"I know! We could just throw toilet water on it!"

I always figured freely available software came from either a) teenagers, b) people who are already privileged, or c) people who've written software that clones an idea someone else has already profited from.

Because if you came up with that unique of an idea, and your choice is between financial security and altruism to the rest of mankind I don't care who you are your own ass, and those of your wife and children if you're that lucky, are going to rank above humanity's progress.

I had my Verizon service turned off completely earlier this year.

I do not miss having a cell phone, and now my decision feels super justified because I would have been interested in a data plan if I were going to continue having a cellular connection, but now that would be laughable decision.

I'm actually proud of myself for predicting the impending price gauging.

Is there any unlimited data plans left?

Your life has afforded you the intelligence and resources to get a college education, and a job that pays more than ten grand a year.

What I'm about to say is harder in practice than in theory, but it's the truth.

Don't take your situation for granted. You have to step outside your self and look at the situation objectively. Your life kicks ass, sir.

It's not going to hurt to print out a few resumes and float them around, since you're obviously being taken advantage of, but from where I'm sitting, I want taken advantage of... badly.

Why would they want to find that?

To genetically alter babies to not have drug addictions? So those who have it could know?

I would be deeply amused if this had the opposite intended effect, and caused people who know they have the drug abuse resistance gene to feel empowered in their ability to try drugs and make it out unscathed.

If this gene were discovered and put to use it would lessen the argument for drugs being illegal, as patients who aren't as susceptible to addiction would be better able to handle them for recreation. We couldn't have that could we?

Actually, Verizon covers EVERYWHERE except a small blip in central Ohio that happens to be between two massive hills.

So yea, I know of at least one area that gets great cell service but is still country as all hell.

Would this step pretty much just constitute running a spy-ware scan and perusing the install/uninstall dialog for uselessness and getting rid of it?

I would kind of feel like a bastard for charging people for that service. Nevertheless I'll consider it for a few days.

I would definitely need to explain to people that experts could do a much more comprehensive job of removing crap than I can, but that the computer should maybe operate a little better...

A solid suggestion, NDPTAL.

I would totally do this but I don't think I have the skill.

I'm non-noobish enough to keep my computer clean for the most part, but most people's malware driven boxes I'd probably just end up formatting and reinstalling everyone's operating system and they'd be all like "I have a pile of useless crap I want to back up and no DVD burner or anything, you can't reformat."

I do appreciate how randomly out of the box the idea is though.

What does some rich CEO making way more money than he deserves at the cost of there being decent jobs available to average citizens have anything to do with the advancement of technology (basically the reason for your comparison between our lower class and their kings)?

If anything I think it would stunt it, seeing as how someone with an interest in science can't spend time on it if he's too busy working four minimum wage jobs...

Extra efficiency means greater wealth, yes, but not for humanity as a whole, at least until Star Trek's replication technology gets invented.

Yes because any jerk-off cop can search me on the spot if he thinks he smells pot.

Except for there are loitering laws, laws aimed at preventing gangs, and just about half a dozen other ways to bypass our right to peaceful assemblage... Not to mention that...

That the last part of that statement is practically treason, and the first part doesn't include felons (some of which can be non-violent in nature), and that now sectors both public and private institute policies that prevent carrying weapons onto their property, effectively meaning that in most places of importance only the criminally minded would have a gun.

I can't argue with this one... it's actually a pretty good system if you can afford a lawyer. How does the constitution not need modernized, badly?

I would expect it to, asking people not to come back if they don't finish their meal; although someone pointed out that for some reason that's not the case?

And yes, I guess I do want it to fail too, because I don't want the restaurants I do eat at to copycat this if it catches on.

What else could I get into?

You mentioned call-centers, and I've tried to get into those, but rare opportunities they are indeed.

For a while I tried getting my foot in the door to one of those oil-change places with no go.

I've also tried government work, and UPS. They want experience it seems. Mine is in food-service.

Oh and best buy is an option (until I get back into college at least), haven't pestered them in a while...

It's not like I have a terrible work record with a history of non-reliability and crap for references. In fact my work record shows promotions and raises in some of the jobs I've had. I pride myself on being an excellent food-service grunt.

Also, I learned the hard way (by getting promoted) that management is not my cup of tea, so there goes like half of the "work-your-way-up" options.

I'm so open to suggestions... and I will seriously check this post and follow up on them. The restaurant I work for is run by difficult people, and has an extremely high turnover rate. I want out with all my soul.

Something's wrong with the way most companies fill these roles then.

I'm 8x more competent than is described above, but don't have a degree so food-service is my only option (since I didn't take an apprenticeship straight out of high school).

According to his website, www.wafu.com.au, takeout is available if you bring your own non-perishable dish container. They offer containers to go but charge extra and may ask you not to come back.

I sure hope this restaurant goes out of business soon, that's about the most non businessman-like stance I've ever seen taken in a restaurant.

The Tex Murphy series would make some fantastic movies.

It's too bad they aren't doing anymore games. I wonder if an independent film company did some Tex Murphy movies and they became successful, if they'd get the shit sued out of them.