Comment Re:engineers vs. scientists (Score 1) 338
My friend who got a degree in Software Engineering might be confused by your comment.
Comment Re:What's that widget? (Score 1) 338
Where the heck did my sonic screwdriver get to?
Comment Re:You're obliged to pay for it (Score 1) 267
That would be Videodrome.
Comment Re:Brainless! (Score 1) 429
Very good.
I'll just nip off and shoot myself.
Couldn't I just have a green salad instead?
Comment Re:Popcorn and Only Popcorn (Score 1) 457
Oil makes it taste greasy. Yuck. If my choice was oil or nothing, I'd take nothing. Air popped popcorn is delicious, you get the fresh popcorn without the grease. As for salt, you get enough salt just with a sprinkle over it. If you want more than that, why aren't you just eating a bowl of salt instead of popcorn?
To each their own. Myself I like the chemical reactions that occur with hot fats and carbs. The key is to use an oil with a high smoke point so it doesn't burn. Those chemicals are not so good for you. Anyway, some will prefer the flavor of popped corn unadulterated by oil, butter, or much salt, and other prefer the tastes of fats and corn. Enjoy.
Feed Police blotter: No privacy in home PC brought to work (com.com)
Appeals court rules police don't need a warrant to search personally owned computer a manager brought to work.
Submission + - is gmail down
Anonymous writes: Is gmail down?
I get "Oops ... the system was unable to perform your operation (error code 766).Please try again in few seconds"
I am getting this since 11AM today. Does anyone have problem reading their gmail?
BTW, the http:/// -> https:/// conversion hack to secure the link is a smart feature from google. This is very
useful for folks reading their gmail from work.
Submission + - Webcomic about LotR as a D&D campaign = hilari
EnderQON writes: Lord of the Rings is more or less the foundation of modern D&D. The latter rose from the former, although the two are now so estranged that to reunite them would be an act of savage madness. Imagine a gaggle of modern hack-n-slash roleplayers who had somehow never been exposed to the original Tolkien mythos, and then imagine taking those players and trying to introduce them to Tolkien via a D&D campaign.
Comment Re:'Texting' is a Noun? (Score 1) 144
"I just got an $1800 ticket for texting while driving."
'for texting' is a prepositional phrase with the preposition 'for' and the object 'texting'. It takes a noun to be an object. 'Texting' is the name of an activity. Names are nouns. Note that I am talking about usage. As another poster stated, the word 'texting' has the form of a gerund which is a form derived from a verb that can be used as a noun. It can also be a verb. I am texting him a message right now. Some day that form may be recognized by the dictionary. Dictionaries don't establish language; they describe it according to accepted usage.
English is such a fun language. We can verbify nouns and subject verbs to nounification. Pretty soon, I predict there will one day be only one part of speech, the Interjection.
Wow!
