Taed commented on The Curious Case of a Woman Addicted to Her Brain Implant

"@Donathius: IMHO, _The Terminal Man_ was a great book, but an awful movie."

Taed commented on 10 Strategies To Lower Your Auto Insurance

"@astraelraen: I do the same low-milage thing with State Farm, but it made very little difference for me; something on the order of $20 / 6 months."

Taed commented on Never Follow A Security Guard Into The Back Of The Store

"@AirIntake: They answered that: "We run a professional business and I would never want to risk my reputation by being hauled out of Menards in front of everyone by the police.""

Taed commented on Yankees Fans Celebrate Championship By Giving Away Your Private Information

"@gparlett: It's called a "ticker tape" parade because traditionally, the left-over ticker tape was thrown out the windows."

Taed commented on 10 Favorite Faux Deaths In Science Fiction

"@milesteg: The most shocking death for me was when Michael killed Ana-Lucia (which we semi-expected), but then killed Libby about 10 seconds later. My wife was upstairs at the time when I gasped, and she shouted down, "what's wrong?" "Oh, nothing, I shouldn't have gasped since I knew that was coming..."

Taed commented on 10 Favorite Faux Deaths In Science Fiction

"@AmishJohn: Or a McDonald's-like sign: Over __ million killed."

Taed commented on Are Postcard-Sized Rebate Checks A Conspiracy?

"@aishel: I'll agree on that one."

Taed commented on A Fly-By-Night Operation Is Even Harder If Your Plane Is Solar Powered

"In 1980, the Gossamer Penguin, the first solar-powered plane to carry a person, few 2 miles."

Taed commented on A Black Hole Engine That Could Power Spaceships

"@stereobot: In the book, they didn't have to deal with gravity wells or the need for inertial dampeners because they only accellerated at Earth-gravity levels (typically 1 g)."

Taed commented on A Black Hole Engine That Could Power Spaceships

"@FrankenPC: A similar idea was in Michael Kube-McDowell's first novel, _Emprise_."