Oh. I like a gas grill, too, for some things. Seafood, things that need to cook quickly and I have to cook a lot of (hotdogs, sausage, that kind of thing).

Hey, not to butt in or anything, but I saw this and I used to have the exact problem with my burgers (deforming or overshrinking). And my grill (waaaaaaay too hot).

Christ, you’re a cantankerous asshole. And, Jesus, man. You don’t get to toss the word “assumption” like it’s a meaningful slap in my face when you begin with an assumption that’s an obvious ad hominem.

I think Jony Ive would say, in that weird and off-putting robot voice, that you’re just not appreciative... of the design... language that... makes the iPhone such a... compelling device.

They’re not strawmen; hell, the last bit is a direct quote.

Nope, can’t have that. A bigger, better battery would detract from the thin and light design and make it less compelling.

Simplistic assumptions like “new tech always improves the jobs picture” needs to die quickly.

Exactly. No one weeps for the lamplighters or the town criers. If the job is outdated, it’s outdated. Why prop up an entire industry that only serves itself?

Solipsism is basically the best.

Yeah, sorry. No. You are abstracting a shit load of intent out of very little information. And, to be honest, I’m not sure why you’d immediately choose “racism” without ever knowing this person personally.

The letter writer is racist for attributing racism to an evil empire based on the mistaken assumption that stormtroopers were white?

This is, quite possibly, the weirdest false equivalence I’ve ever seen on the Internet. And, let’s be honest, this is the Internet. Internet rhetoric is basically built on false equivalence.

It’s weird I’m not seeing this mentioned, but an elastic material that generates it’s own electricity? Wouldn’t this be a fantastic addition to prosthetic limbs?

Beth, you’re a saint for the calm, concise, no BS, way you deal with armchair skeptics. I applaud you and it’s why I read your posts.

A thing you want to see even less than the People of Walmart.

You don’t have to major in CS to be good at programming or IT in general.

The cost isn’t really the obstacle. It’s the logistics. Sure, babysitters are an expensive addition to any date night.

Good luck sticking to that when you’ve got children, kids!

I’m sorry there is no way in hell either Littlefinger or Roose Bolton would trust the other right now.

I’m afraid it’s just not practical for me to drive over bridges every day, Eric.