Records, explanations, details ... all recorded on media that will be useless in 1000 years. Shiny disks? Pretty, but ... Little metal/plastic tabs (thumb drives)? What the heck were these for? Books that survive, however, will have recognizable symbols in languages that clearly predated future languages. Just how…

Many parents of transfolk, especially MtF transwomen keep the picture of their, "son," alongside other family photos while completely denying the existence of their daughter. Denial's more than a river in Egypt.

Yes. The first I was aware of was a CDC study on suicide among young people in about 1991-91. The study reported that suicide rates among GLBT youth were over double non-GLBT youth and part of what they faced was being kicked out of the family home for being GLBT. Since you have the question, do a bit of research to…

You just know this is out there somewhere.

Blair Witch Project. It gave me a headache and increased my annoyance, but not scary at all. A film like Jesus Camp gave me something real to be afraid of.

He invented the V1, V2, V3, and planned for a cross-Atlantic rocket to bring the war to North America. We took him in as part of, "Operation Paperclip," which forgave Nazi scientists of their war crimes in exchange for continuing their work for us. He didn't have a peaceful outlet until well after the war was over.

I know that. It's just that those two particles show up over and over again as either causes or solutions to problems at rates greater than just coincidence or even science. We've been watching Voyager on Netflix, again, and have gotten to the point where our response to on-screen action is often, "oh, those darn,…

Not sure if every space problem could be caused/solved by tachyons and chronitons. Considering the writers would create scripts with gaps ID'd only as, "Tech Babble," that got filled in later, I'm pretty sure that while some of the science was real, much was made up to advance the story.

Or, "private photos," don't get uploaded at all. Print, delete, stick in a scrapbook, hide from the kids. What a bizarre concept, I know, but maybe putting everything online or in digital formats is not such a great idea if one values privacy?

I had a student who was really excited when the Lancer became available. She went out, bought one, took it to the track at Phoenix International Raceway the first weekend she had it, and went sideways, hard, into the bales ... broke an axle, trashed the bodywork on one side, and that was that for her new car. I…

The Smart has larger doors and a taller cabin than the 500, so it was easier to get in and out of. I could get into the 500, but not out of it without difficulty. The 500L is much roomier than both the Smart and the 500. When one is a six-footer, such things become important in purchase decisions.

As you acknowledge, Fiat didn't return until '12. Why bother telling me I should have bought a car not only 3 years before the company was doing business in this country, but also buying the model I bought 6 years before it was being sold at all? And, I don't fit into, but mostly getting out of a Fiat 500. So, the…

The Roadster ... we need that, too.

The gearbox is fine if one knows how to drive properly ... expecting it to work in a manner contrary to its design and function is just silly. And, it runs fine on regular unleaded. We bought one in '09, it saved us thousands in gas over the Toyota pickup we had before. And, compared with the other cars you mention as…

Fiat is?

First thing to do is stop using the Like button. One week into doing this and the kind of posts mentioned above have stopped showing up in my News Feed. I see posts from people I actually know. I also don't get the, "opposing view." kind of posts that are also click bait.

First thing to do is stop using the Like button. One week into doing this and the kind of posts mentioned above have stopped showing up in my News Feed. I see posts from people I actually know. I also don't get the, "opposing view." kind of posts that are also click bait.

Unless you're a strict vegan who won't wear or use leather, get yourself a quality leather briefcase and other luggage that will age gracefully with minimal care the rest of your life. Modern ones have properly padded pockets, etc., to protect laptops and other fragile gadgets. Your upfront cost is a bit higher, but,…

It seems Countess Bathory was onto something.