Just wanted to say I thought this was a great pool :)

Instead of dealing with all kinds of stupid proprietary bullshit as paying customers, it might be nice to try something different.

A $5-10 dollar utility will probably not get widely pirated to be worth the headache for paying customers. That being said, a one-time online activation seems reasonable to me. That's what I've used at my company, but our software costs a lot more than $10

Our taxes are so damn high with no write offs. I can't figure out whether we should file separately. She owned a condo that we lived in before we bought a house in 2010. The market was bad for selling so we have to rent the damn thing, but it's in her name. Plus she has student loans. Should I end our tax relationship this fiscal year, even though we're married?

Banning porn would undermine everything that democracy has provided. I hate to conjure up bad metaphors, but how much more fascist can you get than banning porn?

at least you got the joke

Maybe if Card is able to communicate effectively with gay people using philotic links or virus DNA, he wouldn't feel compelled to destroy them.

If he's programming, 20 minutes isn't nearly enough time to absorb an idea long enough to be effective.

Part of being an adult is the realization that work is more important than youtube videos.

haha, best idea ever. better yet, go to Windows ME

the 80/20 rule originated from sales, not individual productivity. An individual should be able to be productive most of the day, particularly with programming. Even if they aren't writing code, you can spend it thinking and organizing. Claiming 80/20 is a cop-out

It sounds like you're working from home doing contracting/consulting programming. If you find yourself unable to police yourself, admit that this type of job isn't for you and find a full-time job. I am the same kind of person. I have my work computer, with minimal distractions, and my home computer which is full of distractions. If you have both long-term and short-term goals in an office environment, it's much easier to focus on what you're supposed to be doing. Being in an office environment discourages you from straying off-task because you feel pressure to not do so. I've spent many hours doing independent contracting, but I realized early on that I couldn't be as productive as I could be when I was away from the distractions of home.

agreed. having no experience with beehives on my resume, I find this comment interesting.

What better way to use NASA technology than to detect honey counterfeits. I can't think of a better way. Seriously.

But javascript is ubiquitous. If a novice has ever used any programming language, it almost certainly is javascript. There is something to be said for accessibility.