@EdificeComplex: And that our stuff gets built first. It's the final argument of the structural engineer.

@FartyMcPooPants: A friend of mine did this in college. He made Peril Sensitive Sunglasses by painting the inside of the lenses of a cheap pair of aviators black.

I'm pretty much looking at it two ways:

In the previous book in the series Bigend's company has a pool of VW Phaetons for staff use. He mentions something about it being luxurious, but looking so much like a big Passat that nobody notices, sometimes even the driver. So, low-key, but potentially hazardous in tight parking. That got a chuckle out of me.

@Seanross: Yeah, I've had it in my Verizon Droid for a while, but it only works through 3G. So I'm wondering if I download the new app if I'll be able to use it over wi-fi. Or if the VZW will be updated to do both.

I'm waiting for Emeritus to break in here with a 1000 words on how Eckstein's power numbers made him a true heir to Ozzie Smith, if you look past fielding, speed and ability to get on base.

I, along with several hundred other students, were given that same antibiotic during a campus spinal meningitis outbreak. Since this was at Illinois, the color scheme worked OK, but would have been better if there was an outbreak of porphyria at the same time.

@jabber: Seems like what that design is missing is a rear cargo rack (supported off the seat post and the chain side of the rear wheel so it doesn't interfere with the folding) that would be a kickstand when it's folded, so it'll stand on its own.

Seems like a craigslist ad offering grow lights, most of a pallet of Mexican sudafed, and JDM parts for an Acura Integra, all free to whoever shows up at [address of mansion] around [half hour before start of wedding] should take care of the situation. Set it up from the account of whoever forgot to log out of gmail…

Euler and Poisson on the Blue Line? I could have sworn I got to those stops on the Red Line.

@houshin: Noted. Suddenly that layover at Heathrow (not my choice) is sounding less like a disaster and more like an opportunity.

@Denver: Don't forget the astonishingly expensive maintenance agreement!

This'll provide an excuse for architecture students and those who dabble in CAD to get a Mac and not have to set up dual boot.

@NaraDance: Not sci-fi, but Monday's The Closer had Kyra Sedgwick desperately digging through a drawer full of candy looking for a Hershey bar, which was then shown in a nicely framed shot. First commercial on the next break? Hershey bars.

That's the worst thing I've seen someone deliberately do to a rental car. The second worst involved a co-worker who placed a premium on making the absolute minimum number of stops on a roadtrip, velour upholstry, drive-thru KFC, and a complete lack of napkins or utensils.

I was scheduled for some Daddy Alone Time in a couple of months and was looking forward to two weeks of eating dinner on the couch in front of the good TV, engaging in multi-day home improvement projects where I leave plugged-in power tools and easily-swallowed metal bits laying around when I'm not around, and general…

@finite_elephant: Dang. It's on the list.

It's entertaining to watch a nationalism-fueled edit war on an obscure entry on the English Wikipedia between two predominantly non-native English speaking groups. Eventually some unsuspecting grammar aficianado will wander in, clean up the language and then get blasted by both sides.

Assuming Yoko's actually human and mortal, who inherits her share of the rights when she kicks it? Julian Lennon? Barney Gumbel? Or has she willed that to Courtney Love, just to piss everyone off?

@PenskeMaterial: Nah. Han rescued Chewie from slavery or something. So by ancient Wookiee tradition Chewie has to clean the bathrooms on the Falcon.