battra92 commented on Would a Prettier Linux Make You Switch?

"Having iTunes natively work in Ubuntu would be nice."

battra92 commented on What Can You Get For $5?

"A cheap used PS2 or Gamecube game at Gamestop."

battra92 commented on 6 Plants That Will Grow Almost Anywhere

"Poplar trees."

battra92 commented on Debt Slavery: Why Are Americans So Willing To Dig Themselves Deep Into Debt?

"@Zephyr7: That's what I'd like to know. I have a charge card (which is paid off in full every month and basically is for convenience because I don't want to carry cash.) I hate the fact that I'm basically supposed to be spending next month's money and that's normal."

battra92 commented on The Apps That Run Our Virtual Office

"Interesting way of doing things."

battra92 commented on NICE MyCar, A Study On How To Shrink A Suzuki X90

"@bzrchero GT: My unrequited crushes from high school all drove beater Geos or Plymouths if my memory serves me well. I had no car in high school, though."

battra92 commented on Layered Desktop Wallpaper Organizes Your Icons

"This is kind of interesting except ..."

battra92 commented on Of Course, Capcom Wants Mega Man 9 Hard

"@quen: Contra is the only other game besides Mega Man from the NES era that I remember routinely still kicks my ass."

battra92 commented on Time For Plan B? Top 10 Recession-Proof Jobs

"@donkeyjote: Now network admin, you need to be physically there to fix stuff. Exactly."

battra92 commented on Time For Plan B? Top 10 Recession-Proof Jobs

"@Hijakk: Exactly."

battra92 commented on Six "Junk" Foods That Aren't All That Bad

"@Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy: I myself prefer: When you're out of work and starving, eat an environmentalist. Actually I always hated the "mostly plants" part most because people are always trying to turn me into a vegetarian or something."

battra92 commented on Good News: Compulsive Buying Is A Treatable Illness

"I like going shopping without buying anything."

battra92 commented on Proof That No Car Is Immortal, The Eyesore Pimpin CRX Heads To The Crusher

"Why is that guy dressed like Carmen Sandiego?"

battra92 commented on Personal Finance Roundup

"@oyvader: Get a job at a utility company."

battra92 commented on Personal Finance Roundup

"@PurplePuppy: Already did."

battra92 commented on Personal Finance Roundup

"Yeah, I really am looking for a replacement to my essentially zero interest on my savings account."

battra92 commented on Russell Simmons Hits SoHo: Maybach Owner, Obama Supporter

"@LUV_TRUK: I'm used to seeing Obama stickers on Saabs, Volvos, and Subarus. Subaru Outbacks and Forresters around here tend to be owned by hippies who want to write Free Gaza (from whom?"

battra92 commented on Copycat, Copycat: American Eagle Outfitters Wins Injunction Against Payless Shoes

"Had me fooled, but then I don't care about shoes much and honestly had no idea what the American Eagle logo looked like. The question I have is, who made better shoes?"