Yes - but not really the point - I’ve grown to prefer ebooks as I can carry a small library around with me at any time and read whatever I’m in the mood for - I already have a library of real books and still buy used books as well. The point that the ebook was more expensive than the hardcover on release has nothing…

Ebooks are a sore spot for me - it does happen. The last Wheel of Time book - I bought as an Ebook for 14.99 - if I wanted the hardcover between various discounts and promotions I could have purchased it for as low as 12.99. The 30% off promotions don’t apply to ebooks. If you are just looking at straight price - no…

Apple Iphone would disagree with you. Look I did say ‘Both have impact but much less than the average person assumes’ - there are hundreds of factors that go into pricing - including quality and brand recognition - but pretending that removing the driver will have a significant impact on the end cost of a product is…

Reality is the ‘robotic truck repair’ industry will whine to congress that they can’t find enough Americans to do the job and need H1B visas to keep the industry working. So the guy who takes 60 grand in loans to get qualified and demands 30 bucks an hour and benefits will not find a job because they bring in a guy…

You obviously don’t understand capitalism. If your manufacturing costs go down and you lower the price below what people will pay you leave money on the table and are screwed if the costs go back up. There is a price the market will pay for your product - no matter how cheap it gets to make you don’t go below that…

We can disagree - there was only one asshole in the relationship until she felt upset about things enough to want to cheat, and isn’t telling him. She can end it - or be blunt and tell him she’s taking other lovers, why, and that she wants to continue to see if things may work out (why I don’t know) but there is no…

“How is she an asshole here?” - followed by

I used to shop around for insurance - and when someone hit my car it was a nightmare. Then someone hit my co-workers car and I saw how they were treated. I switched to their agent. At this point in my life - as long as I feel the price is reasonable for the insurance I buy (renters, car, umbrella whee) I honestly…

I use mine as an alarm clock myself - but who would set it up to always have the screen on? I mean it still chimes the alarm regardless - it’s not like I need to know what time it is while I’m sleeping (outside of - it’s time to get up).

Going to disagree with the Hobbit - only because I think JRR handles the situation beautifully in Lord of the Rings - we find out that outside of elves society is very much oppressive to women, and get a real woman character that is fully fleshed out - without the need to be in love with a man (although there is love,…

Considering that Paizo is working on their own VTT - it isn’t going to happen

I just have to ask - isn’t it stupid to react to a tweet like this? I mean taking a single tweet seriously as if your life, health, or you know anything in the real world could happen due to it is just being silly. Things said online don’t affect real people’s lives.

Um - they have the math - the math works - it’s been vetted by NASA - and they are working on the energy problem now. This has been reported on by this very blog :) Perhaps the ‘solutions’ to the problem will forever be beyond us - but knowing how to do it is already here and the energy problem isn’t big enough (to my…

You’d be surprised how many parks allow for prospecting - while I don’t know of any that allow actual mining/destruction of the park - if you find it (through sifting or just laying on the ground) much of the time you get to keep it. You do need to check with the regulations and such but it’s nice to know that public…

I actually knew that - many countries allow a vet to do the procedure if they deem it necessary - which in very rare cases it is (there have been cases of tumors and such on the bone that has the claw) - note I said rare. A few countries ban it outright and regardless of how you feel about the practice when used to…

Q: What are the positions of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Feline Practitioners on declawing?

Thanks for that eggsplanation ;)

I thought putting salt onto uncooked egg turns it into rubber (the white parts specifically) - I was once smacked by a chef for taking salt to the egg before it was done cooking...

Guy at the bank said they rely on the uv detection anymore - as the fakes these days were real ones fives etc. that are washed and reprinted with 100’s - which means the paper is legit and the pen test doesn’t work.

A good case is so many things - light - easy to work on - won’t cut your fingers while doing the build... - good looking.