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Yup. One reason my apt drove me crazy was that there were four sets of two switch lights, with five panels... Three of which were single switches. I would have to "chase it down", flipping switches on at least two panels every time.

But if we don't try to eat paleo, how will the diet scammers make a living?

A lot of churches should have. They even do a "Pulpit Freedom Sunday" where large numbers of churches (well, relatively large) preach politics from the pulpit specifically to push the IRS. That said, it's not right. Non-profit/tax exempt status should not be based on if you are speaking your...

Indeed. As to the "Syria got their weapons from Iraq" line, there are some things to consider: First, any such arms would be well on their way to fully degraded - Iraq used single-chamber CW loads, not split systems that do the mixing on the fly, resulting in shelf lives measured in weeks...

Serial eating (eating one item, then the next, rather than going back and forth) I hate having my food touch other food. (Exception: bread and egg yolk.) When I walk by a half-wall 48" or less (but not railing), I tap the top of the wall with three fingers every step I take. Temporary...

True, but during the Revolution Americans did receive aid from France and Spain.

So... we're docking their allowance? I did see an interesting article; supposedly we have intercepts of a higher-up ripping into a commander for using chemical weapons. If true, that tells me two things: First, it wasn't ordered. Second, that the weapons have been made available to...

The US: Where the police act like a military and the military acts like the police. I hope we don't get involved. What is going on is horrible, but we have too much of a history of missteps and ulterior motives - not to mention that we apparently have incomplete intelligence, and frankly...

None. There've been a few times where I've considered getting one, but I don't like the idea of altering my body even semi-permanently unless it's necessary for medical reasons. Edit: If I did get one, it'd probably be some form of endless knot.

I'm kinda in the middle of an Oblivion game at the moment (haven't touched it in a few months, though). Never played Battlefield 3, but I used to play BF:1942's DC mod regularly with a group of friends (CTF maps, mostly). I also played WoW for a while (raiding, mostly) and EVE Online for a...

Some of us never stopped gaming. (And the early Battlefield games are better than C.O.D.)

As of last month, I own a home. Since purchasing the home, I have had the following things happen: -We replaced our (14 year old, in poor shape) bed. -The refrigerator was broken -The washer needed to be replaced, and the dryer does not fit in the location we want to use (they had a tiny...

From the Businessweek story: “There’s an emergency brake,” he says. “Generally, though, the safe distance between the pods would be about 5 miles, so you could have about 70 pods between Los Angeles and San Francisco that leave every 30 seconds. It’s like getting a ride on Space Mountain at...

My office has a VPN, so that in case of emergency (snow being the primary concern, this being Seattle) I can work from home rather than risking driving; we're also OK'd to use it for weekend work, since sometimes that involves quite a bit of driving for not much work (in my case, 45 minutes each...

In fairness, he may have known that the system was offline. Then again, if he's stupid enough to pull this - twice - than he's stupid enough to not realize that starting a fire on a nuke sub is a bad idea. And no, I don't have a whole lot of sympathy for him; I've had panic attacks at work...

In order, depending on value: -Pay off all unsecured debts -Donate to a few non-profits that are important to me. -Keep working, with reduced hours for a while if possible. -Invest about 5m for long-term expenses -Get a passport -Buy a new car -Pay off house -Design a house to my...

Spoilers are a *****, aren't they?

Have you ever seen a waterboarding? I saw a very brief (15 seconds, tops) waterboarding one time. I don't think I'd volunteer for it under any circumstances, money be damned. Are you arguing that the party ultimately responsible for causing an undue and extralegal hardship should not be...

Absurd. Female engineers run the same gamut as any other group of women - maybe they lean more towards wearing glasses than is common, but that's pretty much the only significant characteristic appearance-wise. (Racially, I have yet to meet an Engineer - male or female - of African descent (My...

not a problem I ever noticed...