The short answer is that phones are just little computers. And if the President is still using his unsecured Android phone, then it is literally a visible device on the internet. This means he could be accidentally download malware when he thinks he’s getting Candy Crush or an update to the fox News app, and his phone…

When Obama got the Dem nomination, McCain released a video congratulating him on his historic nomination and saying that, regardless of party politics, he was proud of him for making history. When a woman at one of his rallies tried to slander him as a corrupt Muslim immigrant, McCain calmly refuted her and told her…

I ALMOST feel bad for him. But then I remember everything else about him.

Once again, Ted Cruz shows off his incredible sense of timing.

Stress and other factors made my skin worse than it’s been in 20 years, so naturally I started cleaning with more crap that just stripped the oil from my skin and made it worse. Then I stopped washing my face. I would rinse it with water in the shower, but no soap or other cleansers. I started taking a cotton ball…

technically, VCU is west of 95.

Well pick your poison there. Would you rather be sent a holier-than-thou passive aggressive note that you took food out of the office fridge, or get vomited on after a hail of racial slurs after the same infraction?

Cam Newton is one of the most unprofessional, unsportsmanlike individual on the face of the planet.

@JustAnotherG6, former Saturn tech here.
Your Body Control Module crapped out. It’s very common on the first generation VUE and the L-series. They cause random things to happen like interior lights never shut off, your radio blanks out, the wipers won’t stop, and almost every time, the odometer jumps up to around…

Sadly its something Ive heard too many times before. Its a sentiment that is on its way out though. If you ever get the chance check out Dosas, an incredible vegetarian meal thats super filling.

Good advice! The Sikhs I’ve met who are my age and grew up in the US are all generally assimilated and very awesome, but their parents were much more traditional than a lot of immigrant families I knew. But man, could their moms cook!

They also have a similar beef with Indian hindus as well. Hell, it was a sikh who assassinated Indira Gandhi over the Massacre of sikhs by the indian army in the Golden temple and the anti-sikh riots back in the 80s.

Sikhs as a rule of thumb are quite conservative types and historically had been persecuted by both Hindus and Muslims. Younger Sikhs (in the UK at least) care much less for the historical grudge and are much happier to rub along with anyone.

That’s because the British carved a large chunk of the Punjab region when creating Pakistan. And then there’s the Kashmir border dispute close by. Interestingly, I just watched Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown episode on the Punjab last night. VERY interesting.

Yeah. That whole area is a mess. I know a some Indians from a company that we work with that come service our equipment. One grew up Muslim and is now atheist. He drinks and eats anything, no dietary restrictions. Another guy is Hindu, but is pretty mellow and likes bear and steak. The third guy is a nice guy, Hindu,…

IIRC, Sikhs have major historical beef with Muslims over territory between Pakistan and India- every Sikh I’ve ever met is pretty racist towards Arabs and Muslims. The irony.

There are a couple different scam camps.

I used to have a roommate who was absolutely paranoid about leaving the crockpot on while we were away (why even bother with a crockpot then? Who knows). So it might have been her. My apologies, she was a weirdo.

Sorry you had to go through all of that. It sounds to me like the shop insured the engine for the cost of goods sold (materials, labor and overhead). The simplest thing for the shop to do to keep good faith is to have persued UPS for the insured amount and use that money to make a new engine. Then, ship that one via…

UPS is shady as Hell. FedEx not much better. I had a neighbor watch as someone in a FedEx truck literally javelined a box containing a carbon spoiler (very light) for my car from the back of the truck and onto the (concrete) porch of the house when I lived in Michigan. I’ve had UPS claim that packages were destroyed…