I just got a new computer, so I'm looking forward to getting the Linux half installed. I'll give Mint a go this time around.

Yes, and that's why they got taken out of the electrical code a long time ago.

That's why outlets are supposed to be every six feet, so you're not running cords under all the furniture.

Nah, I've been to Belize. There's no government (i.e. no fire department and no building codes) to speak of, so pretty much any house fire is going to be a "burn to the ground" situation.

To be quite frank, I'm surprised more people there don't die turning on the lights.

So you don't have to touch the pad or the community pen?

If it cuts 1/2-1 minute off a transaction, a line of 50 people will save a half hour. That's a lot more customers for a morning coffee run.

You can get adhesive copper foil. That's the better tool for this.

As an electrical engineer, I'm getting a kick out of your reply.

Ooh, maybe we can build robots that will fix the other robots, then I can just go diving every day.

Pfft, I wouldn't fuck Florida with your dick and someone else pushing.

I've always been curious as to what the cutoff age is.

If a 1-year-old dying in an accident is a tragedy and a 25-year-old dying in an accident is just a statistic, when does it switch?

We agree, so you may be a response level too deep.

Resonant frequency = yes
Resonance frequency = no

They'll just say god made it look that old.

It's $500 to retain a lawyer. It's cash well spent.

Yep, that's what my lawyer said. It'll cost about $10k to get her into court, and court is always a gamble. Bear in mind I'm in Canada where court is significantly cheaper.

The upshot is that if it's less than $25k, it goes to small claims, which means you can represent yourself. If the other side shows up with an army of lawyers, the judge will probably take them to task.

Huh, I unlocked my GPS expressly so I could have "strip clubs" as a category.

Actually, this looks like a civilian version of a system that is already in use in warships.

Missiles cost sigificantly more than cars.

I'm an Engineer, and this is the first time in my life I've heard "Resonance" and "Frequency" in that order.

I studied that stuff for a while. Had some tests on it. Read some books on it. Look into it at work.

I'm also a bit of a musician.

I'm not saying you're incorrect -- I've just never heard that phrase before.