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Waking Life is another good movie that has elements of Lucid Dreaming. I'm guessing you've already seen that one Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

This time, in France, which has strict gun laws. http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/20/world/europe/france-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Hitting the Special K a little hard? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Self Hypnosis. You can get there. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

No chute, there I was! The exact same thing happened to me. Really! I thought I was gonna die. Not only that, but I left my booties on my feet, and almost tripped on the landing, which would have ruptured my face! Certain death, I tells ya! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

On another note, I recall one person in Canada attempting the jump a few years ago, and the balloon became untethered and flew away during his interview. Does anyone recall the jumper's name? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I heard he was taking a wing suit, and landing it without a parachute. Huge ramp, foam peanuts, the whole thing Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Aaaaaannnd another troll. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Almost never. But yesterday, I ran the three miles from work to Starbucks, and I left my pair of jogging shorts with the pockets at home, so I had to wear my backup shorts with no pockets. I had just enough money on my SB card (electronic scanning on my phone) to cover 2/3 of a cup of tea. I had just enough change in quarters for the other 1/3. I also left my wallet at home, so I couldn't use a credit card. I rolled up my phone in my shirt, and tucked it in my shorts so it wouldn't fall out. I rolled up the quarters in my bandana, and ran. When I got there, between the phone and quarters, I had eight cents left-over. So I threw it in the tip jar. It wasn't worth rolling up eight cents back into my bandana. The rest of the time, I don't tip. But I figure the above story qualified my as "sometimes" on your poll Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Of course I want one! But I'm not sure I would have room for that in my basement. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

He said "Cryptic Avatar", not "Avatar from the Crypt". Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Being a proponent of the 2nd Amendment, I believe people should be able to own *any* arms they can afford. But also being a good liberal, I think that the cool toys shouldn't be limited to rich people like Bill Gates. These things are a constitutional right, IMO, so I would advocate some sort of welfare program for people that can't afford them. Why should only corporate CEOs enjoy the rush of firing a stinger missile? Or the joy of chucking a tear-gas grenade at the neighbor's barking dog? Why, all red-blooded Americans need to be able to enjoy the explosive thrill of 4th of July on each and every day, and with actual human casualty! Now, to accomplish this goal, I propose a progressive flat subsidy, based on income level, to purchase older military technology that the U.S. isn't going to use, anyway. It would be a win-win, because the government would subsidize poor people, who would just give money back to the government! So if a 50-cal machine gun costs $4,000, and we give a $3,500 subsidy to someone that lives in a bad neighborhood, then the government gets an extra $500 to help pay the deficit down. As a bonus, a lot of free-loading poor people in those poor neighborhoods will be eliminated. Imagine how many poor people can be down-sized if we give just fully-automatic large-bore weapons out in those areas! But I am not a proponent of subsidizing thermonuclear weapons for poor people. They should only be allowed small-scale nukes. There's no point in having them take out an entire city, but if they take it back home and just blow up the poor sections, it would be better for the rest of us. The rich people, who can afford thermo-nukes aren't likely to use them, because they're rich and want to keep the status quo (except for the poor - everyone wants to get rid of the poor). Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Sounds like an opportunity to create your very own skydiving website, complete with newsgroup, contributing articles, dropzone and boogie information, et al. But with the focus on welcome feelings and a positive outlook! As the Dali Lama recently said, our main focus should be on creating positive thinking and directing loving thoughts to the world. Or something to that effect. Skydiving posts with pink bunnies in fields of clover with sunny rainbows overhead. Sounds awesome! I'm not being sarcastic - I would love to be on such a website. Except, your main users are skydivers. They don't exactly radiate sunshine out of their assholes. In fact, some of them are just plain mean, if you know what I mean. Maybe you're in the wrong sport to begin with? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Hmm - this site says he didn't: Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

He may have been trained in how to use it, but he must have slept through the "how to keep it" part. On your person, or in a locked storage unit. Those are the only two options. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Sorry you had such a bad experience! It helps finding good instructors and doing some boat diving. This costs money, but like good scuba equipment, the extra money you pay makes the experience so much better! I've taught scuba diving for the last six years in Denver. We have a 80-degree heated indoor pool for most of the work. When it's time for open water, some students want to go to the local lakes, which are murky and cold (but don't have waves!). It sucks, but if one can't afford a trip to the Caribbean, it's another option. We also drive down to New Mexico and dive in Santa Rosa - that is also cold, but the water is crystal clear. If you set aside more money for a trip with the store, we all go out together to the Caribbean, dive off of boats, enjoy the nice clear, warm water, and have a lot of fun. Like I said, get a good scuba instructor, hook up with a good Local Dive Shop, spend the money for some boat diving at a nice location. It makes all the difference. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

So if I do all but one thing right-handed, but kill kittens with my left hand, does that count as ambidextrous? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Then there's the incestual Gold Digger. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Pretty much we all did. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If you work with computers (programming, designing, etc), then keep a computer. Otherwise a phone/tablet will probably be all you ever need. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If you want to gain weight back, hire someone to pack for you. Haven't seen a fat packer yet. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I go out of my way to NOT tell people I work with that I skydive. After I've been there a while, I might let a few people in on it. For the first year, no one knew I jumped. After another six months, only about half a dozen of my close work associates know. And they are only people that have expressed a sincere interest in skydiving, or going to the Wind Tunnel, before I ever mentioned it to them. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I recently got word from a recruiter that one company was looking to hire someone with a very good skill match to me, and only three miles from my house (running distance for me). I thought Great, but then I did a Google search for "(company name) sucks". I do this for all the smaller companies I've never heard of, and most of the time, you get one or two reports. No big deal. But in this case, there were over a dozen different pages, where former employees took the time to create their very own web pages, dedicated to telling of their negative employee experiences at said company. I wrote back to the recruiter and told him about it, declining the interview. So yeah, it is, in part, a company interview Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Some days, I wish they didn't block YouTube at work. Well, pretty much every day. Well, pretty much every five minutes. Or less. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Fuck. Me. I don't know if it's may favorite, but I say it more often at work than anything else. And no, not in the sexual way. And yes, I know it's two sentences, although not two complete sentences, but it's all on one line. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD