So the wasabi rushes my brother and I liked to do as kids were actually horseradish rushes?

You're right about opening up the sinuses, Collin - that stuff is called "Japanese Dristan" for a good reason.

A "solar perfect storm" could easily end civilization as we know it - which is why we need to preserve as much of our accumulated knowledge and culture in low-tech form, namely, books and CDs and DVDs.

Let us hope that it gives enough warning for us to prepare - stock up on dried and canned food, store our best books and music and movies to preserve them for prosperity, and get the hell out of the way.

A better use of lawn space: urban gardens!

There is evidence that Debbie Reynolds died of broken heart syndrome, since she passed the day after her daughter Carrie Fisher.

Come to the dark side - we save power.

So cute and so true!

Surely there are apps to hide your location data!

Definitely promising - but we must be careful. I don't think we'll suffer the "gray goo" scenario, but we still have to take reasonable precautions when we program and use these critters.

Good design has to take into account human nature. Efficient, logical designs don't always work because humans are inefficient and illogical.

I hate self-checkout! It's slower because you don't have the training or experience of a cashier (unless you are one). Also, there is the temptation to cheat and "accidentally" forget to scan an item. I'll take a gum-cracking cow over self-checkout any day.

Who's the evil villain now? (And isn't "evil villain" a tautology?)

Good advice! Con artists are always looking for new ways to dupe their "pigeons."

Bambi Meets The Walking Dead!

Reminds me of the classic story "The Moon Moth" by Jack Vance