I wanted to be excited for D&D... 5? Is it 5 now? The rules set looks to be a decent combination of 4e's simplicity and earlier editions' better character bits.

Thanks for the incredibly informative post!

That would make sense. Back in March '97 it seemed like EVERYTHING closed right around 8PM, unless you hit up Soho.

Nice. :-)

Ah, thanks for the correction on the Porsche motor. I'd read a while back that the engine was bisically a bolt-in, but that was probably some zealous doink who either didn't know what he was talking about, or was showing off how 'easy' it was for him to do it.

This is pretty neat, although it rapidly becomes apparent why the cheap months are cheap in some cases. Who wants to go to NYC in January? Or Thailand in July?

"One caveat, though, is you should definitely have a good backup system in place, because if one drive fails, you'll lose all the data."

This would be a great opportunity, for those who would be able to handle the stresses inherent.

But.... but... setting aside one's opinion of the 2.3 SOHC from a Pinto (sure, it had a long life and was used in many cars both here and abroad), at an anemic 88hp stock, this wasn't that much of an improvement over the Ghia's stock 60hp flat-four. With the added weight, that gap narrows even further.

If you are going to destroy a Karmann Ghia... Why with a PINTO engine?

I imagine that's part of the point, though. If it is done so well that it seamlessly blends into the background, isn't that the hallmark of excellent VFX work?

Okay, that's fair. Also, let me just fix this for you:

More than 5 people were monitored under Bush. These programs began as part of the Total Information Awareness Office, originally launched in around February 2001, then 'shut down' by June. Except is wasn't, and PRISM was the direct result.

What? Hmm.

Actually debating purchasing one. For under $8000 I'd be saving a ton of money off even the most basic sub-compact. And all the extra money that would have gone into car payments can go into... buying any parts that fail (I had a a '75 280 with a failed windshield sprayer, and holy jeebus was that an expensive…

I don't know, there are a lot of cars my age or older that corner better and stop better than some of the crap on the market today. I was born in the 70's, so even going by that I could say the Mercedes 6.9. 140mph, 4-wheel discs, excellent safety features and extremely strong body structure.

Henry Ford was extremely sympathetic to the Nazis. He built a troop transport assembly plant in Berlin in 1938.

Wow. Prescient. Especially considering we're at the point where we can begin cutting writers out of the equation altogether:

Glue a webcam to the top of the fridge and point it down toward the door. It doesn't even have to be linked to anything, as long as you run the cable back far enough that it looks like it 'goes' somewhere, or else if it's a wireless cam.

I've seen how hard it can be to get a good IT job (or any IT job). It's strange, because the positions are out there in some cases, it's just incredibly difficult to find them.