Shaw will continue to be allowed to attend his classes. However, his teachers have become concerned that maybe his dog didn't really eat all of his homework this semester.

Used to be lvl2-lvl3 desktop support at a 10,000+ user corporation. Had one manager spill coffee all over her Dell laptop. Not black coffee either. She used a lot of cream and sugar. Sticky mess. We had the "Gold Protection" - basically Idiot Insurance - through Dell. I sent it in, they completely repaired it. I took…

Knock Knock.

I have an upbringing unlike most so I guess my advice are quite different but they are battle-tested.

I'd say it's just as important to check that the lens isn't 'foggy', i.e. there's no fungus growing inside it. They can become quite opaque.

Another tip is to learn the different mount types. Some of these can be adapted to your camera system. For example, the older Pentax M42 lenses work great on Canons. I have a Super–Takumar 135mm, it's a great lens. It cost me around $35, and a comparable prime would have cost much more. (Of course, it would also have…

I'm torn. I don't want this bill to be signed because it's a human rights issue.

Working IT for a customer in the beef industry. They brought in a laptop and said it had a bad keyboard. Found out it was several cups of bull semen spilled on it.

Ham radio operators have long had this ability using APRS, the Automatic Packet Reporting System. Kits like the TinyTrak 4 automatically broadcast location, speed, and other information to fixed stations all over. You need a Ham license, but it is a ton of fun to see the weather and tracking data on http://aprs.fi

A good friend of mine encouraged me to take up bicycling. He was very careful to let me know that not all bicyclists were like the bicyclists you describe, and that bicycling should be an activity enjoyed by all, without all the flair. "Just get a bike with a comfy seat and start riding," he said.

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