...until you learn what happens when they put the pig in the dreaded spiral machine. Gruesome stuff, I assure you. Of course, the scalding hot honey machine is just as bad.

Oddly enough, @+[frothymixoflubeandfecalmatter] brings up Rick Santorum's Facebook page.

RE: The Logitech speakers: I'm assuming that "factory re-certified" is clever way of saying "refurbished", no? Up above it isn't indicated that they're refurbished.

Exactly. The last 3 photos are completely different from the others. I'm surprised the photographer didn't reshoot those. Which makes me wonder if he was trying to influence the outcome of the results.

So basically it's exactly like Apple's ecosystem, except Amazon is doing it. I'm still not clear on whether or not you can upload your own content to the device. Like if you wanted to rip CDs and DVDs and put them on your Fire. Exactly how closed is their system?

These are really impressive. It looks like highly detailed illustrations. The movie projector is very cool.

So if I do this, I'll instantly look like Chris Hemsworth? Where do I sign up?

That's too bad about having to use a Kindle device. I've got the app on my Mac and my iPad. But it is a clever bit of marketing by Amazon to get you to buy a Kindle. ...not that I'm ever going to do that. Ever.

You still need to have a cable/satellite provider to supply all the programming. I'm guessing they'd have to work out arrangements with ATT, Comcast, DirecTV, etc., no? Although I'm not sure any of them would want you to bypass their own DVR interfaces. So that could mean that Apple would have to make arrangements…

I rip DVDs and copy YouTube videos (mainly music videos) to my iPad. I also use the Netflix app every day. When Amazon comes out with a video app for it, I'll use that too; and if they manage to get their Prime service on the Apple TV or PS3, I'll be ready for that too.

I haven't had many issues with the picture quality. But there have been a lot of picture freezing and complete dropping of the signal. I think our home is right on the edge of their service area. So I think that's part of the problem. But they have acknowledged that their service has been craptastic for a while, since…

Can't we just engineer them to not be able to feed off humans? ...weaken their needle-thingies or something?

Unfortunately, stem cell meat is even gassier than cows, and will doom us all by destroying the ozone layer. So then scientists will have to come up with a way to replace the ozone using stem cells. The circle of life.

"Yes I like many of they."

LOL... exactly. Perhaps you'll only be able to play certain levels if you go to the Sahara desert or climb to the top of the Matterhorn. The gaming possibilities are endless... um... sorry, I meant nonexistent.

It said it was going to restore the back-up on my iPad 2, then it failed. Trying again...

We had to put our 15 year old dog to sleep a couple months ago. Suffice to say, it was one of the worst days of our life (as any dog owner can attest to). The idea of having Scooter frozen in a pose, lying on the fireplace mantel as a constant reminder that he's dead, would be beyond a living nightmare. Anyone that…

Amazon's specs for the Fire indicate that it doesn't need a computer. So is it possible to upload content that you already own onto the device (and not have it reside in the Cloud)?

My question is the same regarding traveling by plane. Can you put your own content on the Fire (from your home computer), and play it back without being connected to the Cloud?

Amazon's website says that you don't need a computer to use the Fire. So does that mean you can't put your own content (from your computer) on the device?