Except the world wasn't that different 30 years ago. Stranger abductions are still rare. Children are more likely to be snatched by a parent than a stranger. (Law enforcement really needs to redefine the word missing to mean BOTH parents don't know where the kid is.) Rape and pedophilia are more likely to be…

Southern girl here. I was playing in a couple hundred acres of woods and bottoms from the time I was 6 or so until I became too "cool" to play in my early teens. I had to be in by dark, and my main rule was don't touch any snakes. Is it a generational thing? A regional thing? Both? I mean, in the summer if I was…

Maybe it's the socialist in me, but you could employ a few more people in a meaningful way and solve this problem by having park monitors, responsible adults who can put their cell phones down for a few minutes and watch the children playing in parks.

Jesus. I started letting my kid ride her bike around the block when she was six. She had to check in every 45 minutes. She's eight now, and checks in every hour to ninety minutes. She knows the rules of how to watch for traffic in our suburban neighborhood, what her boundaries are, and that she's not allowed to go…

It's always been my belief that modifications will effectively decrease the value of a car. The only exception is if the car is being sold an an enthusiast forum with tasteful, expensive/high-end parts, but even take that with a grain of salt.

Police departments need reform more than pretty much anything else in this country. Take the assault rifles out of their hands, pay them more, and require a college degree for the job, and you'll be able to cut the number of officers needed, have a more effective police force, and have a more trusted police force.

I think he should have been named IMMEDIATELY, too, which would have solved a lot of problems but my point is that he seems to just be a scapegoat. The real problem is racism and its internalization in the culture of this area (at least as the cops see it). That's a MUCH harder problem to crack for the residents who…

Just the word. According to Wikipedia (so it must be true) It was a pickled fish sauce in China. So the idea of a condiment sauce came from China, but the recipe using tomatoes originated in the States in the early 1800s.

Were you really so inconvenienced that for seven miles you had to operate your motor vehicle at around 17-23 mile per hour that you weren't able to get to your destination in time? Assuming that the speed limit is 45 this "group of idiots" delayed you a grand total of about 180 seconds. Why do you feel you are so…

Open chat sucks. I hate it. I'd rather not hear a bunch of people speaking in a foreign language. Just add people you WANT to speak with to a party chat and you're sorted. It worked fine for me. I don't understand the problem.

Online community is way too toxic for open/proximity chat. You can message all clan members via Iphone/android app. You can also just invite any player into your xbox live party or PSN party.

I'm kinda surprised by the number of people who thought the characters would transfer. Why would anyone even think that?

The trend is part of a state health standard that requires all prospective teachers to undergo various examinations (men over 40 must undergo a prostate exam), but these tests required of women are intrusive"

...And a prostate exam ISN'T?

What the hell kind of person starts playing GTA and thinks, "I wonder how I can make these characters rape each other?" Worse, what kind of person then dedicates actual time and effort to making this a reality?

I was in London last week, staying at a Go Native apartment in the middle of the city. 15 of a certain type of Muslim stayed in the flat next to us. The men were in designer jeans and tennis shoes. The women were in head to toe black garb. All the men walked in first, leaving the women to trail. Being a proper…

This is the tiniest correction that probably impacts no one's actual understanding of the article, but "mujahideen" is the plural of "mujahid." So one would marry, or receive letters from, a mujahid or a member of the mujahideen, but not the "Mujahideen" (unless the collective group of mujahids have all signed on).

the gameplay didn't impress you? Jeez your hard to impress. You really need to lower your standards.

The headphones that are being worn all around our office. Lifehacker said:

The headphones that are being worn all around our office. Lifehacker said:

Also, your dumb post raises a the brilliant question: what is the point of watching an all-star game?

I don't happen to have a pen with me and this seems like your list, anyway, so it might be more appropriate for you to add it yourself.