wylacot commented on Video: Smartcar Slams Into Concrete Barrier at 70MPH

"I had seen that video before, and agreed with the presenters that sudden deceleration from 70 mph to 0 mph was likely to cause death."

wylacot commented on High Schooler Gets Detention for Using Firefox? UPDATE: Nope

"Issues of disregarding authority aside - and those are as important as teaching a child to look both ways before crossing a street or doing one's own research instead of copying another's - the teacher is probably stuck in a Gates technology grant mentality. Way back in 2000, schools and libraries across the country were given computers (Gateways?) loaded with Windows NT and Internet Explorer."

wylacot commented on High Schooler Gets Detention for Using Firefox? UPDATE: Nope

"Oh please."

wylacot commented on Chubby Casually Racist Harry Potter Look-Alike Reviews OLPC XO Laptop

"Wait a second - is the device that I'm eagerly awaiting to take to work to bring me funky "street cred" in meetings just going to make me look like a Catholic priest?"

wylacot commented on Verizon FiOS TV's High-Def VOD Goes Live: Is It in Your Neighborhood Yet?

"Too bad AT&T's copper-based architecture is different from Verizon's fiber."

wylacot commented on Comcast Expects Customers to Flee Next Year

"There are large areas of Pennsylvania where there are TWO cable companies (one an overbuild of the other, depending on the area) as well as the dominant phone carrier, Verizon."

wylacot commented on 60 Minutes Looks at OLPC, Up Close and Personal

"I bought one the first day they were available at as close to the time they were available as I could stand."

wylacot commented on 15 Ways to Fool Yourself into Saving Money

"Bank of America takes the difference between your transaction amount and the next higher dollar and shoves it into a savings account."

wylacot commented on Keep Clutter Down With the Like In, Like Out Principle

"Consider the ADVANTAGES of "clutter"."

wylacot commented on Conquer Your Public Speaking Jitters

"If your MD approves it, see if you can get a scrip for a low dose of propranolol (a beta blocker, common trade name Inderal)."