Just bought a new system that came with the first SSD I've ever owned.

Been wondering whether or not Samsung was a good choice by the folks who built it for me.

I'm guessing this means that it was. Thanks for that. :)

Not so loud! I've house payments to make.

Passive-agressive much?

It's not difficult to troll someone whose entire political-economic philosophy can be summed up as, "Because I don't want to share anything with anyone else, it's wrong for anyone else to share anything, too."

There already exist 'stay put' batteries, so it's not an engineering problem, but rather one of design.

I think you left out a word---the Somali's what? And to which Somali do you refer? (Last I heard there were quite a few of them.)

Now that might be a really entertaining way to spend my retirement. Thanks for the suggestion. :)

I've been sending money internationally for years. I've never had it take longer than a day or so. Perhaps your country should consider joining the international banking system.

Yeah, that business with the Hindenburg was just a passing crisis which in no way halted the worldwide adoption of zeppelins for long distance passenger travel.

(NB: I am a lifelong dirigible fanboi. But I recognise the difference between what I think is cool and what is real.)

Right, I think we get the idea.

That sounds very much like what they were saying around 7:20 PM on 6 May 1937 in Lakehurst, NJ...

And there is nothing stopping the government from issuing gold dollars, or you from acquiring them.

I know this because I have a gold dollar. Interesting because the face value is currently ~1/1300th of the value of the metal.

Ever consider what the word "consume" actually means and how that's been twisted by the marketing types to imply that your experience of something implies that you've somehow, magickally used it up?

That is the funniest thing I've read all week.

^^^ Bingo. Please mod this up.