So, Linux keeps your hardware from failing? Wow.

What if I'm stuck in a tunnel without my phone/tablet AND there's a cave-in AND I discover I'm in a cheesy remake of "Daylight"?

My last job was "moved to __(insert city here)___" which is code for "you're not in the favored clique.: The company had firings down to a science (they've been around for > 100 years), so they would've never come out and told the truth.

Might want to seek help for your pron addiction before you lose another job.

The only thing between you and that cushion is time and minuscule effort. Can you afford to save 10% of your weekly income? Can you not?

Why stick around after a net 30% pay cut?

Set up another checking/savings account at your bank and have it automatically transfer $100 a week or whatever into the new account. I started this last year and have over $3,500 in it now, which is good for a few-4 months (with the addition of the few coins I'd get from UI).

Damn straight! Anyone who has loyalty to a company is a sucker.

You have rights. Check with your state's unemployment or labor department. They usually have eligibility requirements on their website.

Yup. Here in Texas (a "right to work" [for less] state), you can be let go for any reason or none, however getting Unemployment (which is not enough to live on) is a different story.

You're assuming it is an either/or. Another realm of possibilities includes getting the word out without annoying/spamming people.

Not at all. They just need to not be dicks about it.

If you take up smoking, you probably could smoke a pack-a-day until you're 98!

"I haven't stolen from anyone."

If you can't fit it in a suitcase and check it in the overhead bin, your lab is too big.

Make sure he gets his copy of the Internets!