I've worked at a lot of places, and the competence of the staff always has reflected the competence of the on-site manager (which usually, but not always, reflects the competence of the upper managers). It barely matters who gets hired, what matters is whether they are inspired to do their best work. The slackers…

@badhairday: HR is always the last to go, because they have to do the lay-off processing. It's the ultimate in job security.

Dunno if I'd stack them like that, because of the weight factor. I'd use scraps to make legs, and maybe add skids between the legs to make them sturdier and easier to slide. Adjusting the length of the legs would give you a nicer angle for the seat, as well.

@Martin Brook: X akly. Especially ones who seem to be clueless about their own grammar.

I know, they can change the name from iPhone to iDevice. Problem solved!

The best cure for PE is more one-handed web surfing.

@Ronny: they seem to be the worse

Sounds like it's not the signature that's the problem, it's the inadequate message that precedes it.

@Oranges w/ Cheese has 2 cats! ahahaha.: Excellent idea. I'm going to start packing right away.

At least he won't be writing comics any more.

@_ck: I dropped my Touch two feet (I was sitting down) onto a hard floor and it sprung the case and lost its connection to its WiFi antenna, making it less than useless. That's just too damn delicate for the real world.

Not the Garminfone. Sorry, folks.

That does it, I'm getting a woodgrain skin for my netbook.

@dwroth: it pumps the heat from the icebox out into the room

Depending on the design of your house, cooling the attic can make a very big difference. A friend of mine installed a roof turbine and dropped the temperature in his attic (which was more of a crawl space) by 20F. Ranch style houses with minimally insulated roofs usually are the best candidates for this, a…

@Illundiel: A right is something you are born with that can't be taken away.

@grewal12: Sometimes it's worth doing it for free, just to demonstrate that you're good at it. People don't know how good you are until they see your work.

@Buzz Mega: actually 2519 feet tall, not the 15,000 feet in the simulation.

When I lived in LA, we used to cruise the alleys on trash night looking for stuff that was better than what we already had. After a while we got to a level where we could be picky about it.

@TheFlyingFish: The Intertubes is definitely a higher priority for me than fried eggs.