@Better_red_than_dead: Isn't it always about money in the end? No matter what, it seems that the human race really has one priority.

@Chip Overclock: I had a friend who visited the Czech Republic when it was still called Czechoslovakia. He told me of going to restaurant that catered to tourists. They had these fancy menus with all these different choices but if you asked for anything else besides borscht, pierogi (and 2 or 3 other choices) the…

@Dr Emilio Lizardo: But don't you think it begged the question if only because there were a lot of references to contemporary pop culture?

@Briareosdx: Thanks for this post... I think you just cleared up something I was about to mention with regards to rhythm...

@Dr Emilio Lizardo: I like your explanation. Reading this book somehow reminded me of some moviegoers' impressions about the dreams in Inception.

@Briareosdx: Wouldn't that rule pertain to the mystery itself that the detective is trying to solve?

Damn it! I rushed from work to get here earlier, but some students were taking their sweet time to finish their test! ;)

@jcruss69: Not sure what you mean by crossing over. Do you mean switching from one city to the next? Towards the last chapters, the author started mentioning the different gait used depending on which city you were in. Even more when it had to do with being in the crosshatch.

@Panserbjørne: Read [this] and weep.

@Panserbjørne: Actually, the US military constantly asks that people stop saying things like "militarized police force" or "paramilitary" because they say they do not remotely act like a regular police officers and some actions of by these officers taint the self-control that the military tries to maintain at all…

@Meerkats: Actually, Nolan said in an interview that the team selected this song before Marion Cotillard joined the cast. that he always wanted this song for the kick. I don't think she was the first choice for that role.

OK, so I showed up here hoping to be encouraged to keep reading and I'm glad so many people are excited about this book. I'm having a hard time figuring out the world, and it may be partly because I'm trying to create a coherent picture but this is my first fiction book in years (that's not a classic) and I'm having a…

@DarwinSurvivor: I stand corrected... I really meant to write open source slash free software...

@Weekstooshort: That is a steal! But I encourage my students to use open source software such as GoogleDocs, AbiWord or I used to use Lyx (does it still exist?).

@Bubarubu: This was a really neat tip to share. Thanks! Do you know Diigo? If so, can you say how both products compare? Just wondering. I still want to give Zotero a try!

I've been using Sense-Lang for sometimes with my students. It's a really nifty tool, but as he's making it more and more fanciful I'm afraid it also gets a bit more complicated.

One thing that I think you need to be aware of. I've been getting these emails from Mint telling me that my accounts were dangerously low (I have savings/checking at 2 different banks).

@BlindWolf8: Except banks are insured and if they break into Mint, then whether you had a strong password or not will not matter, right?

@dgolant: I avoid the cheap stuff because of High Fructose Corn Syrup, and other types of preservative.

This is actually a brilliant idea. I was looking for a snack last night when I came home late for work, and instead went to the store to buy more stuff, even though I have a decently stocked fridge.