Getting a tax refund does not always mean that you gave the government too much money over the last year.

My children do not behave like dogs; hence, I've never lost one despite never putting them on a leash.

Have you ever heard of a piano teacher who labels the keys of the piano?

Maybe you're right. But while I was in school taking verbatim notes on a laptop, I noticed a significant increase in comfort after switching to Dvorak layout.

I didn't download the .tar.gz. I just got a few from the blog, and they are 1600x1066.

Wait a minute... I feel like now a need a tutorial on how to shoot good video footage!

As someone who never drives even after having a sip of alcohol, being able to avoid a checkpoint when driving completely sober is very useful. That's not evil at all.

Cool! I'm gonna check it out... But take note: It's not open source until, well, the source is open. From their website: "Some time in the middle of 2011, we hope to reach our next milestone — releasing the source code..."

Replacing system DLL files with files obtained from unverifiable sources presents a huge security hole. Is there a third-party service that can verify that replacement DLL files provided by Themers only change cosmetically (i.e. GUI) and do not change in behavior (e.g. phoning your usage data to advertisers or opening…

I use Password Safe. It does not access the Internet for synching your passwords on other computers. It does not plug in to browsers. I count these as security features.

I want to see the website stats and see how they compare to the results of this poll.

It's Fliqlo.

LEGO bricks are a high-quality toy that can endure hard play of more than two generations. I hope you didn't Actually Throw Them Away. It wouldn't be difficult to find someone who'd want them or would even pay to have them.

My video editing needs are VERY simple, so I've been using AviSynth (with handy editor AvsP, along with subtitle generator Aegisub, and VirtualDub... all free software). Any chance of a tutorial on AviSynth?

Except that these days computers are wired for multitasking... multi-core processors, multiprocessors, grapics co-processors, hardware support for virtual machines, processors integrated with printers, hard disks, etc. etc.

I thought the submit button didn't work!

Earthquake!

I don't.

interesting feature as far as refusing to be disabled. could other (less benign) plugins use this tactic as well?

Was this PDX? Last time I traveled there with wife and two kids (December 2010), we were harassed by an airport staff member to check the sizes of our carry-ons. The duffel bags all fit within the prescribed size. I felt like we were picked on because we had musical instruments, carry-on bags, and a stroller. But all…