That’s not what the decision said, or even what the article says. It says that if the officer stops you because he thinks it is illegal and gathers evidence of another crime based upon that stop, the evidence was not collected in violation of the 4th amendment because of the officer’s mistake.

OK, Humpty Dumpty.

OK, Humpty Dumpty.

That’s a non sequitur. If you’d said you were simply happy with your aeropress, that would be a matter of opinion, I’d have agreed with you, and this discussion would have never taken place. Instead, you implied that the aeropress makes “adequate espresso,” and followed that implication up with further confirmation of…

That’s a non sequitur. If you’d said you were simply happy with your aeropress, that would be a matter of opinion,…

No, it does not. Espresso requires 9 bar of pressure. That’s about 130.5 psi... pounds per square inch. The diameter of the aeropress is around 2.5 inches, so about an area of 4.9 square inches. To match the kind of pressure used in an espresso extraction, you’d need to exert over 600lbs of pressure throughout your…

No, it does not. Espresso requires 9 bar of pressure. That’s about 130.5 psi... pounds per square inch. The diameter…

My parents had a friend sell their car for them. They didn’t want to deal with the hassle, and he was more experienced with selling cars through craigslist.

I love my aeropress, but it doesn’t make espresso. Not even close.

I love my aeropress, but it doesn’t make espresso. Not even close.

Thank you for your kind words.

I completely agree that this is impolite conversation. I certainly don’t burden my friends with these kinds of thoughts or discussions. When they ask if I’m dating or why I’m single, I just say that I have a lot going on, or steer the conversation to something else. So don’t worry, I’m not inflicting myself upon the…

You don’t know me, and you don’t know how much I have or haven’t tried. Again, I never said “trying was hopeless.” I basically said “your version of advice excludes people who do not have that skillset.” If you like, I can add the caveat “in spite of having attempted to develop that skillset.” Again, telling me “make…

Are you five? Not everyone can be good at everything. Some things I suck at because I’m just not very good at them, and they have a high social cost for experimentation (like humor).

Maybe we have different ideas of what a “deep, fundamental level” means.

Why are you projecting these weird things onto me? It has nothing to do with women being “an alien species.” I don’t “get” men I meet on a “deep, fundamental level,” either. That just doesn’t matter because I’m not trying to date them.

You sound like a lot of fun. The only person talking about misogyny or assault is you. Maybe you should see someone about that.

Did I say that the world owed me a girlfriend? Because I don’t recall saying that. Just because a guy expresses trouble/difficulty/sadness/frustration/hopelessness with dating doesn’t necessarily mean that he thinks anyone owes him anything.

Worry less about leagues and more about “can you make her laugh?” Are you fun to talk to? Can you show her a good time? Can you demonstrate that you get her on a deep, fundamental level? That is going to be what makes the difference, rather than whether you look good on paper.

Mint has become absolutely worthless for me. I've had several accounts change (a couple of mortgages and a credit card), and then stop working with mint. I'm very disappointed.

I don't have those statistics on hand. I agree about the schools... I'd probably move if I were to start a family.

It takes me 15 minutes to get to Alexandria from where I live in PG County. I can also hop on the metro to get into the city, but I'm not big on night life. I understand *why* you'd want to live in Arlington, but that's sort of like buying a Porche and then complaining about the cost of cars. There are all sorts of…

I agree with your assessment, although Arlington is a terrible value for the dollar even in NoVA (although I suppose that depends on what you value). Even Mount Vernon has much cheaper housing (last I looked) while still putting you close enough to Old Town Alexandria, Arlington, and DC. I wouldn't call $200k upper…

Arlington is also one of the hottest and most expensive areas in one of the most expensive areas of VA (Northern VA, near DC). You could go south to Fredericksburg or a little east to PG County, MD and find much, much cheaper housing.