@krn: That's why I've got an external battery pack. 4 AA batteries, and I'm good for two flights.

@SparklyJesus: It's definitely less tasty than a Pronto Pup (hot dog on a stick, dipped in pancake batter and deep fried).

@FiskFisk33: Mine, either. But in August 1996, IE 3 and dial-up connections were a big deal.

@SEDAGIVE?!: You can patent a recipe, as long as it's a completely new recipe. A variation on an old recipe doesn't count.

@Maxis47: In Minnesota, they deep fry everything and put it on a stick: Snickers, alligator, banana, spaghetti, the Internet....

@IronDoctorChris: It doesn't "transfer liability." It provides financial resources to cover costs for which you are liable.

As I learned this year - check with your insurance agent on your rates every year, particularly auto coverage. You may be due an adjustment due to depreciation.

@IronDoctorChris: Insurance isn't just about loss. It's also about liability. Liability for injury to others can easily wipe out those savings to which you refer.

@tonylinde: What if you weren't fired and are hoping for a good reference?

@oneshot719: I've had Windows do weird things if the mapped folder for My Documents isn't present when XP boots up. Maybe 7 is better at that. But we haven't upgraded at work yet.

@Thornhill: References for future attempts to get a paycheck?

On my take-home-from-work laptop, I run portable apps out of a Truecrypt volume. My Firefox and Thunderbird data are in the encrypted volume. As it's my only computer at home, I also do my personal banking on it, with data stored in the encrypted volume. That does, of course, require me to get IT to allow…

@lazymoomin: The choice is, I think, less important if you're handing in physical copies. It's more important if your school is intent on saving trees.

@Berkeley: Looks to me like the table covering the AC unit would deflect cold air out at a maximum height of about 3 feet.

The poll results pretty much prove that the third sentence of the article is just plain wrong.

Kevin Peter Hall as Data would have been HUGE!

@Sora57: The problem with increased connectivity is the often associated assumption of increased responsivity.

@gre9del: I wonder about that. But, then, I don't own an iPhone.

@philosopher_dog: For something that's completely useless, it's amazing how much of a difference they make when it comes to static cling.

@SeraphX2: I happen to like the Sense UI on my phone. And I'll miss it when it's gone.