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I like the way you think - mostly because I think the same way Difference between you and I is that I'm a cheapskate - don't want to pay the monthly fee for GPRS. If they want to run, they'll have to stay away from any civilization - by then, WiFi will be darn near everywhere there's electricity Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Time to switch careers! Ironically, the only job I can think of where it's being discussed to take a nap seems like the most dangerous one: airline pilot I think if they want to allow pilots to take naps, they should require them to announce it during flight. "From the flight deck, this is first officer Junior Birdman, taking over for the Captain, who will be napping for the next 30 minutes. Feel free to sit back, relax and take a nap with us." Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I went a step further, and I have a bunch of naked-butt pics, so I'm all set there. I also plan to tell the boys that it's the only time you will see any naked part of my girls, ever. But it sounds like you're going through a lot of the same things I am. My girls are very well behaved, but they scream and cry a lot when they don't get what they want. So far the best advice I hear on this thread is not letting them see you get mad or upset - sounds like really good advice. Oh yeah, and my girls are not allowed to read dz.com - don't need them to read this thread and see my play-book Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I have a three-year old, and a 21-month old daughter. I figure at 10 years old, I will start a shotgun collection, and tell all future dates that Dick Cheney taught me personally how to shoot. Handling the boys will be the easy part. I'm also working on a remote shock-collar for the girls. That's a bit harder, but I have a degree in electrical engineering, and about 10 years to perfect it. It must have at least two channels, a password lock, and WiFi, so I can shock them from anywhere on the planet that they are in range of wireless. Some people have told me that Social Services might have a problem with that. But the shotguns may be able to pursuade them otherwise. To prepare my girls for the inevitable that we are all going to go through, I plan to have them watch Pulp Fiction with me, and rewind several times at "the Gimp" scene. I plan to already have purchased two crates for visual effect. That's only until they're 18 - after that, they can do what they want. And I don't plan on living long enough for them to choose my nursing home. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Any model plane enthusiats out there? I'm interested to know how much money it would take to complete one of these - say with the electric engines. Base Price: $489.99 Electric Power • 6+ channel radio system with 8 servos - $ ??? • 2 electric motors - $ ??? • 2 speed controls - $ ??? • 2 battery packs - $ ??? • 2 propellers - $ ??? Total: $ ??? I just don't know what size motors, speed controls, etc, are required to put on this. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiALMqivl-g Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Definitely her. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Duuuude, you still use a paper calendar? That's way bad for the planet, haven't you seen what they're doing to the rain-forests in Indonesia? Personally, I have a calendar on my Droid, and as long as I keep the batteries charged, we should all be saf ... The instruction at "0x6000208a" referenced memory at "0x002f05f6". The memory could not be "written". Click on OK to terminate the program Click on CANCEL to debug the program Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

What about CrazyIvan? Oh, wait, REPOST! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I think it's an insidious plot. The airlines don't care if fat people crowd us out of our seats and drip sweat on us. They never did. They just care about the weight. Now that they're all charging for checked bags, they're looking for ways to charge per pound of flesh. Southwest is the last holdout in the two-free bags category - that's the only reason they are policing the fat people. And we can't really make jokes about Silent Bob being fat, because Jay already did the good ones. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Seems like you should go for the popular styles - guinness-style stout, blonde and IPA might be the best bets. Personally, back when I drank beer, I preferred a good brown beer. If I was going for a skydiving theme, I would definitely call it "Skid Mark" Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If everyone does it, it's not a problem. That's like saying Americans have a problem eating ice cream. Even Yeltsin was a raging drunk, and he ran the darn country for a number of years. Dude had a gin-blossom and everything. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Well, no, as a matter of fact, it was not designed by Apple. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Being an engineer, I have a bathroom scale that measures weight and body fat percentage, then uploads the info over my home wireless to a remote website, where I can track everything chronologically. Oh yeah, there's an iPhone app, too, so I can get it there, as well. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Are you sure the officer had their phone number? When 911 dispatches, do they give the phone number directly to the officer? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Thanks for the link. IMO, the glider pilot is a hero in this sad story. His quick action kept the incident from having twice as many deaths. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Bush did so much for the space program? I remember him stating clearly his goals for NASA, and giving them zero money to accomplishing them with. We can all dream about going into space, but the only President with the courage to actually fund real exploration was Kennedy. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Just because it doesn't fit George Bush's definition, doesn't mean it's not the same. You don't have to tie a 4-year old to a rack to drown them. An adult can immobilize and drown a four-year old without all the accoutrements that the CIA used on their victims. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

In Denver, it's still illegal to own a pitbull. I haven't heard a good answer to Kallend's question, yet. What was the officer supposed to do? I doubt the dog was trying to lick her - no reasonable person shoots a dog unless it is being aggressive. Retreating from the house is not a reasonable option in the event of a 911 call - the time it takes to get animal control there and take control of the situation my be too long to save someone's life. Maybe she could've thrown pebbles at their window from outside the gate? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I don't think he was successful - I think he just made an attempt, got scared when radioactivity levels were high, then the EPA confiscated his mom's house and turned it into a superfund cleanup site. Probably turned out as even a better story that way. But he must have pissed off his mom. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

http://www.amazon.com/Uranium-Ore/dp/B000796XXM Let's see how long before this thread is moved to Speaker's Corner. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Thanks for pointing out my error. I meant to say I'm looking for the full name of the tow-plane pilot, who died, and is our fellow Colorado skydiver/BASE jumper/wingsuit pilot. Please post his full name when it's publicly available (after family concerns are notified, of course). Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Some names are out in the press (not official): Blue Skies. Thank god for that! Still looking for the name of the glider pilot. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

That many?? Wow, three articles, written by not-scientist reporters in a week, all saying the same thing about one guy. I had no idea ... If I had only known, the evidence is clearly overwhelming. It must negate all the work done by thousands of scientists across the globe for the last three decades. OK, so sarcasm aside, Penn State University ran an internal investigation into Michael Mann, and the hacked emails and concluded the following: The report can be found here. But hey, could be another conspiracy - we all know how institutions of learning love to cover up facts to promote ... ummm ... hey, what exactly do you think the climate change science is trying to accomplish, anyway? I fail to see profit in it, in fact, it's very unprofitable to reduce our energy consumption. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Sure we can - as soon as more relevant scientists say that climate change is NOT happening, than those that say it IS happening, I'm happy to change my position, as well. Right now, the deniers look like a few crackpots, while the majority of credible scientists say climate change is happening. Of course, many opponents want to point out the fact that I can change my position as a flaw, but I think it's part of the scientific process. Those are mostly the same people that think that one scientists emails, some taken out of context, are enough evidence to throw all of the data from everyone else out the window. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD