Recent content by D. Scott MacDonald

I studied Tang Soo Do in my twenties and earned my first dan. Then I got married, had kids, and fell hopelessly out of shape. A few years ago (after a 13 year break) I decided to get back into the martial arts because it was the only exercise that I have ever actually enjoyed. I attended a...

Yup, that's the one and it is largely BS (there is some truth to parts of it, however). The problem with content protection is that Hollywood creates a license agreement that all must sign if they want to play that content, and then lawyers argue for years as to what the agreement means...

If the essay you are referring to is the one that I read, then it is largely BS. The fact is the that AACS license require protections to be in place for any system that will run their content. This is true for commercial players, as well as computer based DVD players - whether they be PC or...

It used to be that heavy cleaners, bleaches, grout erasers, etc. used to get the mildew stains out of our shower grout, but now it doesn't do more than lighten it to a grey color. Is our only option to remove the old grout (which is in otherwise good condition) and re-grout? If so, I assume that...

Was the rumor proven true? Were any bones ever found? A lot of times people like to spread rumors when there is no truth to it all. For example, my friend was a superintendent for a local building project, and after it was finished I heard some people (who were not at all involved in the...

Yup, that's the one that I wore. After I got used to it, it wasn't such a big deal. Of course, I still wouldn't want my own children to go through this.

I wore a similar back brace 22 hours a day for about 4 years when I was a teenager. At the time it seemed to make a difference, but I don't think that was much of a long term benefit. The good news is that things like this are very common and are seldom debilitating. As an adult, stretching...

Besides Robbies obvious response, this also assumes that a multi-millionaire would not be able to purchase influence or favors from the Mexican police.

I've blown through 2 Dell power supplies on one of my machines that is less than two years old. My other Dell is slightly younger but still holding up. most of my coworkers have had to replace at least one Dell power supply in the last year (all less than two years old). Still anecdotal, but...

OK, but that is entirely different point than your first point. In your first post, you said that he knowingly ate a bar that was clearly labelled "Nutty Bar". Now you are saying that he's an idiot even if it wasn't labelled.

Does this clear it up for you?

I agree that the initial zoom out took a little too long (at least longer than what I'm used to) and that it took too long for the tough guy to sit down. Other than that, I thought that it was good. And for the record, I used to own an aquarium :)

Steve, let me get this straight. You are married with three kids. You own a mini van. You own a riding lawn mower. You have owned three houses and have done major renovation on two of those. But somehow some news about Pluto suddenly makes you feel old? :)

If DNA could exonerate this nut job, then why not the parents? Why the double standard?

Me to. I think that they should (and do) build as strong a forensic case as possible. I also love that DNA is able to provide cold hits, positively IDing bad guys that did bad things many, many years in the past. Heck, the Green River Killer was caught this way. My only concern is that in...