@c_cornelp: Somehow we survived without soap for thousands of years. Only in the 20th century did bathing daily really take hold. It took until the 50s and millions in marketing for shampoo companies to convince people that they should use their products daily.

@c_cornelp: Somehow we survived without soap for thousands of years. Only in the 20th century did bathing daily really take hold. It took until the 50s and millions in marketing for shampoo companies to convince people that they should use their products daily.

@yearofthe: Yeah, Apple's great when you pay for AppleCare.

@AustinMiniMan: I dunno, I figured it might be like the smoking laws here; the buying age for cigarettes is 19, but that also includes 'smoking accessories' like pipes, papers and lighters. They can safely assume you're going to be making alcohol with it.

If anyone here has actually looked at Pet insurance you would most definitely agree with this article. The CHEAPEST plant I could find costs $240 a year and only provides $1000 in coverage for an accident or illness. That's no routine coverage and doesn't include a deductible!

@HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: And then you're still out completely on the liability insurance...

An nokia dumbphone and a pile of cash? Isn't that like the antithesis of a mobile personal finance tool on a smartphone?

I think the deciding factor is that Mint.com already had a huge customer base before they released their mobile client.

@johnnystreets: Another test proved that ANY thin burger/bun will simply dry out rather than rot. Stick a hamburger into a ziploc bag and see how fast it rots. Leave a quarter pounder out, and see how fast it rots. It's not McDonalds, its just how food works.

@AustinMiniMan: You can buy bread yeast at any grocery store... I'm not sure a whether a winemaking store would ID you or not.

@deciBels: Well ideally the 'ultimate' system would be able to produce the full human hearing band from 20Hz to 20kHz with a completely flat response curve.

@deciBels: Ferrari would be that extreme diminishing return audiophile. Think more along the lines of wanting a civic, but instead buying an accord V6. It's not too much more money, but it's a whole lot more car.

@gstatty: Nobody uses an EQ. You never fuck with the signal.

@FroD'oh: My Dad's friend has that. Went to the doctor and had his hears 'flushed' with warm water. For about half a day he had to run around telling everyone to shut up because they were too loud.

@anitesh.jaswal: You said bose and I winced, but then you said velodyne and everything was good. You own one of the best TVs ever made. You obviously know what you like and have it set that way.

@AgentRockstar: Those look like PA speakers to me. Hence why they'd be ungodly loud.

@Edward Austin Bowen: Buy a pair of Etymonics or Shures. I'm 'shure' you'll change your mind after a listen! ;)

@barnaclebeau: The Bose 'crowd' is that of the uninformed buyer with money to burn. The Beats by Dre 'crowd' is well... posers with money to burn. If you've ever looked at Bose before, they NEVER, ever release the specs of their products. Why? Because if you saw what they could actually do, and the price they…

@marigi: At any boutique audio store the key is, like buying a car or any other big purchase, haggle. A few years ago I went to one to buy a pair of $300 Paradigm Atoms, left only $200 lighter. The next year, they revamped their line and I wanted the $550 mini-monitors. Took my atoms back, got the full price applied…

@StupidPopMediaReference: Grados? Fantastic choice sir, as a long time fan/user you will NOT be disappointed!