Don't you DARE dismiss that post! He makes a point, fine, whatever. That combined with "Umm...I'm just here to make the poop jokes" was absolute gold.

For that matter, San Andreas had a fantastic early 90s soundtrack that just knocked it out of the park. There ended up being a lot of keepers on that one.

I'll pile on, too. I'm at work and the direct link document is blocked for whatever reason (also, it's rather lengthy!), so having this stuff parsed out has been a boon.

I think that's a spot-on interpretation of "competitive advantage".

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Click the edit button and then history and go back to a revision before today.

I'm just glad someone got this. And AS a standalone / alternate tale (I still refer to all of them, no matter how mundane as "elseworlds"), I thought it was pretty good. I kept waiting for Alfred to age and get the familiar baldness and pencil 'stache, and he never did and continued to be a pretty good badass.

******* is a great name for a dog! ;)

(That's the joke)

And if we want to get real specific about it, an alcohol vaporizer is absolutely a gadget.

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Oh. Good! File that under "things I'd probably have known if I'd have read the story at home where i could have watched the video, not at work."

Aw, the vera wang one was inspired. Slightly less outstanding.

/rimshot

WANT! WANT WANT WANT WANT!

I've heard a lot about Google's glass and iGlass and I always come back to one question...what about people like me who already wear glasses? Will someone put out a glasses-less version of Project Glass that hooks onto my existing spectacle arm? Can i get prescription iGlass?

Breathing is probably a bit too hazardous for the average child, especially when the pollen count is up. Better nip that nasty habit right in the bud.

Honestly, as a 27-year-old, I've got an irrational fear of the sparkler lighting all of the hair on my hand (arm...chest....body) on fire. It doesn't stop me, and I won't sully a red party cup like this, but I can totally understand the good idea behind it :)

THIS is the answer! Not "don't let kids play with these things!" or "these should be illegal!!", but supervise your child. Guide them THROUGH life, not around it.