Depends on your definition of flood-prone, I suppose. We have flood insurance despite being above the 100 yr flood plain (by less than a foot). Once you're outside that mark, it's like $150/year. Hard to argue against it at that price.

Umm... It's perfectly legal in the US to have sex at 14. What will get you in trouble is having sex with a 14yo, provided you are over the age of 16 or so, with the exact age gap varying by state.

The problem is that the laws against and about fraccing will do nothing to stop shoddy cement jobs, which, by the way, is just as possible on a well that flows naturally. If you want to stop shoddy cement jobs, you'd do a much better job of it by, I don't know, regulating cementing better? Crazy, I know.

Yes, but if you can live long enough to keep your kid from dying at 15 while he's still showing off trying to get laid, then you've helped to pass on your genes further. If you can watch your grandbabies while your kid is out hunting, you've helped to pass on your genes further. The continuation of your bloodline doesn't stop with your first red-faced, squalling brat.

Did you miss the part where GP said his advice was relevant to being in the passenger seat with an unresponsive driver? Granted, seems to me the first step in that case is grab his leg and yank it off the accelerator, but you'll have a real hard time getting his foot on the brake.

Why, exactly, do you assume that the population of Slashdot is the ones who would be the most knowledgeable about the risks of fracking? Would you assume a forum populated mainly by doctors would be the most knowledgeable about how to properly set up a server and avoid the risks of data being stolen? They're really smart. Doesn't mean they know jack about the topic.

What the fuck does drilling for natural gas have to do with the price of gasoline? Oil companies are losing money on every cubic foot of natural gas sold right now from the shale plays. It's $2.11/MCF. That's practically giving it away.

My company is the exact opposite. Firefox is not allowed (although I know quite a few folks with the portable version), but Chrome has just become available if requested. Apparently it's something to do with the automatic updates in Firefox vs being able to specifically push updates in Chrome - I don't know exactly since I'm not IT.

If you've grown past the number of machines that you can keep in a spreadsheet, why does replacement of a machine mean upgrading the operating system? Seems far easier to me to keep using the same image.

$375 would be nice. I fly Houston to Shreveport occasionally when my schedule won't allow daylight hours to drive. Approximately 1 hour trip on a prop plane most days for the low, low price of $747 no matter whether you book 3 months in advance or day of.