Agreed. I really like my Kindle Fire, and although a few months ago I was planning to buy and then root a Color Nook, I don't see the need now.

they reminded me of something, and you're dead-on.

I owned a pair of Grados, their Sr-60 ones. Really uncomfortable — the pads are made from scratchy foam, and aren't covered; the adjustment posts for the cans on the headband slip, so they often need adjustment; and the sound was, well, okay, but meh. I switched to Audio-technica headphones, and there is a world of…

As to the rum, I try to match it to my mood and the occasion. A gentleman such as myself must be prepared for a range of social engagements. If I'm off to the Hallowe'en Masqued Ball, I might choose Cap'n Morgan in a pinch, but I prefer Pusser’s Navy Rum in the Trafalgar Bicentenary Decanter ([www.askmen.com]),…

How lovely to meet a fellow rum-soaked boot shredder!

I boil mine in a vat of 110-proof rum, then wear them for three days while hopping. I then feed them into a wood chipper, slather the bits with good ol' Elmer's, and mold the stuff around my feet. Presto! A perfect fit.

I'm sure the woods do have specific tonal qualities. But the woods he uses vary so much in density, consistency of grain (affecting both density and vibration), and sensitivity to humidity changes in the environment, that they're going to vary wildly.

Type of glue is important (I'm not a record cleaner, but I do woodworking and use a lot of kinds of glue). Titebond II remains flexible and stretch when it's dry. Other glues in the same class (PVA = polyvinyl acetate) include Elmer's white glue, Elmer's tan glue for woodworking.

Slate has a quite good analysis: [www.slate.com]

So, the author thinks of typical speakers as something other than a box with a tweeter and a woofer? Either Casey is used to high-falutin' botique speakers [www.oobject.com] or needs to get out more. This is *the* standard configuration for stereo speakers. (It's like seeing a new car and saying "wow! four wheels!…

That argument only holds up if you actually have an endless supply of work you could do (and bill for) if only you didn't have to mow your lawn, fix your house, etc. Maybe you do, but most people don't, and usually this argument gets made without realizing it doesn't add up. For most people, it's mow the lawn or ...…

It's odd that your headline mentioned three browsers, and not Opera, which came out on top.

@SynthOno: I agree completely. I'm in the middle of a lot of house repairs and renovations, and find the online variants (all of them) of Yellow Pages to be incomplete, and a pain in the neck to use. I am not very fond of yellow pages, but as a quick and complete resource they are vastly better than any electronic…

There is a *great* group here in Tucson, AZ which is aimed at getting girls, especially ones from at-risk backgrounds, into chess:

"Audio engineers started worrying about this back in the days of analog recording when tape noise—the inherent noise embedded in magnetic recording—was a big problem. Today, with digital recording, it's pretty much irrelevant."

@Effin' Eh: "Loudness" is perceptual, whereas decibels measure the physical intensity of the sound wave (which is proportional to the square of the sound pressure). A 10db increase is ten times the sound pressure, but is perceived by the human auditory system as something like a doubling of loudness. (most human…

@pdubs1087: One more reason vinyl is a lousy reproduction format.

Do these guys know that the trees we make paper from are planted crops, like corn and wheat are? This is kind of like saying "eat spaghetti sauce without the spaghetti, save a wheat field". And that a lot of printer paper is made from recycled stuff as well? I'm a big tree lover, but this sort of thing makes me…

@OmegaVader: Hmm. Well, how about you try this: next time you fly, go through security, then buy a pint of colored liquid (Moutain Dew, perhaps) and pour it down your front, let it soak into your shirt, underwear, and pants, and then see how easy it is to "clean up". Even if he had a change of clothes and time to…

@CaptainJack: It doesn't really even come in metric in Europe. For example, a sheet of plywood in Europe (which would be a 4x8 foot sheet here) is 2400mm x 1200mm. This reflects the fact that the Imperial units are based on ergonomic, i.e. human-sized, proportions and sizes. I.e. more natural than the deliberately…