PotKettleBlack commented on Would You Opt Into a Four Day Workweek?

"Department of Labor and maybe more of the Fed government have provisions for 8*10 and 9*9 pay period schedules."

PotKettleBlack commented on Know What Salary to Ask For in Your New Job

"I think selected commenter vered misses a possibility."

PotKettleBlack commented on Microsoft Office Ultimate 91% Off to "Students" (Again)

"@Dangger: Open Office might be better for some students."

PotKettleBlack commented on Do You Trust the Cloud?

"Trust the cloud as far as you can throw it."

PotKettleBlack commented on Increase Your Privacy with $16 DIY Window Frosting

"@tmasman: I was gonna pop in with "Dude, your windows are filthy..."

PotKettleBlack commented on Get In Shape With Little or No Equipment

"@NICU: Second the nod to the TT bodyweight. Re: The 100 pushup program that is flogged quite a bit in these parts: Most people who work out are muscularly imbalanced towards the pecs (which you don't really use much in real life unless you are an NFL lineman, an NBA point guard or a freelance car jack."

PotKettleBlack commented on How Far Will You Go to Save a Buck?

"I will go very far when I'm off my meds."

PotKettleBlack commented on Watch the Olympics Online

"@Wally East:" Exactly."

PotKettleBlack commented on Watch the Olympics Online

"Do Not Watch the Olympics. Not because of anything to do with China's politics. Rather, because you are being sheep."

PotKettleBlack commented on Top 10 Conversation Hacks

"Uhm, don't feign sincerity."

PotKettleBlack commented on Speed Up Airport Security with a Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Bag

"Not a big fan of public-private partnerships that produce consumer goods that benefit private companies and not the public trust."

PotKettleBlack commented on Speed Up Airport Security with a Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Bag

"@sapguy: Very poor taste, very poor comparison."

PotKettleBlack commented on When Quantity Trumps Quality

"If you want to create, get out and create. I had a teacher tell me that to be a good writer, you have to start with 100,000 words."

PotKettleBlack commented on Do You Use Gmail's Web Clips?

"I used to use it (used to love it) but then someone (I think it might've been [lifehacker.com]) told me that it was slowing gmail down."

PotKettleBlack commented on How Tech-Savvy Should the President Be?

"You'd like the people who do the policy to have a clue what the policy is about."

PotKettleBlack commented on Disc Eraser Renders Optical Media Unreadable

""The slider will destroy the surface of the CD so you no longer need to buy a shredder that will spit half of the optical media back into the air and create a mess that you wouldn't want to clean." This piece of copy should be accompanied by a video of a palsied infomercial actor trying to shove a CD into a shredder while moving the intake/reverse thing like mad. I suppose if you have a bulk amount of CDs to destroy, this is a useful device."

PotKettleBlack commented on Skip Business School and Get Your "Personal MBA"

"@Keter: I paid attention in cost class."

PotKettleBlack commented on Skip Business School and Get Your "Personal MBA"

"@El_Feo: No."