@orev: So what do YOU do when you need to recompile the kernel for new hardware support? Yes, there are risks when compiling source code, and yes the article completely ignores the impact of those risks, but you destroy your credibility when you exaggerate.

@infmom: I agree that this lid-cut seems like a smart solution to a dumb problem, but it's still more convenient for lighting the candle your way too. If you've done one of those "artistic" jack o'lanterns, you don't want to munge the carving by squeezing a wand through the face holes. Or if you want to get fancy…

@3Djesus: Wood or charcoal oven, possibly gas range. Think brick-oven pizza if nothing else.

Crayon removal: WD40, then regular household cleaner to clean up the oily residue.

@Popstar Dave: Or as my mother explained to me: "It's al dente when you can throw it at the ceiling and it sticks." Overcooked pasta is so wet it falls off, and if it's less than al dente it doesn't bend enough.

@shallnot: Any version of windows, no utility needed: Hit Alt-Space to bring up the system menu for the current window. use cursor arrows or hot-keys to select Move or Size and hit enter to select. Then use cursor arrows to move/resize. Hit Enter when done. Hit Esc to cancel your operation.

@brodiemac: Also need to take into account if it's at an angle. You want to estimate the size perpendicular to your viewpoint. So for example even though \ is actually longer than |, if you are sighting along the line of text you would use the height of | in both cases when doing your estimate. A sharp angle could…

@mherlihy: Store brand here is 59c for 2 liters. They had a buy one get one free sale about a month ago...

@HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Vitamin C is Ascorbic Acid not Citric. Citric Acid in industrial quantities is available at: [www.cqconcepts.com]

@MrTaco: Or if you want to be really cheap, the Vista OEM prices should drop a bit when the Win 7 versions come out.

@RoosterCockburn: Dunno where you're getting your prices. Technet Plus is quoted at $349 first year, $279 subsequent years. And if you cancel your subscription your "no time limit" license is no longer legally valid since it applies to Technet members only.

@mnerd: Definitely, although it's not really the freshness of the ingredients. It's the fact that fries are pure fat and carb, while the burrito has a mix of lettuce, salsa, meat, rice, etc. A more balanced meal.

@AliShaikh: Mayo on a burger? Huh? Do you put mayo on your home BBQ burgers? Maybe it's a regional thing. Where I come from you get ketchup, mustard and/or relish. If you want mayo, you order a turkey club.

The coin flip test: If you can't make up your mind between two choices, flip a coin to "decide" between two options. If you experience an emotion due to the result (for example: saying "how about 2 out of 3?"), that means that one of the options has an emotional appeal to you, while the other appeals for other…

@Panhandler: It kills you and then you either get bat-wings or angel wings...you just aren't drinking enough of it!

@Natty: Do you read the actual studies or just the news articles. 9 times out of 10 the news articles inflate the claims of the study because they are looking for the next sensational medical story. The most common mistake is when a study says "A seems to be correlated with B" and the reports are "A causes B". That's…

@Keter: And help the dry-cleaning company keep their expenses down. They ought to give a discount like one free shirt cleaning for every 50 hangers or so.

@jupiterthunder: Except with current prices, the amount you save in electricity by turning things off passes the cost of a new hard drive in about 6 months, even for a 1 TB drive. So if you keep good backups, you can replace your hard drive every year and still come out way ahead on electricity savings. If the…

@TheFu: So use the firestick to melt the cap off...(or the glass under it). :)

@dragonsbait: Let's see, my closet is 14" deep and 5 feet across. Yeah, that'll work!