well that is a worthwhile tradeoff. Thanks!

Thanks. This was an article I was looking forward to. Fascinating to get some insight. Thought that picture of the late night work station is rather alarming.

of course not. the energy comes from whatever, its the wind company that gets paid. In theory though you are deriving it.

if you had enough solar panels on your house?

don't be too cynical. at least electric cars have the potential to be charged from renewable sources.

haha, nice!

I don't want to be too mean. But some of us are productive, and some write comments to lifehacker articles :) Just saying please make good picks, some of us try to glean ideas here.

this is one of my favorite columns though. is there anything we can do to encourage a Wednesday post every time?

I think you are the exception that proves the rule you shouldn't do it.

ummm, more than 3/4 of your videos are either private or subject to copyright infringment. what gives?

Being a team player helps too.

ouch. my sympathies.

you do not need to be a heat blanket on a water heat. They are built to be insulated. If you touch them, they are room temperature even though the water is hot.

I wish we could have a version of these questions answered for when he was 23. That'd be more interesting even with all the tech subtracted, though I guess it might be a tad classified.

Burn those checks! I hate them. Use them as a last resort only. It makes me sad to see all the ways credit companies try to lure you in.

true. but don't be mean about it. That's not cool either IMHO.

Its called Intellisense ;)

unemployment among PhD is 6%. What jobs are these people getting? Surely not ones in academia. I know a few unemloyed PhDs.

I agree. But you gotta be ready for boot camp and also to go to Afghanistan or somewhere less fun. Still, I greatly respect those who do serve their country, they definitely earned the right to be trained.