A woman's account of having her picture taken in 2001, then seeing it years later and even now.

As Mass is upping the sales tax from 5% to 6.25%, Bruce provides a handy formula to know when it is worth it to dive to NH to buy stuff. ex/ if you car gets 20MPG and you want to buy a $1000 TV then if you live within 300 miles of NH the gas pays for iteself.

because it is "simulated killing." Wow.

Perhaps the Germans won't be making another trip down the Champs Elysee in our lifetimes.

I'm sure bobsalive has his own favorites but mine have to include the 555 timer, 741 op-amp, and the 8088 processor (on which I learned assembly).

Plots from movies, TV, books, and more summed up with awkward emphasis. For example:

RUDY: Diminutive athlete patronized.
RUSHMORE: Teen molests teacher, is expelled. Finds love.

For many disciplines, culled from Ask MetaFilter.