well witched again. It was a different guy, but a very similar story. "Gift from God, no payment". Accurate prediction of depth and volume of water.

If I didn't see it myself, I'd call bullshit.

That said, I'm sure there's a million scammers out the now.

I guess it is. After 12 to 24 hours, the press stopped saying "Bay Area" and switched to "Northern California".