Power is one thing, but I think specific subject lines and salutations/sign-offs are also simply basic courtesy to whoever it is you're talking to. It's more an act of consideration than anything else. If I teach 2+ courses a semester, I have tons of students; and not counting my own research and various other…

Then I suppose it's the students' problem that I won't reply to rude emails. Live and learn, kiddo.

If it's follow-up replies to a long chain of communication, skip the His and Byes. But if you're starting a fresh email, salutate and sign-off, please. I hate getting emails from students with no salutation - it's rude as hell, and no sign off? I have no idea who you are, and I'm not going to look through a list of…

two words: Don Cherry.

@gerrrg: I use honey for everything. Does it have to be unpasteurised for that allergy benefit?

Get some work done. Go outside and stand in the sun, or the rain. Look up new sites to obsessively follow.

Don't get into debt in the first place! Buy only things you have the money for right now, and pay off that card every month.

We used to live above a pharmacy - they had excellent boxes.

Paper balls and milk jug rings, for sure. Screw buying the cat expensive kitty toys. We realised she liked balled up pieces of paper, receipts (crunchier) and throat lozenge wrappers (balled up) - the smaller the better. If she can carry them in her mouth, she'll play fetch with them (we throw a little paper ball…

But there you go; if you don't want to splurge on a pricey piece of equipment that will be obsolete in a decreasing amount of time anyway, might as well lease it until its obsolescence.

@JBu92: I don't understand why you think hardware is a one-time expense. People lease cars. I lease my stupid internet provider's modem (because they're crap and keep breaking down and I won't shell out for my own POS anyway).

@Bobby.T: I used to think like you.. until I got to that age when my body just can't take the beating I used to give it anymore. Somewhere along the line, along with taking a longer time to recuperate from injuries, my feet started protesting when playing basketball and other lateral movement sports in running shoes.…

@not_a_virus.exe.vbs: You did her a favour by driving her to the airport, and a week later she ignores you in the lunch line?

@OrtensiaAgricola: I second this. I grew up using chopsticks (um, the incorrect way, but the point is getting food into your mouth, not in looking appropriate), and have a preference over the thicker-ended rough wooden ones than the slippery, pointy-tipped ones. What this also means, though, is that when I go to…

@mikey.robbo: it's an easily accessible forum - an incredibly wide range of people get to use it very easily, and it doesn't take a lot of effort. As a result, while you do sometimes get beautiful gems of wit and wisdom, you will also get the lowest common denominator. It's like being on the road. Some drivers,…

@letsdropthehammer: ca.lifehacker.com

My office is in the middle of a concrete building. If I'm lucky I get one bar of reception on my nokia dumbphone. I think it's just my stupid phone. I can't really afford a new phone now, but until then I'll just have to make my calls outside my office. Too bad I can't get any calls while I'm inside..

@John Steele: Seconding GCal. You can add additional calendars (give 'em different colours!) and see everything all on one page.

Dear Ubuntu, I love you and linux and everything, but will you PLEASE stop OSXing?

@Zumaa: Burn it! Burn IT!!!!