I have not had careers that required a lot of math but at 47, I will often do math in my head to stave off dementia. My son just started algebra so I will get to refresh all of that again soon.

Annual cost of daily habits: I am never buying a soda at work ever again...

In your Fahrenheit to Celsius formula, you neglect for rules regarding order of operations. The Fahrenheit - 30 should be in parenthesis, because as written the 30 / 2 would be performed first.

Living in Canada, paying $44.95 for 3mbps. Now tell me what's crazy.

When I left the gym at noontime today, I was really proud of myself: I remembered where I had parked.

Damn, not a single fuck. Color me impressed.

hmmm... so she defies the Peter principle? In my experience, both men and women rise to the level of their incompetence

I know, right. Thanks Obama.

Good to see a woman breaking the glass ceiling, but it's also nice to see a career employee rise to the top.

I doubt we'll be seeing much of that in the future given the current business environment.

Black fingernails. We're all good here, guys. Nothing to worry about.

:)

Yeah there's a lot of them out there. Arguments range from the stupid ("it never happened") to the outrageous ("All the grieving parents are paid actors and the operation was nothing more than a distraction so our secret society/corporate overlords could go do Something Sinister")

But then again, there are people who…

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Thermodynamically- It should be cheaper to turn down the temp, then raise it back up. As heat transfer happens faster the larger the difference in temperature is.

For some of us, it's cold enough where we live during winter that if we don't keep our home reasonably warm, we'd risk water pipes rupturing or bursting. Sometimes it isn't always about our own cold-tolerance.. . . .

Your love of Alan Alda is as hilarious as it is unexpected.

My husband does this too! He also sleeps with his eyes open, so it's extra horrifying. The other night he rolled over in a panic and said "What's the speed limit here?! The speed limit!" I just about shit my pants.

Boyfriend of the Dead also has zombie dreams. He doesn't kick but he wakes up in a bad mood because he couldn't save me. Then we have to talk about it and I have to reassure him that I think he would save me in real life. I never even thought this was weird behavior until this thread made me examine it. Eh, it's…

I believe not knowing anything means you definitely know more than Sarah Palin, so I think you're probably right.

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