Have a nice day.

> 15 years ago the vast majority of desktops ran Microsoft's operating systems. Microsoft Office was dominant and virtually everyone felt obliged to exchange editable documents in its formats.

I still get solicitations from recruiters who write in ALL CAPS that they want to see my resume in WORD format.

Too bad. You can read 1984 here: http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks...

And for those of you who haven't read it yet, it's definitely worth several hours of your time.

Can you say that again? I can't understand a thing you're talking a boot.

That reminds me of the time I think I must have been 12 years old browsing Usenet looking for posts about how to do the "Fatality" moves in the latest "Mortal Kombat" game and I came upon some troll posting his necrophilia fantasy. I told my Dad about it and he seemed more amused than shocked that I should have found such a thing.

To those of you who aren't familiar with what he's talking about, try Googling "pony porn"

And my TV won't be injecting any ads - or spying on me - while I'm doing it ...

The bandwidth may not be good for injecting ads, but an embedded el-cheapo 2G transmitter is certainly practical for spying on those of us who don't give their Wi-Fi passwords! (not saying they do that in this particular model, but I once purchased a medical device only to find out it had one of these that sent data back to the manufacturer by default. You could put it in "airplane mode", but it would harass you at every juncture to disable airplane mode)

And will you please stop leaving your cell phone unattended on your desk with the ringer set to "vibrate"!

On top of all the taxes we pay to have these lines constructed, don't forget that we have to pay a fare of eight US dollars per day to ride the train.

I know it shouldn't be that way, but you need to call the provider and discuss rates ahead of time. Many providers are very reasonable with cash-pay patients.

There are also good deals to be had on lab testing. The biggest providers like LabCorp and Qwest are criminal in their price-gouging. However, many doctors have pre-negotiated rates you can take advantage of if you lack insurance.

One more pro-tip here: If you need imaging or other hands-on lab work, providers who are not affiliated with a hospital tend to charge far lower rates than their hospital-affiliated counterparts, and in my experience, they have better service, to boot!

If your doctor recommends a CAT scan, be sure to shop around!

Maybe the two of you should try talking about the nasty around it and see what happens. You could have fun!

Maybe you could suggest a repeatable experiment for us on the intertubes?

Pro Tip: You can see your Facebook messages in a mobile browser by using the browser's "Request Desktop Site" command. You shouldn't have to, but you can.

Let's see. I did return something I bought on Amazon a while back. I opened a ticket to return the item online. I received instructions that I could either download and print a pre-paid UPS shipping label or drop it off at one of their "Amazon Locker" locations. I opted for the latter. I put the item in the box, put it in the locker, and got a refund. Where is the problem?

Amazon is a huge company, but I don't think you can make a reasonable argument that they are a monopoly. You can name most any product or service they provide, and there is competition. Amazon Web Services - Microsoft Azure Web Services Amazon Marketplace - eBay, Craigslist Amazon Prime Video - Netflix Amazon Prime Music - Pandora Selling goods and services - Target, Walmart, and the local guys. Disclosure: I own shares of AMZN.