But if the price of gold were about gold's industrial and medical applications, it would cost a small fraction of what it actually does. Besides which, how do "industrial applications" provide more of a "real" value than the jewelry industry?

I usually get my news from the New York Times. They're the "paper of record," so they typically try to keep a fairly neutral tone. So I can't tell whether it's just me, or whether there really is a hint of glee in their coverage of the scandal.

I wonder if their CEO uses "Lawrence" or "Larry" on his account.

I'm twenty-five, you insensitive clod!

I'm pretty sure that the motivation for this experiment was to settle a long-standing argument about D&D encumbrance rules.

Have you ever worked a night shift?

I let myself take an 11PM-7AM shift several years ago precisely because I considered myself a night owl. I was waking up in the afternoon anyway, I figured it wasn't really a big deal. Turned out, it was. Working nights pretty thoroughly sucks away your life-force, as nearly anyone who's done one can tell you.

Much like it's long-awaited vaporware cousin, Duke Nukem Forever, the wait will not be worth it.

I don't think you know what non-Australians are going to say. In America everything is the same except that "Medicare" is only for old people. So what I'm saying is, "Should I get off your lawn?"

$ whois fpfzxc.com

Whois Server Version 2.0

No match for "FPFZXC.COM".
>>> Last update of whois database: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:06:01 UTC

...I think not.

Okay, I've never used Usenet other than looking at some of the Google archived stuff. Which has an atrocious interface. What do you people think was so great about Usenet interfaces?

Will you be laughing when the apocalypse comes, and you look back and say, "We weren't prepared, oh god, we weren't prepared...."

No! You'll be wandering the streets of Leicester, all dripping blood and rotting flesh, hungering for brains. BE PREPARED!

I clicked it anyway, and I must admit I don't think I've ever seen a picture of a penis that big before. (The picture being big, I have nothing to say about the penis itself.)

Is that you masturbating, AC? Or did you have to search for photos of guys ejaculating? It appears to be hosted on Wikipedia, but it's not actually on the wiki page.

Although, I agree, the focus isn't very good but that's some excellent timing.

I'm surprised at how many of those are blatantly misogynistic.

Parent is fucking nuts and deserves a boot to the head.

Or because early adopters of BitCoin have a financial interest in seeing it gain popularity.