A zillion people disagree every day as they use their iPads to write and read, edit and produce. It's brilliant for media consumption but also great for tasks. Consider, just as an example, an artist making digital art on the iPad, or a parent teaching an autistic child, or a writer using it for distraction free…

He's just being ironic.

80% of people can do 80% of their computing on a low powered tablet. Combine that with blazing speed, an os designed for the tablet (no little x's to hit with a stylus), 10 plus hours of battery power and cloud computing / ecosystem and you can see that these are great devices for most people in most situations. The…

Good point, but because of cloud computing and wireless technology these low powered machines are able to come closer to real computers with every iteration with battery power that would never be possible otherwise. The new tablet is a huge battery with a little logic board strapped to it and a screen. What good is a…

Couldn't disagree more. For 10's of millions of good people the iPad is a main device for doing most of the stuff they need to do on a computer. Apple is to the tablet what they were to the mp3 player. Most companies, including HP don't even get what Apple has done. They think all they need to do is copy the form…

This move will spare the planet more low end plastic junk of which we already have plenty. They lost their way in the race to the bottom.

Actually that everyone is a genius is a damaging thought masquerading as a helpful thought. Moreover isn't this just a classic statement of western narcissism? Such thoughts encourage living with the delusional thought that we are really all geniuses. Just don't be an jack ass and that will be good enough!

If everyone is a genius then nobody is. Maybe it's quite ok to not be a genius if that word is to be saved from complete meaninglessness.

It's an analogy that says trying to do something that you are ill suited to should not be a cause for despair any more than the fish should despair that it can't climb trees, for it is a beautiful swimmer. The suggestion is that classes of ability are on some important level "given" and not acquired. So it's not…

Very smart piece! Use it strategically. I'm very caffeine sensitive. So for me it's yerba mate rather than coffee. But same principle. I was going to add that it's always a good time to back off on intake if your anxiety level is tanking. With Yerba you don't get withdrawals.

The lack of a really good browser in os x is a really serious strike against the platform. I mostly use safari unless I have something serious to do, and then I reluctantly use Firefox. Chrome seems just as flawed, except you have Google, big brother, on your tits.

The ball is brilliant. No need to get a base for it though. That's based on a silly worry. The New York Times piece is ridiculous. Surely a regular chair will cause even mkre compression. Besides all weight bearing activity compresses the spine, which usually turns out to be good for the spine. Another option is a…

It's a great idea especially for specialty tools like a floor nailer. Save the exorbitant cost of rental. Just buy something used once and sell when the job is done. Getting rid of shit is so satisfying.

Good points. The cost of hanging on to junk for many of us is way higher. But to calculate honestly you need to take factors such as those you suggest into account.

Round bottom woks are pretty useless unless you have a gas range and the right set up. I've been using the Indian Kari (not sure if that's the correct spelling). Anyhow, they are flat bottomed and I find much more versatile than any wok I've ever owned. Also I use coconut oil for seasoning. Vegetable oils are too…

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how about get_off_my_tits as an ssid? i guess it suggests you have something worth hiding.

This is definitely a must have app. I have it set to automatically monitor app deletions on my gf's iMac, but on my machine I don't leave the background daemon running since I know enough to start it when I need it.

Interesting. I'm not sure you need to get the gadgets to figure this stuff out. I found that the main factors for me were my weight, stress level, activity level, amount of light in the room, and what I do with my mind 1 hrs before bed. The biggest factor though is stress. I didn't need any gadgets to figure all this…

I'm loving the focus on tea these days on LH.