Thanks for the tip, AsciiDoc looks really good, too.

I don't need all the features of DocBook, as my writing is internal documentation of software operation, api docs and various processes, and usually viewed onscreen. Not books or anything significantly complex.

How does reStructuredText stack up against DocBook? It's on my "look into later" list for technical documentation. My first impression of it was pretty good, especially combined with the Sphinx document generator.

I thought that was pretty funny. I don't have any mod points, so I'll just leave this reply, instead.

Firefox rarely crashes on me, but, it does have quite the appetite for memory (though, to be fair, I rarely notice or care).

I'm running a fairly fresh instance of FF 3.6.6 on Win7, only one other tab open, and it's averaging about 145MB (it keeps fluctuating from 143 to 148, but spends most of its time at 144MB).

What I find amusing is that I'm also running Ubuntu 10.4 in a VirtualBox VM, running a couple terminals, hi-res wallpaper, compiz enabled with 3d cube rotation, and Chrome with the same two tabs open, and the entire VM w/the OS + Chrome is only consuming 114MB.

I'd bet VirtualBox is using using some more memory that isn't showing up in task manager, such as drivers and the like, but I still find it amusing.

I have no idea what you are billing for, but, you might be selling yourself short. Try upping your rate for a new customer and see what will fly!

Nope, it's just you ;)

But seriously, 70-80K sound about right, depending on what branch of IT you're in and where you are located. For a helpdesk worker, ya, probably not. But, for a sysadmin, experienced programmer, DBA, or network admin, 70-80K is common, with many earning more. Even in the midwest that number sounds about right.

We have a winner! This has got to be the most concise and accurate response to the question. Thank you, sir!

In the majority of states it's perfectly legal to be in the intersection when the light turns red, as long as you entered the intersection beforehand, with a reasonable expectation of being able to clear the intersection.

With the most common example being a left hand turn. Most states teach their drivers that when making a left hand turn at a light, when the light turns green you should pull forward into the intersection and await a safe gap in through-traffic before turning. If the light turns red while you are still waiting for the last straggler to go by, you still haven't "run the red". You complete your turn as soon as possible. In fact, if the drivers to your left and right enter the intersection before you complete your turn, they are typically guilty of a moving violation for entering an uncleared intersection. As I read from someone else, in every state it's illegal to accelerate into a stationary object :)

Oh, poor baby. Maybe you suffer alone because no one wants to be around someone whom obviously has a significant chip on his shoulder.

Ya, it sucks that you have diabetes. And, I see no reason why you or I shouldn't have to pay higher insurance premiums when our cost of care is going to be higher than average. That's life, it doesn't have to be fair.