Really? THIS is the disturbing musical number? What, were you taking a bathroom break during Chris Cooper's rap?

"Keep your head in it."

Oh, I didn't say anything about Kahn's ability to make sense, I just have a hard time imagining a Neuromancer movie worse than the one that was trying to get off the ground in the '80s. I've never actually heard of Kahn before, so I pulled up his resume, and it contains nothing I'm interested in. For what little…

Oh, I didn't say anything about Kahn's ability to make sense, I just have a hard time imagining a Neuromancer movie worse than the one that was trying to get off the ground in the '80s. I've never actually heard of Kahn before, so I pulled up his resume, and it contains nothing I'm interested in. For what little…

I don't like Molly's eyes either, but I could handle Neuromancer as a traditional action flick provided they did justice to the story. There's a Neuromancer screenplay from the '80s penned by Chuck Russel that's been floating around the 'net for years which is simply awful. It strips away all the good stuff in order…

It depends on the your job, I suppose, but I absolutely couldn't do it. I got back from a week of vacation on Monday, so although I've dealt with all the email in my inbox (well, almost all), I haven't actually deleted any of it. That makes this an ideal time to analyze what I've received. 77% are external…

Infamous, maybe.

Clearly every user's answer is going to be different, but this isn't my experience at all. I switched to Ubuntu after Windows 7 SP1 killed all of my machines. Everything has been very smooth sailing after the initial self-eduction period, which lasted about a week. Prior to that I'd had exactly zero Linux…

Mine — even in business correspondence — has always been "Okay then."

Ha! I've been waiting for this since I read the book earlier this year (Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet, since you asked). There's a Kindle edition now, but when I bought it, the only available English translation was the British paperback. Nobody was selling it affordably in the U.S., so I bought a used British copy,…

You can say what you will about the rest of the movie, but I think they handled the second head right. Zaphod's second head is perfect for print or radio, where the audience can forget about it when it's not relevant. Actually putting two heads on Zaphod's shoulders for the TV series meant writing extra material for…

I dunno which side of the Windows/Mac debate White Ninja is on. This seems like something he'd do either way.

Where's the love for Astra and Flondrix by Seamus Cullen?

Isn't anyone else disturbed by the fact that a sushi restaurant apparently has enough Geiger counters laying around to accomodate every customer who comes in during the lunchtime rush?

@Gameboy70: There are a number of reasons that could happen, and the shortest answer I can give is that the ATM was probably having network connectivity issues, which could stem from just about anything. PIN-based transactions are processed through a different network than signature transactions, and the financial…

@Fierock: Ah, okay. I'm vaguely familiar with Interac, but didn't realize that's what we were talking about. Interac is a different network and has its own operating regulations. I'm told it's a major headache to deal with, but the very same people who tell me this also tell me it's a much better system.

@Joryn: Woah, woah, hold on. Debit purchases aren't exactly instant. What's instant is the authorization that ensures you have enough money to cover the transaction. The actual transaction generally takes about two days to process through Visa or MasterCard networks, and the difference between the authorization…

@Gameboy70: I worked in debit card fraud investigations/disputes for 9 years, and I can tell you that this is usually just dumb luck on the part of whoever committed the fraudulent transaction. It it possible that you swiped your card at an ATM with a cardskimmer, but more likely, somebody is churning out counterfeit…

I used to work in the private sector, where my signature was either "Thanks!" or "Please contact me if you have any questions," followed by my name and contact information. In my experience, this is the best customer service, but it encourages "problem clients" to make you their primary contact. "Can you bend the…

Sounds like one of Joseph Curwen's experiments got away from him. Like I keep telling him: Doe not call up Any that you cannot put downe.