I've probably pumped out over 200 applications to other jobs, but no matter what it seems like I'm doomed to this crappy position for a long, long time... yay degenerative lifestyles :D

. . . . . WHAT!?

I definitely admit, when I was on AT&T my connection speeds were probably double what I have now that I'm on Verizon. However, Verizon has a signal almost everywhere I go (except the bus stop I have to spend 20 minutes a day at fml) and AT&T had no service pretty much everywhere. -Washington DC

I smell a torrent coming on...

@mattv888: Hah epic.

Instead of a single shear band propagating throughout the glass, a proliferation of shear bands form and curl back on themselves, taking longer to turn into cracks. The bands allow the material to bend before it breaks - not a property you'd expect from glass.

This is probably the coolest article I've seen in a long time. I only realized halfway through there would be a cheesy pun in this thought...

I trust in the idea of a more personlized security measure, like an SSN for the internet, but I do NOT like the idea of the Gov't knowing when, where and what I do online.

@ddrussianinja: Amen to that.

Carpool lane, here I come!

This made my day. Crossword puzzles would be sweet, though clearly much more intuitive.

I'll stick with my Android, you know, the OS that doesn't need constant approval of Steve Jobs.

Joke's on your guys. This event is actually a live demonstration on how to "correctly" hold your iPhone 4.

@TehBeardMan: I'm right here with you, man...

Sean Connery is going to be mighty surprised.

Rocket-powered rollerblades are still a favorite of mine. For obvious hilarity that always follows...

Dibs on 127.0.0.1

If we humble humans were so calculated we'd all be robots.

I know a few people who should line their underpants with this.

@TheFu: That's great advice, the Java part. I thought about starting with C, but all the websites basically say "if you're gonna do C, you may as well start with C++ since it's the same thing with more ability" so I strayed from that idea.