NoBanStan

    Excuse me miss, are you going to walking to your car by yourself later? I've been checking you out all week.. :)

I got my groomsmen free beer and champagne. Oddly enough it's the same gift everyone at the wedding got!   Get him a pager, I hear those still exist :)

  You're completely correct. If the government wants your information, they'll get it.   For the record, I didn't honestly think switching to a different provider would save me my privacy :)

  I had it out with my wife not long ago because she was looking at a chair she wanted on craigslist. She talked to the woman on the phone and just up and decided to meet her without telling me!!! WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR!!!!! I flipped my wig obviously. Long story short, that won't happen again.   Sadly, she knows better than this. She's always leery of others but for whatever reason she talked to this gal on the phone, felt comfortable chatting with her about kids and what not and just had a lapse in judgment. It was perfectly harmless but very well could not have been. Even typing it here makes me want to go home and call her an idiot again....

  ROFL! that's funny   Man.. what a naïve girl. Lumber Jack, did you say anything to her about it? In your shoes, as we completed the transaction I would have causally said something like "Just a friendly piece of advice from a stranger, you seem like a nice girl, please be more careful when you meet up with strangers from the internet. Have a friend with you and certainly don't take the person back to your house. You may not always get someone who's on the level."

I've always been a fan of Google. I would even aspire to work at the Googleplex if it weren't for that whole California thing. But then there's this, which honestly I don't think is Google's fault, but I feel they could have probably fought a little harder for our privacy...   http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/judge-rules-fbi-doesnt-need-warrant-access-google-customer-data/65787/    

I turned 34 on memorial day. Next year we should plan a birthday trip to the range!   Happy belated sir

  Oh man, I HATE that song to the point where people would wonder if i was tortured in a closet for 10 years with it playing 24/7.   I have no idea why I hate it, but even without lyrics I can't stand it.

My only complaints with reads is the digital waiting list for blockbuster titles and the fact that they aren't really droid friendly. I understand that licensing is involved but I'd be happy paying a nominal fee to assist with having more licenses for titles. When A Song of Ice and Fire (game of thrones) hit hbo, i was just about to start book 4 and suddenly there's 90 people on the waiting list...knowing most of these bozos just reserved them all despite the fact the would have 40+ hours on each book.

http://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/1fiu1y/my_short_barrel_fully_suppressed_m4_that_i_built/caasovk?context=4     Long story short, this vet posts up his suppressed M4 on /r/guns and takes smack talk from people on the message board. Then one of the moderators posts:   Because he's full of sh*t. I'd bet money he wasn't in the Marines, he isn't in a chair, and the gun isn't his. Bet me, Zap. Bet me.   OP responds with:   proof http://imgur.com/a/HWScH   From there, the marine seems to remain gracious while the rest of reddit trashes the mod.

Almost looks like some old piece of WWII ordinance long lost in France.   Idea seems good but even the good reviews say it wouldn't survive a drop since part of it is made from glass.

  Yeah the internet can be brutal. Everyone is a spelling bee champ.   At least here, people just point it out vs. other places (like an arfcom) where they would probably give you crap about it.

  The mamby pamby's at my work didn't even ask.....

  Yeah, not very practical. But if you saved it for a home defense situation... that's a lot of light....

http://www.wickedlasers.com/torch     Just found this one, it seems it's hot enough to start fires, 4,100 lumens

Surge protectors are for protection against surges and brownouts, not so much lightning strikes. I would advise unplugging any valued electronics during lightning storms. This includes not only the power but other connections such as telephone modems and coaxial. People often forget those.

Man that weather was perfect today. Overcast, cool and didn't rain until we made it inside. Had a blast as always. Hopefully it won't be another year before we get to do it again.

Pretty funny   http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/31/4383220/robert-bowlings-robotoki-invaded-by-lapd-after-curious-designer  

  Ever try Dell over by the Nashville airport? Unless they've tightened up, at the start of my IT career I worked there and they had a guy shadow me on a call as part of the interview process. He had a look of sheer terror on his face. I asked him if he'd ever done PC support. The guy just shakes his head and says "i don't even own a comupter". A week later i'm walking through the building and there he sits taking a call...   Edit.... doh... quoted the wrong guy entirely :D

The right to... bear arms? Found it on Reddit... I had to chuckle

  I kinda feel like a douche for following up by saying it's catastrophic, not catostrofic.  :doh:

  Yeah, HR especially tends to pass along the cert heavy resumes. I could care less about certifications. Almost always it winds up that the person just used brain dumps or took some crash course just to get MCSE or MCITP, etc. if I see that you went to college for something IT related and have A+ N+ S+, MCSE, MCSA and you work at Starbucks... well, you'll make a good entry level.

  Exactly. I always remain honest in an interview because I take pride in my work and frankly don't like looking like an idiot. I can't fathom lying about your skillset and then when the heat is on, you're unable to perform. I wouldn't want that smudge on my name, especially in an age where business and social networking is so profound.

  +1000 It's amazing what people have the gall to list on their resume. We had a candidate at my former employer who listed himself as a BackupExec administrator. When I asked him about it, he rotated tapes out of a robotic library. he might as well have list "Iron Mountain Architect" as well.

I'm very disappointed.......     ... that the tree didn't slingshot him off. I was SO hoping to see that :)