Try running a couple VMs on top of that. 16gb starts to seem like a minimum...

It's a fractal design node 304 mini itx case—I have one for my htpc. It's actually quite a nice case, if you don't like bling.

This makes me sad. I always wanted to name my daughter Hermione when I was a kid, because she's the daughter of Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, and hey, that doesn't sound too bad, right? Curse you, JK Rowling!

Plus, if you learn Perl and still want to be a programmer, you know you really like code.

Now, instead of thinking about that iPad, think of your last amazing vacation. Chances are, that vacation makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside when that iPad makes you feel nothing at all. The reason is that we tend to value experiences over objects, even if we don't think we do.

Do the squirrels have chestnuts? Chestnuts and squirrels? Kuri to risu?

adorbs boa babieeee. looks like my old dwarf boa, kitten.

I have low blood pressure and am prone to fainting, so salt and water are my best friends. Oddly, drinking from the ocean doesn't really help.

Not always awkward!

Skarmory?

Higher quality may or may not last longer, depending on how you take care of it. It does look better though. I can tell when someone is wearing polyester pants instead of wool gabardine. There is no substitute for the look and feel of a raw silk blouse. I mean, go to Target by all means for your playclothes, but…

I would add: only buy quality items. I would rather wear the same pair of high quality Italian leather heels every day than own twelve pairs of cheap mall shoes. Buy two pairs of pants instead of ten. You can vary your outfits by wearing different-colored tops—you can actually get decent quality tops from places like…

Car rides nauseate me (motion sickness).

"Thank you" is absolutely the correct response. I don't see that as conceited—you're thanking the other person for saying something nice about you, regardless of whether you agree. When you deflect a compliment, to me it often sounds like false modesty, and like you're fishing for the other person to persuade you of…

I don't see any problem with getting a job doing whatever while you're looking for a career job. I've waitressed, done data entry, and other random things while in between. I don't list them on my resume, and in interviews I usually just say I waitressed and other similar jobs to pay the bills—it's never counted…

The three bedroom my parents owned on 86th and Lex was certainly an investment. I just wish they had held onto it a little longer.

We have a relaxed dress code at work, but I've recently started dressing up more. When I wear jeans and no makeup, I look like I'm 18. Throw on a sheath dress, heels, and a touch of makeup, and I actually look 28. This is a good thing.

It also is to lessen the strain on cell towers which were built to do handoffs at 60mph, not 600mph.

Dear Doc,

There should never be simple syrup either! Tequila, triple sec, and fresh squeezed lime juice. What more could you want?