Umm, I actually did a science fair project on this - what we're differing on is the construction of the jacket. On those with a PU film on the inside, yes, only liquid water would pass. However, on a down jacket you'd probably want it to preferentially pass vapor, and would use a goretex without the PU film, and thus…

Have you ever tried sleeping in a wet down sleeping bag? It's freezing, and does very little for you. Synthetic, on the other hand, still keeps you mostly warm. It's the same thing with jackets, etc.

Wait, what? That's what Goretex does, is pass water vapor. That's what it's designed for. Oh, and Giggity? With you all the way on that.

Becoming? It's been that way for a while. Yes, their high end stuff can be nice, but it's so ludicrously priced usually that it's better to go with other companies (Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, etc.). The price on this is actually decent for a good down jacket. I'll just have to hold off until the end of next winter…

This - If it will compress like down, it'll probably beat it quite handily. If not, then it will probably still stick around, but not quite as well. Whenever I go out to climb 14ers in the winter, I always take a down vest packed in my bag as my 'put on immediately before turning around' layer, because it packs down…

Oh Sheldon Brown, how I miss thee.

Something to know - if you buy a pair of new dress shoes, intending to polish them yourself and get them looking extra spiffy like, don't start with polish right off. Most come with some factory polish already in them, which will keep you from getting the best shine.

I do something similar, except I put the polish on the shoe first, then hold it upside down over the lighter to melt it. Then (BEFORE it cools), spit on it, then rub it with a clean cloth. Always worked well for me.

But the user experience of it would change. I wouldn't mind the bigger text for my parents, but I actually like the smaller size, fits in my pocket better, and I can read it just fine.

Couple comments (and thank you for bringing up your points in a rational manner, suitable for discussion - it helps from both sides).

It's all in the way the frequencies stack. The largest is called the fundamental, and the rest are all integer multiples of that. Which ones have what strength depends on what kind of instrument it is, what's being vibrated, and what the constraints on it are. In a string for example, you have a body that can vibrate,…

I'd be willing to bet that they only magnetic material on the space shuttle or ISS is in internal experiments. They wouldn't even stick to stainless steel. Don't we wish, though.

You, sir, are awesome.

Not exactly - you're getting a refurb back for this price. A refurb with a new screen, back, and battery, at least on the iPod Touch 3rd gen I did this with last month.

I just got this done for my iPod Touch 3rd gen last month - battery life mysteriously dropped from 2-3 hours to 10ish minutes. Tried a restore, no good, and then went in, paid the $69, and got a 3rd gen refurb with a new back, screen, and battery. I happened to get a lemon (it happens, I just got unlucky), so I took…

Hell, I've been on a dumbphone for years, and should be starting a shiny new job this month, and I'll be right there with you. Is it perfect? No. Is it good enough? Yes.

What I can't wait to see is how the download/upload speeds vary between the three carriers.

That's what I was figuring - take whoever would typically be on the 'bottom' in a typical position, and strap them to the wall. Problem solved. While this does rule out more complex positions, I think they'd make do.

Ignore the second sentence, I'm pretty sure I'm wrong, but too late to edit.

If they start raising prices, fewer people will buy them. Past a certain point, you're losing enough people that it doesn't make sense to raise the price anymore. I bet that point is where they are already.