If you have any interest in statistical analysis, learn SAS. I sort of lucked into a career as a statistical programmer. It's not maintaining servers or writing applications, but the work is rewarding in many ways. There are many fields in which SAS knowledge can be applied, and I can't speak to them all, but the…

Nice. I always assumed, erroneously, that the little arrow was to be clicked if you wanted to sort descending on that column.

Maybe a piece of foam? Not sure how you'd secure it, but seems like a decent idea.

My dad had Early-Onset Alzheimer's, and passed away in his early 50's when I was a teenager. From what I understand, it's an autosomal dominant condition, which essentially means that I have a 50% chance of having the trait. Of course, it won't manifest for another ten years or so if I do have it, and I have a 2…

What sort of vegetables would be most ideal for a setup like this? Herbs, sure, but what else?

Poor Hawking, it was nice knowing ya.

I'm growing increasingly dissatisfied with offerings from Netflix, and with rumored plans that Hulu will soon be offered only to those with valid cable/satellite subscriptions, I'm becoming more interested in usenet. However, I've never tried it, and was wondering if anyone could point me to a good place to get…