@critiquer: Don't be insulting, we read it. Your missing our point. Often, we've never done some things before, but with a little creativity, general know-how, and common sense (plus the occasional research), we can remedy things we've never done before.

@pkoutoul: Agreed, I do virtually everything myself. The only times I've called a pro was to grind out a tree stump or to reline my pool.

@Daisuke Matsuzaka: I'm going to have to disagree with you there. Life is only as good as your pancake.

@evan_phi: Same here, I just ladle. One ladle-full (depending on your ladle) is about 1/2 cup, which will produce approximately a 6" pancake. No mucking about with funnels and condiment bottles. I can see how the bottle would be nice to store the batter for long periods of time, but I make my batter from scratch, none…

I absolutely HATE these spams! I get, literally, 5, count em, 5 calls a DAY at least, from spammers telling me "this is your last chance to bla bla bla your credit card account. Press 3 to be put on our fake Do-Not-Call List." This has been going on for probably half a year now, it's insane. At least 5 calls a day,…

I live in an area with bad cell reception, so I keep my land-line around. Why not just use VoIP? For emergency reasons. If the electricity goes out, for example...

@squishyalt: WOKKA WOKKA!

@chelsel: Really? You're being sarcastic right?

My flash drive contains at all times: Ubuntu, Knoppix, Vidalia/TOR/Privoxy, PeerGuardian 2, and OphCrack plus a few other miscellaneous programs.

@majortom1029: Most network admins for school systems aren't teachers. They're hired third-party by the school board. So they're typically not present or operating on other schools' systems during an attempted hack.

Plus oregano, basil, sage, and tarragon.

I keep a potted herb garden for all my culinary needs. Bay, thyme, mint, chives, parsley, rosemary, cilantro, scallions, et al. It really comes in handy and isn't terribly demanding.

@davezatz: lol mmm and a greasy hashbrown

@Khayman: After making it precisely as he instructed (down to the sourdough, mushrooms, and tomatoes), I decided to also make it as if I didn't have the specific ingredients. I substituted the creme fraiche with sourcream, the sourdough with toasted white bread, and strawberry halves sauted in olive oil in place of…

mmm I made this just now exactly as he instructed and they came out pretty good.

I just unintstalled it from my machine; it was a bit slow and it was affecting my desktop for some reason.