@Sock.Hop: +1 Brilliant! And he's absolutely, astoundingly right, too. I remember those rotary dial phones, and hating phone numbers with zeros in them, too. And having new rotary phones with super-long cords on them, so that you could wander around the kitchen while you talked. Only to have the damned thing get…

And yet, all of this progress is built upon the rickety three-legged footstool of technology. Does anyone remember the great eastern seaboard black of 2003? Everything came to a stop. No electricity=no internet=slowdown of knowledge gathering and transfer.

*noble

@typica1cat: +1 "Whip it. Whip it good"

Fascinating.

This makes sense. So much WiFi tends to give me wood.

@The Chaotic Buddhist: You're absolutely right of course but I have to ask you: do you recognize satire?

@blyan-reloaded: As ridiculous as everything you've said is (tongue in cheek), the fact is your argument logically follows the logic being employed by TSA. It's all so very stupid, annoying and less than effective. As others have mentioned, one need only look to El-Al for the best way to combat terrorists.

@Dr.Venture54321: *laughing* Clearly, you know too much about super heroes too. And the above pic is most disturbing. *shudders*

@Dr.Venture54321: You're joking, right? I can't tell if you're joking or if you're clueless. So...thinking the best, I'll conclude you're joking. (The Flash? Really?)

@gelatinous_d: +1 !!! Kind of what I was thinking, too. The original article discusses some of the other brainless stunts he's done. Good to know he's out there, teaching kids and bringing light to the world.

@wolfshades: (I know way too much about super heroes.)

@Dr.Venture54321: Or maybe you were thinking of this guy (Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic). Anyway, Green Lantern didn't have stretchy arms and legs.

@Dr.Venture54321: Uh, no. You're thinking of this guy

@Platypus Man: Not true. Both private and public employers are right into Web 2.0, and this includes (unfortunately) Facebook.

@talithaghetto: I *KNOW!* I counted 96 fat guys and four women who were big-boned.

@Voltswagon: Oh agreed. It can be a bit tricky. Fortunately, I can work from home on occasion (since all my work is virtual anyway) so it's not an issue. I can see where it would be for others though.

I long ago copied my own CDs to my iTunes collection (as I suspect many others have). This is a zero event for a lot of us, I think.

@Odin: I think you're one of the lucky ones then. Royal Post, Canada Post and the USPS need to have a blanket policy, because not all apartments, flats and houses are as secure as yours.

@Cintax: Man, I'd have been ballistic as well. You know, I admit: I'm kind of like a dog with a bone when it comes to this crap. It's worth it to complain as high up the ladder as you can go when this happens. Sometimes there is compensation, and often there's a half-hearted apology.