Whenever I read a story like this, my first question is: How is Fox News going to blame Obama for this? I'm sure we'll see the answer on Gawker tomorrow.

I blundered into watching an EPL game last season, thinking it would be a good thing to have on TV while I took a nap. After my nap, I watched long enough to be impressed by the play, and I was hooked afterward.

Why have you left out irrational numbers? We all know pi is better than every number on this list. You're rationalist!!

Slackware jumped version from 4 to 7 in 1999 to keep up with the other Linux distros at the time. The jump to Windows 10 might be related, in part, to Apple using OS X.

Very well done!

I could super-science to this.

Terminator 3

There is a musical about calculus, creatively titled Calculus: The Musical. I forget how much Newton v. Leibniz there is in it.

Not *all* dresses are inferior.

The fastest mile (1600 m) I ran was 5:30. I was 17 at the time. 21 years and 80 pounds later, I'd have a hard time finishing a mile in twice that time.

Would you have been invested in the story of T:AoE even if the special effects were amazing?

I called it the "Loki Maneuver" during the episode.

You are correct. I'm from Plattsburgh.

I'm from Upstate New York (soda), and she's from the Midwest (pop).

Soft drinks: Pop or Soda?

Donald only cares if he's more popular than Mickey.

The key to Marvel's success is how the lead the audience from realism to SF and fantasy. Ironman was very grounded in that the movie works if you believe the suit works. Captain America required a bit more suspension of disbelief with the super-soldier serum and the tesseract. The Incredible Hulk and Thor required…

Here's a screen capture from spielbergfanclub.com. It's only on screen for a second or so.

I saw a DVD extra for First Contact that described the design of the E. The designers decided the Enterprise E should be designed for future conflicts with the Borg.

My department chair is a chemist. She was watching Breaking Bad with her daughter on Netflix. Halfway through the series, the daughter said to her mother, "You should reconsider you income potential."