@Sharing...sorry for targeting your reply. Please don't take it personally. It's just that these types of things are what depresses me about the holidays.

I completely agree. I don't mean to single anyone out, including (@Sharingthelove), but posts like this are very disheartening. I know it's hard to maintain perspective in all aspects of life, but sometimes we need a little reality check. I love the idea about donating the gifts to charity if the kids aren't…

My friend lost his mother and sister when he was little (about 12 yrs old), then had his final sibling (sister) murdered by her boyfriend. He gets nothing every Xmas (except for what I get him), and is happy just having friends who care about him enough to invite him to Xmas. Irrelevant gifts or not, people who…

Good point...I'm a victim of not thinking outside of my circle.

I actually just mentioned that. Most of the groups I deal with don't put together shows, so they don't book venues directly. It's generally the promoters who deal with that, but very few are adamant about the avenue in which tickets are sold. I think with the added fees with Ticketmaster, you get additional…

I've actually never heard of exclusive contracts with Ticketmaster, but I could be ignorant to that fact. Every venue I've dealt with may have a preferred vendor, but it's not like any of that is set in stone.

Interesting...I always tip 20%. That is, until someone saw me tipping $8 and was like, "What the hell are you doing? We're not in a restaurant!" Now I have no idea what to tip, but your post helped.

I would agree with everything except the "more reliable" part. I don't presume you have multiple NOC's replicating your data. Granted, it's probably overkill for what you'd need, but I would find it hard to believe that it's a more reliable service, overall.

I hate those commercials...ugh. Thank you for putting that stupid song in my head.

Agreed. Likening this to using them as coffee tables is absurd, since they're not physically using their bodies as 4G hotspots. They're merely providing a service that people will want to use, that doesn't involve them acting like a physical object. Honestly, I feel this is a really intelligent business concept—to…

Thanks...sorry it took me so long to reply. I cancelled my order since the damn thing is having all these wifi/gps issues anyway.

Thanks for the input. I've posted on their forums, and there are a LOT of people complaining about the same issue. I've been told a rep will be contacting me, but that was over a week ago...ha. I guess we'll see.

Yes, it's the tablet I've been waiting for...literally...for over a month. I pre-ordered it over a month ago from Best Buy and the damn thing is still on backorder.

Agreed...I don't understand what's so difficult to understand about what deLos is trying to say. It's simply a wake-up to people that macs aren't impervious to hacking/viruses/etc. I've also heard a lot of people say they want a mac because they DON'T get viruses or hacked. This is clearly incorrect, and people…

In addition, I don't see how any record label can bully Apple into charging more for the music. Apple's grip on the digital download market (in the US) is quite firm, and any label would be crazy not to offer their songs on iTunes. The only exception to this (that I can attest to) is in Korea, where I worked on a…

I just spoke with a friend of mine who works for one of the larger digital distribution firms that deals heavily with iTunes. What it boils down to is what Apple has dubbed "front line content", where you can charge a higher rate for these songs. This is an option introduced by Apple, where their percentage remains…

That's actually not true. Apple charges a premium on top of the cost of the song, which they control. It would seem like a logical business move to charge a little more for popular songs to increase your profit margins, but when a competitor does the opposite, it can backfire...which is what's happening. At the end…

Exactly what I was thinking. I have the G2 as well. What happened to 4G on that phone? I just checked their site, and it claims 4G. [g2.t-mobile.com]

@3MC: Not hating, just disagreeing...

@3MC: Seriously, that may be the most ignorant comment I've seen on these blogs in a while. I'm not meaning to belittle you, but your comment is completely based on beliefs instead of actual facts. I don't smoke marijuana, but know plenty of incredibly intelligent people who have been smoking regularly since they…