Hah! A friend gave me this in college and we read it to our kids. Right now both are obsessed with maps so it is pretty easy to talk about what people who live there might look like, what kind of houses they might live in, how they might dress, etc. Would love to see more suggestions in the comments. We live in the…

This advice is doubly important if you are a female engineer as you are more susceptible to underestimating and undervaluing yourself.

18.a. When asked to be part of a code review, make sure you only point out actual code issues and don't attack the presenters coding style.

I guess, since I am an old, I am asking how common that would be these days? Like are kids these days all getting prenups and I'm just out of the loop?

why would two college kids getting married have a pre-nup? I think they are great for people who have kids from another relationship or if there is a lot of family money somewhere, but this does not strike me as a normal thing for college sweethearts to have?

I also support the abolition of the death penalty and have never understood why the humane methods that are advocated in right-to-die states are not the same methods used in executions?

I also had reduction surgery and have never regretted that choice. I can't be the only one wondering where she finds surgeons willing to increase her breast size? It does not seem possible that anyone has the proper frame to support 40 lbs of breast without damaging your body and there is clearly no health benefit to…

It is fictional! You can read Russell Miller's "Bare Faced Messiah" for a real, fact-checked biography of Hubbard. In the Scientology one, they even edited out photos of his second wife (since he later denied being married to her). Check out Tony Ortega's Underground Bunker for tons of fascinating stories about…

Spoiler Alert: It's not worth $675.

According to what I've read on Tony Ortega's fantastic site, they aren't waiting on a prophet, but they *are* waiting for L Ron Hubbard's spirit to return in a "new body". Maybe you can be the one!

Can't.Stop.Laughing.

I had left this story open on a tablet and came back to find all of her comments. I can see how her tone from the comments could lead to a difficult doctor/patient relationship. I am wondering if it would be beneficial to her to see the ultrasounds of several definitively NOT pregnant women to understand how certain…

I had left this story open on a tablet and came back to find all of her comments. I can see how her tone from the comments could lead to a difficult doctor/patient relationship. I am wondering if it would be beneficial to her to see the ultrasounds of several definitively NOT pregnant women to understand how certain…

I have several friends who were under a midwife's care and they routinely check for heartbeats at all appts even if they don't do ultrasounds. And after a miscarriage, it is normal to do an ultrasound for the sake of the mother's health to ensure that the miscarriage was complete. I know there are probably some…

I am actually curious about the difference between this sort of delusional pregnancy and those that "fake" a pregnancy (which are the scenarios where I usually hear about a baby-kidnapping occurring). A co-worker of a friend duped the entire office into believing she was pregnant (along with some farfetched tales of…

This just once again proves how much RS screwed up here. The local Charlottesville weekly has done 3 excellent stories about the mishandling of rape cases and those were stories that were public and verifiable. They chose the Jackie's story exactly because of the horrific details and by making it the centerpiece…

I completely agree with what you have posted. I have no idea how much of Jackie's story is truth, but no matter the percentage, she is in need of some counseling, and in a support setting, there should be no questioning of a victim's story. I can't imagine some attending an alcoholic's anonymous meeting and being told…

There are a few states in the US that don't allow you to call yourself an engineer without doing the PE, but it is very common in the US to have an engineering degree (I'm an EE and never took the PE exam) and not have your PE certification. In the US, the only engineers who would take the exam (and then…

Please consider splitting up and co-parenting. I know of several couples that actually got along much better once they decided to focus solely on parenting and less on maintaining a facade of a relationship. Your kid needs you in as healthy of a form as you can be, if that means as a single Dad, so be it. I hope you…

I met a good friend of mine as she was going through a divorce and I recall her saying, "If you are shit-talking your spouse to others already, then divorce is already on the table." And it is so true - if you are chatting up your friends about what an a-hole your SO is, you've already lost a lot of respect for that…