Or my divorce decree.

A lot of public libraries offer free audio-book programs (TBH, haven't used them. I can't concentrate on things long enough to get anything from an audio book). For example, the Los Angeles public library has deals with OverDrive, OneClickDigital, and Hoola.

Again, I can't vouch for whether their new releases or even good books, but the programs are there.

> many weapons have been poorly designed and/or rushed into service

Yup. Just ask the Gorn.

> the execs are full of ego and can do no wrong.

I remember one dot-com where I was GM. We were waiting for a meeting to start when the CEO came in and sat down. A minute later the CFO came in and sat down next to him. Finally the CTO came in and sat down next to the CFO. Our lead engineer turns to me and says, "And so, the cluster forms." Funniest damn thing I had heard all day.

"Recommendation for Naturalization of Telco Assets"

Yes, but check out RARFlix. Better version (IMO) of the Roku Plex channel.

> were you on Compuserve, or AOL, or The Source?

Yes. Now get off my lawn.

Really? I stopped thunking about the post when I got to "in route"

Buy paying for the connection.

I think back then it was "The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software." They've gone through a number of business models (downloads, domain-name registration and I think at one point an ISP).

> you'll find that it's just a non-stop stream of burns ... "You might not have a problem with the texting & driving...but we do."

Oh, snap! Harsh!

Regardless, I agree with the sentiment. Each time you're stopped the punishment so double. First time $200, second $400, etc. with no cap. Will it stop the problem? Not entirely. But it'll get awfully expensive for the asshats who insist of sharing whatever the hell it is they're texting.

If you want to compare apples to tangerines with the post, I think you mean: None (tm) of those places (tm) really employ (tm) that many people (tm).

Nah. I'm waiting for the movie.

We love this thing. Been using it since (pretty much) the day the service was first offered. We don't even move toward picking up the phone until after it rings more than once. One ring = telemarketer.

No it's not (at least not entirely). From the Wikipedia page (because I'm too lazy to write it up myself):

"IFTTT is a free web-based service that allows users to create chains of simple conditional statements, called "recipes", which are triggered based on changes to other web services such as Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. IFTTT is an abbreviation of 'If This Then That'."