Yes, that is what it is called (and it is usually top round):

DJs and people using public transit, flying, or working in noisy environments shouldn't use headphones to block out the noise around them? That is part of the design concept of headphones, especially in-ear, closed, and noise cancelling. The problem is when people isolate themselves by using the wrong types of…

Many supermarkets and butchers have tenderizers that will use a similar spiking process, and will run your meat through on request. We used to do this with top round for swiss steak. This isn't obsolete or uncommon, it's just it was a fad for a while to do it to meat that really didn't need it.

Using one like this is almost as simple, just as effective, and safer in the drawer. They are also usually dishwasher safe:

Because it would cause your system to acclimate to the varieties of pollen you actually have a hystamine reaction to normally by my understanding. Being someone who has moderate allergies and travels some, I can certainly attest to the fact that reaction to local pollen varieties vary greatly, so there is at least…

Gawker: WTF does the length of a post have to do with the ability to reply to it.

The point of headphones at home or in the office is to sound fantastic. The point of headphones in public spaces is to not annoy people around you while isolating yourself from the environment.

That's not universally true though, a lot of people listen to music without ever discerning the lyrics. I've heard songs on the radio dozens of times before understanding most of the lyrics, because I don't hear the words when I'm not actively listening to the music, I hear vocal tones and syllables. It's similar to…

That's because they aren't listening - they've already gone deaf, and just like the feel of the rhythm.

Local means whatever you want it to, something you can get that supports the region you want it to (if you're looking for allergy benefits, the closer the better because you want it to contain local pollen varieties - in theory anyway). The real point is to not buy from an unknown source with excessive processing.

All you have to do is heat it to liquify it again.

There has been waaay more grudge from the UK of the US over the years than the other way around. Socially the UK gets very little hate from the US, especially since WW2 (political and social changes, final gasp of the Empire). We're too busy bitching about the French. Maybe it's different on the East Coast to some…

From what I can tell, they aren't complaining about the gun mechanics so much as the aim assist which is throwing off the feel of gunning, and for some inexplicable reason, is different in multiplayer (fine) and singleplayer (horrible, jumpy, slow).

Again, that's why I suggested leaving it as the top model of the Pro.

Actually, it doesn't allow for standardizations because Apple panels change on a regular basis, aren't the same between lines, and you can't use the same panels between platforms if you are working with multiple contractors unless you use all cinema displays (which is again, glossy, and now very unpopular because of…

One segment, a small, high-end segment, of the Mac Pro is that market (and is by definition niche - the whole high-end workstation market is niche, and hard to make money in). That market still buys Mac Pros, and is not really the problem. That's why I suggested keeping the Xeon at the top.

Why do these free to play games and stupid legal battles keep crapping all over our memories of some of the best PC games of all time.

Thunderbolt won't have practical RAID options for a couple more years, and even then probably won't match the performance of an internal solution. External enclosures also cost so much that your total cost would be similar to that of a current Mac Pro. That's not going to make a video pro any happier.

My understanding is they are still a loss-leader product - the architecture and manufacturing on them is pretty pricy. Many similar workstations sit in the same price range - the problem is that most people can do just as well with a high-end i7 box for much, much less.

Because you would be restricted to a particular size/glossiness of screen and limited accessories. Part of proper graphics editing is being able to use the accessories you want, and a display device that is appropriate for your environment.