The "cake" referred to in "let them eat cake" quote means the crust at the bottom of a cauldron.

How many innocent people will have to die in turf wars over the distribution of black-market margarine?

Thank god slashdot was there to cover this.

The boss was a controlling, emotionally abusive asshole who made the workplace a nepotism-filled hellhole and his children were sniveling prima donnas, I left less than a week notice and got a job that paid better and was less hostile. This was in white-collar land, and quitting abruptly will not affect my job prospects at all.

5,300 years ago would have been the neolithic period, so technically, a neolithic diet gave this guy terrible teeth.

They're taking the time to investigate homicides?! If they had focused on what they were SUPPOSED TO be doing, maybe they wouldn't have done so poorly in the 2012 season.

that if you are in an age range in which the flu vaccine is more effective, it is your civic duty to get one so you lower your chances of passing the flu onto those with which vaccines are less effective.

This is not a bug to me

Did this lady have zero vaccines taken at all? If she has been had zero vaccinations, then she would be justifiably be fired. Did she only refuse the flu vaccine? If she only refused the flu vaccine and took other vaccines, then the religious argument is a cop out.

You are correct. I associated the wrong 3d printer. My bad.

I was wondering how a company was going to try to lock people down from buying their own spools of abs plastic.

These terrorist groups would have went out and found a reason to throw a fit even if this movie was never created.

A high def screen with 12 instances of xterm, all visible at once without having to switch context is the pinnacle of the Linux graphical user experience.

is to wait for your mom to call you up from the basement where you live to eat the Thanksgiving dinner she cooked.

There is a noticeable difference in power consumption as well as startup time when comparing a low power chip vs something like the Raspberry Pi.