Personally, I'm trying to achieve caffeine. So that I can achieve my day. But it's a good point, really.

What wac172 said and also, the supply isn't sufficient in a lot of places.

I loled. But only because my hemoglobin has been all kinds of fucked up lately.

Yes. And I'm answering this seriously even though it was rhetorical. (I know this stuff intimately, so to speak. I had a bi-lateral lung transplant 4 and a half years ago and I have degrees in medical ethics.) On the receiving side of the transplant, when you go through the consent process, there is a "socially high…

If you can't do the garden, even a few pots of herbs on a counter or table can save a lot of money. Fresh herbs are pretty pricey in grocery stores around me. Having basil, cilantro, parsley and thyme growing makes a huge difference in the food quality for the cost

You might also be able to get the dealer to give you equal or better value via a discount for paying cash. A lot of value for them in having the check in hand when you're driving off of the lot.

Dogs that shed like that don't need baths as often. We bathe our Malinois/Foxhound mix more frequently than that because he plays in places that are really dusty and simply gets flat out dirty. Like dirt...falling off of him. Our lab mix is much older and is inside most of the time and when she is out she's in our…

My laundry habits shift a lot based on season. In the heat of the summer here in VA I'll run through a couple or three tshirts a day and all of them need washed from the moment I take them off. Shorts, though, I'll get a few wears out of each pair so long as I don't spill anything on them. In the winter, pants,…

I didn't comment on McDonalds or whether I'd think they'd be worth their cost and I didn't couch my assessment of Five Guys in terms of how it'd compare to McDonalds.

You still have my all time favorite internet handle. Makes me smile every time, even in the midst of all of the bullshit a story like brings up. Thanks! (for the smile, that is.)

You've got a lot of basic expectations here. Expectation to privacy in one's own home; I'd agree with that though Silver pointed out it became public and so then you have to deal with it.

Yeah, I forgot that people who use things differently are idiots. I'll get a CT right away.

Started reading replies. Realized virtually no one clicked through to read her explanations. Moving on.

Why does it require justification?

I'm going to be that guy who comments on a totally irrelevant throwaway line that is entirely not the point of this article.

Something to keep in mind (a real estate agent who helped me find several rentals years ago pointed this out to me and it's held true): people almost always pay their rent first. If they're going to fall behind, it's much more likely to be on medical bills or credit cards or something along those lines. Landlords know…

I LOLed. A lot. And then I read it to my wife who LOLed. A lot. And that's hard to do for an online comment.

This looks perfect.

Again, someone wrote the algorithm. It did not spring fully formed from somewhere. It is not unalterable. It's not Skynet. (Yet.)

Someone wrote the damned algorithm. Why do we rush to never hold anyone responsible for anything all the blessed time?