"Should we hold onto because it's been around forever?" - Pay phones: The complaint is that they're too expensive to maintain, given that everyone uses cellphones. - Package-based cable TV: The complaint is that you get programming you don't care about, or are unable to pay for just the shows you want to watch. - Broadcast radio: Too much goddamn advertising, given the shitty "top 40s" playlists and often personality-less/PC personalities between commercial breaks.

Good to see they're not tapping out yet.

It's unfortunate that apps' knowledge of you is granted with a nebulous single-screen laundry list and OK button, similar to the click-through EULAs of what seems to be a bygone era.

Yesterday's legal violation is today's privacy violation.

1. Steal 600 barrels of maple syrup.
2. Abscond with 36,287.4 kg of walnuts. (Yes, kg. I'm Canadian, you insensitive clod!)
3. ???
4. Profit!

My first impulse after reading the title.

maple syrup vs. diabeetus

Wah wah wee wah!

...
sting(x);
die();
...

FTFY

Blender is anything but easy to get into. For the complete neophyte, what are the best sources of documentation in order to learn how to learn it without getting frustrated?

Note, I'm not talking about a series of "this is Button XYZ, and here's what it does by itself", but rather "here is a practical end-goal, and these are the steps you must follow in order to achieve said goal".

Technology shapes social interaction. This brings to mind, the "sex scene" between Spartan and Huxley.

You waited until she was 4? I've done LOTR marathons with my little girl since before she could speak.

Kids don't want for technology when they are in need of things like blood donations, medical attention, and food.

Lose the "geeks only" attitude, and give your hard earned $$ to preserving life for the less fortunate who truly have no choice about the situation they are in.

http://preyproject.com

From the site:

Prey lets you keep track of your laptop, phone and tablet whenever stolen or missing -- easily and all in one place. It's lightweight, open source software that gives you full and remote control, 24/7.

Wikipedia:

"Lobbying (USA): Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress."

"Bribery: Bribery is an act of implying money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient."

Feeding a broken machine the very stuff that makes it broken doesn't make its problems go away.

iHear you, bro.