But is it the tan that's protective, or is the the associated production of Vitamin D? I wonder if anyone's "sorted" that out.

"Skin damage" != "melanoma." I made no assertions about melanomas, even if you inferred one from my statement.

Looks good on CM7.1 with an ICS theme. Nice. I also like that I can decide whether or not to have it start up on boot.

Breathe Strips do work as intended and as marketed *for some people.*

It's physically impossible for me to build up a "base tan." Never happens. I worked on a farm for two summers in college. I worked outdoors and never tanned. Red or white, those are my options.

I can't remember which set they came with, but my son has bricks that light up with LEDs using watch batteries that fit inside them. No 9V, no wires. I agree that the Spinner's probably not lightup. But that doesn't mean it's impossible.

Maybe we should add "[Currently installed ROM]." If my HTC Aria was stock, I wouldn't be using it.

For ease of use, I still miss the old Palm OS PIM apps. Contacts and Calendar were really functional tools. They weren't "pretty" but they were functional.

You're not placing the slip knot over the "lock button." You're placing it over the "lock pin."

I don't like gritty milk. This one falls into the "why didn't I think of that?" category.

Nucleation is why Mentos make Diet Coke spew.

Reminds me of the storage room for my high school physics lab. I rather like it. I'm not sure the rest of my family would agree, though.

After I wrote that, I regretted using the term "always." But, *since* I can't delete my comment, I'll have to suffer with the indignity.

I think "since" always conveys time, but the measurement of time is often understood. For example, "Since he was hungry (then), he went to the store" or "Since (the day) I quit drinking I no longer wake up in my own vomit."

Jon Gingerich isn't entirely wrong about "moot." The first definition in the OED, with examples going back to 1563, is:

When I'm trying to get students to understand the difference between less and fewer, I tell them to think about quality versus quantity. You have less of a quality, but fewer of a quantity. When I get blank stares, I ask them, "You know, as in 'could you be any fewer bored at this moment'?" They usually start to get…

Actually, color would probably be irrelevant in my situation. But the label would provide a tactile difference between jacks, which is what I'd need. What a great idea!

If you're going to use masking tape to protect the rubber door seal, how about using a little more tape to, you know, protect the interior trim of the door from overspray? It wouldn't take that much more time.

I made no such implication. I understand now that you read it that way, but that doesn't mean the implication was there.

We teach our Cub Scouts to leave no trace. I'm not sure what the Girl Scouts were learning when they left tiny beads all over the floor for the Cub Scouts to pick up. But I'm pretty sure it wasn't "building, navigation and tracking skills."