@HidingInCanada: It airs from 6-7 pm in the UK, which would be 1-2 pm Eastern Time in the US, so there'll be plenty of time for it to show up on the interwebs.

@squishyalt: Um, yeah. That works really well in the business world...

I have to say that I absolutely loved both "Blackout" and "All Clear" (as well as Willis' other works). The only thing that bugged me was the multiple references to the Jubilee Line on the London Underground during the WWII timeframe. That line didn't open under that name until 1979. The level of detail in the book(s)…

@ovenmitt: That's right. I had the time difference flipped in my head.

You know...it's easy to laugh at this and call it inane—which it pretty much is—but if you think about it, for the current generation of young people, this is as close as they'll ever get to having a diary or journal.

The Doctor Who Christmas Special is going to air on BBC America on Christmas Day? Does that mean that those of us in the US will actually see the episode a few hours BEFORE folks in the UK do?

@Batlife: The later Honor Blackman episodes are close to the quality of the Diana Rigg episodes, although the 'sci-fi' element hadn't really taken hold too much during her tenure. The Linda Thorson (Tara King) episodes just tended to get too silly for my tastes, and even though she was very attractive, she was a bit…

@fhbals: But not permanently widowed. Remember, Mr. Peel was discovered and reunited with the fair Emma in the first Tara King episode, "The Forget-Me-Knot."

When I first looked at the headline, I thought it said "Pirates have a hidden ability to repair their own damaged spines."

I was kind of underwhelmed by the iPad when it first came out, but every time one of these knock-offs is unveiled, the iPad looks better and better.

Have we forgotten the classic that is "The Genesis Tub"?

@ophmarketing: But it's much easier to refute another perspective if you can blithely discount it.

@frugala: No. I just happen have a conscience.

@sigurrosuntitled: Because people aren't "getting along just fine now." They're being denied health care because of pre-existing conditions. They're being driven into bankruptcy for the "sin" of falling ill. And yes, people ARE dying due to denial of services—because of profit-driven decisions made insurance company…

@sigurrosuntitled:

@Lex Steers: Yeah, my heart bleeds for the insurance companies. Poor babies.

@verziehenone: This is what needs to happen with eBooks. I'll buy the hard copy for $20-whatever, but then give me the electronic version for when I'm out and about.

@sigurrosuntitled:

@teh1andonlym0: That's fine if you have access to the internet. What if you're one of the tens of millions of Americans who don't?

@Prey521: Yeah! You tell 'em! We Americans demand the right to once again be denied health care coverage if we have pre-existing conditions. And please—drop our health care once we get sick. Also, we want to be sent into bankruptcy due to coverage caps once a for-profit insurance company decides that we're too sick to…