arkitect75 commented on Will The New Homeowner Rescue Bill Help Rescue You?

"Oh, also, now that I've been in my small, affordable house, paying my mortgage on time for the past five years, the value has increased, due to my own home improvements and due to some of the idiots that got in way over their heads."

arkitect75 commented on Will The New Homeowner Rescue Bill Help Rescue You?

"check out this series by my local Miami Herald (FYI, GREAAATT housing market) about ex-con mortgage brokers scamming the elderly, disabled, etc."

arkitect75 commented on Will The New Homeowner Rescue Bill Help Rescue You?

"@SadSam: Ah, Dick Armey..."

arkitect75 commented on Will The New Homeowner Rescue Bill Help Rescue You?

"God, you gotta love this country.."

arkitect75 commented on Will The New Homeowner Rescue Bill Help Rescue You?

"Does this bother anyone else?"

arkitect75 commented on Font Conference Shows Your Fonts as People, and They Are Ridiculous

"Century Gothic is the girl (Amanda Ferri) from the Flagpole Sitta (Harvey Danger) office video. [www.vimeo.com]"

arkitect75 commented on Firefox 3.0.1 More Secure and Stable

"@nerdly: Honestly, I don't use it. my question is, does this screw up Mouse Gestures, b/c I LOVE that extension."

arkitect75 commented on 13 Confessions Of A Waiter

"@faust_motel: I had a similar situation like this once. A few coworkers and myself went out to a nice bar/tapas place for a farewell happy hour for one coworker."

arkitect75 commented on 13 Confessions Of A Waiter

"I'm just reminded of the movie "Waiting" when reading this. Oh, and I always leave 20%, unless the server didn't do ANYTHING."

arkitect75 commented on San Francisco Set to Deploy "Smart Parking" SFPark Wi-Fi System

"@rhett121: yeah, b/c a monster parking garage that takes up valuable land that could be used for subsidized housing, and something similar is a GREAT idea. Also, this link mentions that the pilot project of the 6,000+ spaces will be $23 million, $18 million of which is put up by the government. BTW, read "The High Cost of Free Parking" by Donald Shoup"

arkitect75 commented on Lucerne Yogurt Fails To Escape The Clutches Of The Grocery Shrink Ray

"@mmmsoap: It was about Publix when I posted this morning.."

arkitect75 commented on Lucerne Yogurt Fails To Escape The Clutches Of The Grocery Shrink Ray

"@hunterscanvas: Oh, I know the reasoning behind it, and I'm glad, b/c it's less post-consumer waste, since most ppl do throw it away."

arkitect75 commented on Lucerne Yogurt Fails To Escape The Clutches Of The Grocery Shrink Ray

"The best part is that in my local Publix both sizes still exist."

arkitect75 commented on Nike+ Gym Equipment Coming July

"where is everyone getting that it's iPhone only?"

arkitect75 commented on Kellogg's Lego Fun Snacks Sends Mixed Messages To Your Child

"@JN33: FYI, the OP is the kid's father, Mike Krahulik, aka Gabe from the awesome webcomic Penny Arcade [www.penny-arcade.com] @Womblebug: You beat me to it."

arkitect75 commented on Morning Deals

"The Apple deal seems pretty good."

arkitect75 commented on Morning Deals

"@mbouchard: It's 10 total. Damn inflation, just a few years ago a local (Coral Gables, FL) one was still doing 39 cent cheeseburgers on Sundays and 29 cent hamburgers on Wednesdays. Not sure if this promo is daily though. also, a double cheeseburger is just 99 cents."

arkitect75 commented on XBOX Live Decides Your Surname Is Offensive Because It Contains The Letters "G-A-Y"

"I had a friend growing up whose father's name was Jack Haas"