That was somebody from Apple. They screwed up. They were going for your pancreas.

I doubt it. The pancreas is not shiny at all.

That wasn't a hoax. It's just that when they figured out how to reproduce it in the lab at a small fraction of the cost, spaghetti farming was no longer viable. That's the reason it's not seen today.

I'm pretty sure he was going along with the joke.

As long as there is money to be made by ripping people off over the internet there will be people somewhere in the world willing to spend their time (and money) trying.

No need to type that "over the internet" part.

It's your Bulova that will be obsolete in a few years. There's only so much wrist space. Wasting it on something as impotent as a mere clock will seem downright foolish. And don't even think about it being an "heirloom". Your grandchildren will say "That's, uh, very nice, Grandpa. Now how do I get it onto the network?"

These "race cars" can't go the distance so they have to create special tracks to use them on instead of running them on known tracks.

Is that so odd? Many many sporting activities have facilities designed especially for them.

Who said anything about saving nature?

This post did. You know, the one at the top of the very thread to which you're replying.

i don't question President Obama's legal qualification to be president. But what I don't understand, and I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more attention, is that you can download a copy of his birth certificate directly, and yet there are many edits in the layers. You'll need something like Adobe Illustrator to see the layers, but it's obvious a lot of work was done on it before it was posted.

Here's a video showing the layers. I assumed the guy was a nut case, but they're really there. At the very least an explanation is in order.

Why must we keep electing people who are so fucking stupid?

I'm no political wiz, but it seems to me that the skills required to get elected and the skills to do the job well are nearly orthogonal.

Either you misread it or they changed it without noting the edit. I hope it's the former. the RSS feed also has "than", which lends a small bit of extra credence to that.

Great idea. We definitely need 13,000 miles of this.

I see it as lazy asses that can't be fucked to get off the couch and walk 5 feet to a light switch.

People used to say the same thing about television remotes.
Admittedly, I can't see the need for automating my home, but I wonder if maybe I'm just a grumpy old man.

867-5309. Chances are, it's already in the system too.

They don't say "You don't look like a Jenny" ?

I don't show my receipt at the door unless it's at a membership store where I could lose my account if I fail to do so (like Costco).

I do the same. At Costco I've agreed to it in becoming a member. Anywhere else I just keep walking and say "I didn't steal anything".

[created equal] portion of it is complete horseshit. People aren't born blank slates

He was talking about rights, not abilities and characteristics.