@jupigare: Yes. Seriously. There's no more evidence for a "god" than there is for any other superstitious claim (elves, fairies, ghosts, demons, etc.) Extending belief to such a concept is a serious cognitive failing. Common, certainly, but no more based upon objective fact for all of that.

@jupigare: "If you can convince yourself that the ritual will give you confidence, then you'll get that confidence. And there's nothing wrong in that. "

@jupigare: If I had such a document, I'd see to it that the collaborators also had copies, and that said copies, including mine, were not stored online, or maintained, by a third party.

Just one comment: I would never, ever use a service that stored, or even temporarily transferred, my documents over the net. Privacy erosion may be the order of the day, but I'm not going to help it along.

This device is limited to two amperes according to the manufacturer... so that "control almost anything" should read "control a light bulb or two or other low power device." Although a little board hacking — bridging the relay contacts to the connector with wire — would get you the full ten amps the relays are capable…

The perfect setup:

All this says is that people *who are superstitious* perform poorly when they think the magic is against them. By loading the study with 80% superstitious people, they controlled the outcome. It's pure junk science, with conclusions not supported by the data. Frankly, since people who are superstitious are performing…

Avoid it? Why would you want to avoid it? It's your chance to see that both civilized behavior and our constitution are encouraged. Make sure you know *exactly* what jury nullification is (see wikipedia for starters), go in there, and be the perfect jury candidate. Then, do your actual duty. Not what the lawyers think…

Very pretty, but not practical for daytime work.

This is a major shortcoming in GMail as well... it's been a problem for a long time, but they're not responsive with regard to fixing things like that. Sometimes I just miss Eudora — they had all this handled perfectly.

Here's mine - four work-spaces:

@valmorphorize: See, that's the problem. You — and a lot of other people — think you have to "win the lottery" to buy a house. You know how the banks build those beautiful buildings? Interest. Interest on YOUR loans. Now, instead of having the bank earn interest, what if you wait, invest, and then buy?

@valmorphorize: "Also, lets not forget about fees for paying off loans early."

@seth.gl: You realize, if you pay the house off up front, then you have one *heck* of a lot more to put into your investments... there is NO upside to paying interest. Earning it, sure. Paying — never. You can't fix it except by avoiding it.

Even better tip: Don't get a loan. Save, buy cash, and save ALL the interest, and save it right now, while the dollar is worth the most PER dollar. Don't buy things you can't afford. Don't encourage crazy prices on homes. Look for bargains, and fix em up. Loans are the system's way of pinning you to the wall like a…

Work done is mass through distance. So it comes down to how the body responds, since 10 reps of ten pounds is *exactly* the same amount of work as five equal-distance reps of 20 pounds.

VOTE: OmniOutliner Pro

War is awful, but extreme military hardware is nonetheless thrilling to contemplate. I've always admired the lines of this aircraft, and its amazing performance. I *am* surprised no one ever built a missile that could hit it, though.

What police car scares me?

My contribution to the privacy discussion: