How about using random foreign languages, kind of like how Flickr greets me in a different foreign language each time I log in.

@crimsonchin: Then you should know better than to mock them ;)

@CJG: I agree wholeheartedly. I find the gmail ads much less intrusive than ads on MANY other sites. I do run Adblock however.

What are these "pricier methods"? Photoshop? Any comparison photos so we can see the difference between SmillaEnlarger and said pricer methods?

This one time I created a hilarious stick figure illustration. Oh man that was great.

@AmphetamineCrown:But, if you want my X and you've seen lower priced X's elsewhere, then why didn't you buy those?

@celerity66: I'm in that boat too. In fact that's pretty much how I look at everything, how many hours of my life am I trading for that item or service?

Seems like it would work better with a black or dark surface. White parchment paper will only slow you down.

Slide your cash in next to a video tape labeled "Yentl" No one will EVER find it!

And make sure you write "Scraps - 05/22/2005" so I can tell which tinfoil item is your cash next time I come over.

Regarding alcohol resulting in a "net loss of fluid":

For those interested, the greasemonkey script seems to work on gizmodo.com, probably other gawker media blogs too.

One thing notoriously missing from linux that has been an issue for me is Flash support. sure flash works, but it's always an slightly older, less compatible version. My kids would be running linux if they could use the flash websites (i.e. webkins)

Content on demand is the future. That will include apps as well as movies, music and other data.

Even at $1 per visit I could make a fortune fixing computers for friend and family.

@jetRink: You've clearly never met my wife. She'd be happy to pocket the $20.

I checked it out, signed-up...aaaaaand...that's all. Probably won't be back.

@MCWHAMMER: There are no secret motive for tawker not working. It just broke and I didn't have a chance to fix it.

To avoid discussing monthly fees with the salesman, just tell them your buying it outright and get your load elsewhere.

@Navin R Johnson: Oh, and I use Avast on my kid's machines and it works great, and it's free.