I have an S4 (Verizon) and recently just did a factory reset with/to the new Lollipop update. It has really sped things up imo.

I’m impressed not just with your analysis, but you willingness to dig for umlaut-capped letters. Kudos!

Wait wha...? Holy Cannoli!

Wait wha...? Holy Cannoli!

Is there enough “value” in getting the 3 disc version for $14 vs. 1-disc for $6? I do love me some Blade Runner.

Is there enough “value” in getting the 3 disc version for $14 vs. 1-disc for $6? I do love me some Blade Runner.

I’m not sure there’s a book system Pottermore doesn’t support.

What’s interesting is that despite your desire to have a a single service, you chose the only legitimate book app that is *not* device agnostic and is closed into a single ecosystem.

KoToR is $3 on Google Play also.

KoToR is $3 on Google Play also.

I really REALLY don't get the bitching about Origin. Obviously it's inferior to Steam but it's a perfectly serviceable system that stores and launches games. If you like the game (see BF4, Dragon Age, whatever), it does a good job of "not getting in the way." Which is all I really ask of them.

I really REALLY don't get the bitching about Origin. Obviously it's inferior to Steam but it's a perfectly…

But they aren't "wholly separate entities." Ned isn't doing some Schrodinger's Cat impression and being alive and dead at the same time, and the Red Wedding wasn't named for the cake in one and a reception spat in the other. I'd say they are "materially similar with interesting differences."

The problem is that you’re a rare 20something still interested in MLB, statistically speaking. And Baltimore certainly has more baseball tradition than most so you’ll get a bit better skew of followers. But nationally? You need to attract more 20somethings. So the question is how?

Die Leafs Die

These boys in PA do not make a bad beer that I have been able to detect. Sure, they are a prime suspect for the hop-bomb movement, but I still love me some Hop Devil. Basically, Victory=Worth A Try.

You and all the other 55 year olds watching.

Best of all is that Virgin America flies out of Dulles. That’s worth a pile of gold alone.

I think he means the trains instead of the scissorlifts.

Why are you using the toll lanes to get to the airport? The airport lanes are free.

Which is fine, but I’m guessing it’s largely driven by the fact that they are primarily California with some branching into a whopping 4 other states. Chipotle, by way of comparison, is not just in 43 states but is also international. Scale matters when deriving policy.

This seems like something that begs to be adjusted for local conditions (cost of living, local minimum wage). With the vast majority of In N Out locations being in California, they are subject to California’s minimum wage laws, which is $9/hr (5th highest in the nation); meanwhile, the others being far more national…

A couple things for my semi-weekly Manhattan.

It's just GE's old business. They spun out the consumer finance division. In fact, they were the issuer on the previous Amazon (non-Chase) financing.