First period: Science (Bio, Chem, Physics)
Second period: Math (Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Pre-Calc)
Third period: History (Civics, Western Civ, US History 1 and 2)
Fourth period: Foreign Language
Fifth period: English
Sixth period: Lunch
Seventh period: Gym/Phys Ed
Eighth period: Elective

This was the setup at my high school. That meant every year, we were guaranteed at least one electives. Some students ditched lunch for a second. Some students wasted their elective to take a study hall.

Now keep in mind, state requirements vary. I'd finished my foreign language requirement after sophomore year, giving me an extra elective for my junior and senior years. I also took some BS introductory courses in science and math, and if I hadn't, I could have not had needed to take them senior year, or taken advanced placement classes instead.

And this doesn't include the imaginary Ninth period, which was used for detention, tutoring, extra-curricular activities (non-sports), and even a few classes (I remember our JROTC could be done 9th period). And this is before the sports programs started.

Maybe this is the exception to the rule, but if it is, looks like something was done right in NJ for a change.

I'm sorry, but have we forgotten Ross Perot so soon? He was up there between Bush and Clinton in 92. His VP was also in the VP debate, which many newscasts have been playing back as an example of how a really bad VP pick can submarine a candidate.

But is it more evil if Microsoft and Sony accidentally conceived a child, after obtaining an expired prophylactic from Apple?

Wait... Discovery is a news channel now?

I'm no scientist, but I'm fairly certain both the epicenter of said earthquake, and the projected landfall of Hurricane Irene, are both in red states.

No, the lesson is if you're willing to make a spectacle of yourself inside their stores, most managers will replace your warrantied item with store stock, just to shut you up and get you out of the store. Works at Best Buy. Works at Apple stores. Worked in Circuit City. Squeaky wheel gets the greasing, and such.

Mod this guy up, please

That's a big list. Can you point me to a website that can offer a one-stop shopping experience for listed items?

Mock the $100-200 Monster surge protectors all you like, but at least educate yourself first.

All surge protectors they try to sell you as accessories when you buy TV have different numbers on the box. Some of the numbers are actual specifications, but the number most people want to see is the liability coverage. Liability. A monetary value. It's the reimbursement value the company will pay you if your equipment is damaged, and their surge protector didn't prevent it. Having quality surge protectors is basically a form of insurance.

Formers coworker at Circuit City went all out on his home theater, and that includes the cables. I'm willing to bet you've never seen what a Monster Cable surge protector looks like after lightning strikes a pole on your road. You may not be old enough, but the surge protector looked like over cooked Jiffy Pop; the non-microwavable kind. Charred, huge hole in the center, plastic curling away from the crater... It's XXXXing AWESOME. And nothing that was hooked up to those surge protectors took any damage. Worth every penny, even without employee discount.

Sure he will.

If he gets convicted, and has to serve time, I guarantee you he'll get a presidential pardon, from a Democrat leaving office with an incoming Republican.

I'd like to be the first to welcome out new robot overlords.

If there's anything I can do to make this transition easier on you, you need but ask. Oh, and that neighbor I don't like is part of the resistance.

Oh, these comics don't sell because they are ridiculous and crap. There's no denying that. What I'm saying is that because these books are so bad, the only people who might buy them are members of the "Cult of Jobs." And I just don't see those people walking into comic stores often... well, at least not at the store I work at.

All Blue Water publishes, with the lone exception of their license for the Logan's Run series, is celebrity profile/biography books. Last week, Howard Stern's comic hit the shelves. We ordered two copies. Those two copies are still on the shelf. Even most "indie" titles we'll order a dozen off, and the average big name title can be as high as 100 copies.

Simply put, we can't sell Blue Water's crap. The only way this publication will become newsworthy is if the issue actually sells. Too bad the most devout Jobs fans fear the potential damage to their hipster image to walk into a comic shop.

I went to the shop today to pick up my books, and tell my boss about reading this. Naturally, being a pro-DC, anti-Marvel guy, he didn't believe me at first. I showed him the article, and he was still skeptical.

Luckily, new issue of Previews came out today. And although DC is pushing a few titles twice in August, to complete storylines, there is only ONE issue confirmed for august 31st: Flashpoint # 5.

Interpret as you like, but that looks like confirmation to me.

Comcast has nothing to gain by blocking The Pirate Bay, and plenty to gain by helping address the filtering problem. By addressing, and helping to fix, the problem, Comcast has gained a little positive karma in the online community. By blocking The Pirate Bay, they'd only be buying more bad PR, while not actually doing anything to address the problem of torrent bandwidth usage. After all, block one torrent site, and users will just use another site.