You are giving them too much credit if you think they can take measurements and conduct research.

I don’t accept your answer. I know deep in my heart that it’s 4.

That example sentence would function exactly the same if it was separated by a period; nothing is gained by using a semicolon. No new information is added; you are just going to make people wonder why there is a semicolon there making the sentence less comprehensible.

FTFY. You aren’t supposed to separate two independent clauses with a comma.

Right. ‘Lasagna’ in particular is spelt exactly like it’s pronounced in Italian.

It’s not necessarily a threat of violence. A lot of people would just feel ashamed to criticise other people in person would feel fine to do it on the Internet. Being a dick is a lot harder when you can see the effects of your words on the other person.

20 years ago our cat fell out of our workshop’s ceiling and we decided to keep it. True story.

According to what I have heard, other elite hacker skills that are at risk of getting lost in the younger generations include searching on Google and using e-mail.