The lake was renamed from its traditional Mono name by American settlers after an incident on September 23, 1871, in which a group of convicts escaped from prison in Carson City, Nevada, and took refuge near the lake. (source)
I wouldn't clip onto a hose, but maybe some plastic flashing or a plastic bracket. Most cars have something near the battery that would work. It's not essential; just can make it a little easier.
The important thing is not to complete the circuit near a battery, since it can cause sparks which can ignite the flammable vapors that batteries tend to emit when discharging. This is especially important near the dead battery, which has potentially been discharging quite a lot recently.
So the usual sequence is:
Dead positive
Live positive
Live negative
Dead ground (to the metal chassis, ideally not right next to the battery)
I usually start by clipping the dead negative cable to something non-conductive to keep it out of the way and then move it to ground as the last step.
No, people don't. I'm pretty sure it's in front for artistic license. He wanted to show the ducks talking but also wanted to show a funny bumper sticker.
Chicago has often been used for inspiration (as well as a number of other cities) but it was originally based on Manhattan/NYC. The name "Gotham" was coined by Washington Irving in 1807 as a nickname for New York City.
Doesn't the need to specify those in addition ("and he's gotta be ...") mean those are characteristics that aren't necessarily inherent to being a hero?
The fact that that link directs me to a page that's trying to get me to install the Voyager app, rather than directly to the post, makes me never want to even try Voyager.
SSO is "single sign on". DNS is "domain name service", which is just a way to turn a hostname (like www.google.com) into an IP address. It's sort of like a phone directory, but for the Internet.
I wouldn't say it's toxic, but many dogs are lactose intolerant, and cheese tends to be high in fat which can lead to pancreatitis if given too much or too frequently.
The guy in charge was obsessed with a woman, but somehow that made it the woman's fault? That makes no sense, and yet is totally unsurprising.