I'm glad I'm not stupid and reckless about what I install.

Wah! You should be more grateful because we gave you money!

The Romans had all the technology to make guns. But they didn't, because they lacked the requisite mindset to make black powder and bronze gun barrels.

I worked at a place with an open office. We still preferred messaging to talking, even for work stuff. It's nice to have a record of what was said when.

It'll be bitchin' when you're asked to use diamonds like swarovski crystals.

never underestimate the power of stupid. Especially when it comes to Americans.

I found a book in the free bin at Powell's technical book store (back when it was a separate location) called _The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit_, by Sherry Turkle. One of the most interesting things she wrote about was children's relationship with new technology. When given a speak and spell, one of the first things kids tried to do was "break" it; to get it to stop saying things mid-sentence. She likened it to kids pulling the legs off of a bug: something sociopathic that kids do to things that are perceived as being "things" rather than "people". If they were unsuccessful at the task using software, they would go so far as to remove the batteries, just to show mastery over the device.

This book was written in 1984. Stop worrying about stupid shit your kids do, they know people are people and machines are machines probably better than we do. They'll grow out of this. Worry about them growing up to be convicted rapists and what you're going to tell the judge to sweet talk him out of sending your kid to big boy jail.

https://www.amazon.com/Second-...

Corn coin!

Do they not have wide shoulders on their roadways there? Seems like you could make a solar panel that's tough enough to be driven on, then put it on the side of the roadway where it'll get less wear and tear.

I always wondered what it would sound like if 20 million New Yorkers all suddenly went to New Jersey to buy a phone at once?

But why does EVERYTHING change?! It's not fair!

Yeah, because cargo containers haven't been invented yet.

I'd imagine their complaints are similar to geeks: that the show just isn't funny. Making lame, obvious pop culture references is not comedy, it's plagiarism.

...when these results would have been completely lopsided in favor of repealing the DMCA. I'm not sure if people even know what that is any more.

What's so important about being special?