Why can't we just have rubberized black grips on tools instead? I don't particularly like that pastel blue that's associated with guys either. In fact, the whole color scheme looks like it was dreamt up by some alien or something. No-one seems to like it. What the heck are we doing?

Reminds me of some of the old guys that used to get on the bus in England. They'd usually have a purse (of the "money carrying" variety) and it always seemed kinda weird. These days I'm all about utility. Later on it kinda clicked - these guys aren't dating, some of them are widowed and just don't care about what…

I spend my time programming and studying. Is that a geek?

It's not restricted to women. As a guy you can't be buff and a nerd at the same time. That's why the jock/nerd wars exist.

I can see the testimonials in the glossy adverts right now...

Shame about the contamination though. Sounds like the school did an excellent job of educating this kid on physics but forgot to mention the drawbacks of widespread environmental damage.

This movie WILL happen...

As they say, war is not about who is right, it's about who is left. In this case the next civil war (if it ever happens) is likely to be an absolutely complete bloodbath annihilation - and the loser is going to be the average Joe. That said, the government can't simply kill every citizen it has since that's the…

The constitution says nothing about how effective those "arms" are allowed to be, so the state sets the bar at citizens having crappy, ineffective guns that won't do jack shit in a real encounter. Sure, you have the right to bear arms and they'll be really effective at deterring the odd mugger or bandit but they'll do…

I think he managed to build part of a nuclear reactor until it leaked and they had to clean up the whole area with hazard suits. I doubt you could make much in a way of a nuclear weapon with the Americium in a smoke detector (it's just a low level alpha source) - the best you could make is a very crappy dirty bomb at…

Not to mention the fact that any public outcry is going to happen...where? They monitor and filter everything.

I guess none of this matters anyway. At the end of the day what are we going to do? Pick up our puny little handguns and get pissy?

What if you want the kid and the man doesn't?

Sorry, I just find this article to be extremely insulting to coal miners. The ironic thing is that most coal miners don't get paid either because a lot of them are out of work now due to pit closures. Also, they'd better have good health care because they have mesothelioma and will likely die within the next decade.

The reason that freak-out happens:

"6 months of planning, $200,000 and 24 hours later and all I have to show for it is this crappy husband."

"Annoying Know-It-All Guy" - Any guy who knows (or claims to know) how to fix a car.

I understand that behavior - I'm self-taught from an early age, largely missing parents due to work requirements, etc. That environment breeds apexual thinking...when you're that disconnected from people in general you naturally start to define yourself in terms of what you do or what you're capable of doing. Well,…

All kids go through a certain amount of rebellion, it's just how they establish a reference point for the future hierarchy or pecking order. I remember in England some of the kids would organize to commit crimes in a way where blame could be shifted to minors such that it would make it impossible to prosecute (knowing…

Apple doesn't support Flash in the browser because it isn't stable enough - that's the whole reason. It's not because I think Apple is awesome and Steve Jobs is the 2nd coming of Christ. It's because I read that Apple doesn't want to staff a support center with Apple paid employees answering tech support calls that…