We have 60 water bottles. We have 90 lids. Only 2 of those lids out of the 90 match a water bottle. I am not allowed to get rid of the rest, because “just in case”. I have to wash the same water bottles and lids every day. I live in fear of when one of those three lids magically transforms into a different kind of…

That’s terrific. I mean, I love it. It’s good to know, that if a gay couple walks into a bakery, and orders a wedding cake, that these brave, brave Americans will support their right to “Just be proud to be wearing the gay attire, pins, stickers, hats that we have; that we live in a great country; that we have the…

What’s nice is, for those of us who are into a little S&M now and again, United now offers Club Class. Instead of an air mask, a ball gag drops down from the ceiling, and each armrest comes with it’s own pair of handcuffs. Such fun!

What the... yes, actually, every single citizen has the right to protest. It’s the entire point of the Constitution. It’s the Boston Massacre. The Boston Tea Party. And, yes, that includes the right to protest political rallies. You have the right to a political rally, but you have to recognize that people that…

I left my skin behind me.

I left about 48 hours of memory on the Isle of Islay back when I was in college. By the way, I _do not_ recommend riding a bus for 8 hours with a two-day bender Scotch hangover. No.

"Is global warming a natural cycle? Or is global warming affected by human influence? What does the science say? Both are true. In the natural cycle, the world can warm, and cool, without any human interference. For the past million years this has occurred over and over again at approximately 100,000 year intervals.…

I think she falls into the long-lost-in-the-wilderness category "Rockefeller Republican". In other words, what the folks who've seized control of my dad's GOP now lump in with liberals.

Agreed - I think she falls into the long-lost-in-the-wilderness category "Rockefeller Republican". In other words, what the folks who've seized control of my dad's GOP now lump in with liberals. What ever happened to the moderates in this country?

You're funny... Wait - you're serious? Wow....

What's up with the fighting between X, Y, Z, etc (Z.2?) Can we all just agree that the Boomers are a bunch of spoiled asshats who's parent's over sheltered them (I blame Dr. Spock for a lot of this), and who have spent their lives pursuing whatever feels good at the moment and to hell with the future (ie, all of us)?…

"Patriots? More like people who like to kill the British - like the Real IRA. And they killed a bunch of kids. If you support the Patriots, you support child killers."

Wasn't that one of Howard's recurring fantasies on the Big Bang Theory?

It really stinks when you step into a pile one of these things have left on the sidewalk - not only does it smell, but it's downright painful... Like stepping on the Legos of the Apocalypse or something..

I live near MIT, and it is _so_ weird some of the insanity you can stumble onto just by turning a corner at the right time. I actually saw one of their tests of this robot cheetah by sheer chance, and it is even freakier to see live & out of context...

Strong, and a solid writer. Brilliant wrapping of metaphor. I've just found a new poet to listen to, so thank you, io9.

There was a whole freaking series of these... http://blog.epromos.com/images/super-r…

John Christopher's "The Sword of the Spirits". Yes, dystopian, but... man. Just amazing (he's the same guy who brought us The Tripods trilogy). I think these are better. http://www.amazon.com/The-Sword-Spir…

Also, the Lewis Barnevelt series by John Bellairs is terrific. http://www.bellairsia.com/the_work/barna…

At least we know how to spell...

The article wasn't clearly written. The cup of water is offered to the applicant, and then they see if the applicant has the courtesy to clean up after themselves after.