"but does he not have ONE sister, mother, aunt, female friend in his life?"

Glad to see someone else that felt the same as I did. It was things like that "update," and his closing statement after the "interview" that were most irritating to me. It was all basically to the tune of "Everything supports my argument, and if it doesn't, well, it is clearly due to people that just can't…

Last I checked, systems and information that are not legally yours are not considered "public," so you may want to get a whiff of your own analogy before you start saying mine doesn't smell so nice.

"what happens when some drug cartel offers some true blackhat shit-tons of money to do the same thing?"

You can't opt-out of Spokeo unless you know of it, and it is not the only site of its kind. For that reason alone, these sites can be a danger to more than just law enforcement officers.

I think that's the thing about Mass Effect that made it easy. You can be an asshole, but you are still savior of the galaxy.

Then you miss out on delightful things like Commander Shepard sighing to him/herself about how hard things are, all alone.

Take 1 90 degree day, add 1 West-facing room with a bunch of electronics equipment that doesn't get shut off and a window that won't work for a cheapo unit, and a budget insufficient for a "portable" unit. That's exactly what this would be useful for. Even if the kitchen raises a couple of degrees, it can handle it,…

Seconding this. The assumption that a "standard" window unit will work in 100% of cases where a room needs A/C is flawed.

You overestimate his need for the approval of others, financial or otherwise. I get the impression that this guy would be just as full of himself if he were in a mansion or a cardboard box. Anyone who stops buying Dilbert merchandise would likely be written off as an inferior being in his eyes.

Bottom line - Scott Adams' ego is so out of control, that there is no stopping it. Any attention, good, bad, brutally honest, it matters not, it will all only get him further aroused by his own self-proclaimed awesomeness.

That's the trap and/or pattern we get into. Wait for bulk item X (paper towels, toilet paper, san pelegrino 12-packs) to have a coupon, then buy the maximum we estimate we will need until next coupon comes up.

And if you aren't in those states, you can curse about it, like I have been doing for a while now!

Like always, do your own research. Warehouse clubs have things go on sale as well, and when they do, they can be cheaper than even grocery stores. Example being Costco selling a 36-pack of Diet Dr. Pepper for less per can than WalMart selling a 24-pack with a $1.00 off sticker on the side of the 24-pack.

Looking forward to seeing what is done with the mac minis. Been wanting one for a while for my day to day personal machine, guess it is time to start saving.

This.

Even if there were no perverts in this world, I would still have to wonder why the downsides of totally transparent stairs were not discussed before it was built. It sounds neat on paper when playing with ideas, but it also sounds about as comfortable as a bathroom with transparent walls when you give it some real…

"Then again, who really wants to yell at their game like a madman?"

Cost - $29.99 according to the Nyko website. Availability - unknown. Size requirements - "Up to 40% reduction" according to the site.

Yep, just saw that myself. Time to see if I have a GC in the boxes of random crap I have sitting around. Or playing with emulation. Very disappointing.