I'm a mom. I even have eyes in the back of my head. Ask my kids.

Using whatever implement that can be found (chalk/crayon/pencil/pen/stylus/fingernail) to transfer the "jottee" onto a random bit of material found - so long as it would not be considered graffiti and it does not say something like "Payable to: ".

Island Time.

Remember, remember the fifth of November
facebook, DDOS and plot
I see no reason why Anonymous treason
Should ever be forgot

Doesn't have the same ring.

Obligatory Star Trek TOS reference.

...under the watchful eye...
I'm pretty sure you're not describing my kids school...

I can *see* the 3-D but it does not "immerse" me any more than 2-D. It doesn't *wow* me either, and it seems 3-D is just a whiz-bang gizmo to sell pricier tickets. IMHO, of course.

Um. I recommend the plug-in "Flash Block". Or something similar. I never get "automagically starting" videos. So I was confused by this thread at first...

Mmmmm. Library Paste. Brings back those childhood memories.

...and I go "hey, was this that previous character?"

You must read Peter F. Hamilton too ;-)

I am paying for 16/9 and getting 4/4. After repeatedly complaining, having them troubleshoot their hardware, et. Al, they have PROMISED to check the "neighborhood node", replace the immediate (in my neighbors back yard) node, as well as the routing servers, and given me $20/month credit for 6 months. Of course they haven't replace or repaired any of the nodes (the one in my neighbors yard looks like someone took a baseball bat to it), but I have received the credit. So I'm all for letting the FCC enforce quoted speeds for ISPs. And NO, I cannot use anything other than cable because the DSL node is too far away, I don't get GSM coverage at my home, and SkyBeam is too unreliable here. No other choice except dial-up or buying my own pipe.

Ahhh, the Classic Songs of Dennis Leary.

I went:
BASIC -> Pascal -> C -> C++ -> FORTRAN77 -> Assembler -> {OMGPonies! ALL SORTS}

Now, I work routinely using both scripting languages (bash, Perl, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Jython, did some ColdFusion even, and others), and programming languages (C, C++, Java, et. Al.).

A Programmer can flip-flop between ANY language and may only need a reference manual (or Google) to get the correct syntax. If you can't, you are simply a Coder.

Geekiness in the science/IT field is often a trait of intelligent people, but Intelligence does not REQUIRE Geekiness. Husband-man is very intelligent (and smart) - but due to very severe dyslexia and the UK school system "fell through the cracks" (they tested him in order to send him to the "special" school, but found out his IQ was higher than all the test givers LOL), but did get his degree in Science in his 30s :-) That takes smarts :-)