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Hmm, I guess trollstrap.com was taken?

I believe the primary language used was BORAT. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Depends on how the links are created. If they traverse combinations as they become available then it could be nice. Right now they may be just adding one random lowercase letter, then when those are all used up they switch to one uppercase letter. Then two character combinations until those are used up, etc., etc. Nice idea...

Nice! Simple and to the point. Also makes very short URLs. How long can that last, though?

The dev community should not be at the mercy of incompetent sysadmins. Evolve or die. Such is life. Such is business.

All horrible arguments. "Stuck?" Download a real browser.

IE8 viewers expect devs to slow progress or cater to them would be like horse and buggy drivers from days of yore lobbying to prevent cars from going faster than horses.

Stop complaining, get off your horse and get a (free) car. Encourage your clients to do likewise.

Taken right from the Wikipedia page: "Kingdom: Animalia." I'd say that pretty much clinches it!

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. 'Fraid not.

Ouch. This advice sounds alarming and extreme. Degrees will only carry you so far. One place they will carry you is into debt. Experience > formal education.

It might be helpful to leave your contact email.

Similar idea but from 3 years ago: http://www.geekalerts.com/wind-up-battery/

That one appears to harness the mechanical energy directly.

My understanding of these parking stall systems is that they often include bundled handheld devices for parking attendants. These handhelds are used to issue tickets and include a nifty feature of alerting the attendant when a particular stall number runs out of time. It is, of course, then up to the attendant to venture to that space and verify that a violator's vehicle remains parked. If they are not on lunch and promptly make such a verification you will most certainly end up with a ticket. This happened to several friends, all of whom were issued tickets two to three minutes after their prepaid time expired. If the attendant is on a lunch break or if there is not a high parking turnover in your lot you might get lucky and be overlooked. Bottom line: it's a risk you are free to take.

Curious that Roert Silverberg's "Up The Line" did not make this cut. It was the inspiration for Back to the Future and is an entertaining time travel story.