gReader does not sync back to Google reader very consistently. So I can read 10-20 items in gReader, and go to Google Reader with my PC and most of those items are still unread. Google Reader's mobile website works better than all of those RSS applications in my eperience (HTC incredible with Froyo).

It's too bad he didn't embrace the change a little and get some publicity for his indie movie. Instead the creator is mad that someone changed a prop that the creator didn't value enough to keep for himself. If he really cared about the suit then it would have been on display in his house somewhere. He wouldn't have…

@zjgz: You can use Wubi [wubi-installer.org] and install Ubuntu right along with XP without actually modifying your system. Then try playing some games through Wine and see if it works.

@iFarbs: That sounds pretty close in specs to my original eeePC. I would suggest a lightweight version of Ubuntu like the Netbook Remix or Xubuntu. They both run great on the eeePC. Whether or not Ubuntu will perform better than XP depends on what you use the laptop for.

@ericesque: Yeah great call, and my car should never have a gas gauge either! While we're at it lets throw out the odometer and tachometer too because they just aren't pretty and the car should "just work."

How about changing the patent system to require a company or inventor to actually create or manufacture or execute your invention before you can sue someone else who has been doing it for years.

@meatbag_pussrocket: Nah the government will realize that patents are a big money maker and find new ways to tax them... to promote the progress of course.

Surprised this wasn't listed under the Eureka and Intellectual Ventures tags. Paul must have been jealous of IV's ability to patent what other companies already do, sue them, and force the companies who actually do work to pay you. Apparently innovation means not doing work and siphoning money out of real companies.

How is failure an option for IV? They don't actually make anything. They buy patents and license them to lawyers who sue large productive companies into paying for the rights to continue doing business they way they always have.

Will you stop trying to legitimize a patent troll?

Ideas are expensive because non-practicing entities (patent trolls) sue productive companies. Money that should go toward "ideas" and R&D goes to lawyers and trolls.

That's a crazy take on IV that I hadn't heard before. The site Techdirt has covered the other aspects of IV for years. Where they sell or license patents to attorneys who setup shell companies to sue people who actually make products: [www.techdirt.com]

Great looking desk, how is the desktop supported? What kind of legs did you use?

Why does it always turn into a fight over Les vs Bear? They do different shows and they're both good. If you like one it doesn't mean you have to hate the other. I like all of these survival shows and I'll watch any of them when they're on.

@rckymtnrfc: Awesome tip

Thanks for the great tip. I'd like to take it a little further and make a folder that has my most common destinations.

This isn't a new fad, young people like communicating... When I was in high school and college the big way of communicating was AIM. Each student would send thousands of IMs per month. No one made weird graphics or headlines because you had no way to track the number sent/received.

@chefgon: He's nothing like Steve Jobs, his shirt has colors and a collar. Get a turtleneck and try again kid!

@NoRegrets78: I'm an Increidble owner/user as well, but I can't get too mad at Verizon. Going on the numbers alone the original Droid has the most users so they're trying to make the most people happy. The Incredible will get Froyo eventually.

I upgraded my original eeePC 4G to Jolicloud 1.0 and it's been working great. I switched from Ubuntu netbook remix to Jolicloud and I'm pretty happy with it. It's perfect for a netbook.