What can he attribute to his success?

Remember when ^F took you one word to the right and we all wore onions in our belts?

As the saying goes, the stock market is a get-rich-slowly scheme. Short term variations in the market prices are not all that significant. What is important is that over the 40-odd years one's capital is invested in the stock market, it is likely to realize a reasonable return on an investment.

These charity organizations are always getting money from donors, but the dude who had a rough day and would like to maybe enjoy an ice coffee but can't afford it? Who thinks about him?

Finder > Preferences > General

My understanding of the issue - albeit filtered thru the media - is that the rioters were using messaging to identify vulnerable targets and communicate police movements during the rioting.

If there was a riot in Glasgow, would anyone even notice?

I'm a South African who lived in London during the build-up to the 2010 soccer World Cup.

Mornington Crescent.

Where was Roger Dean at the time?

The obvious exception is iTunes which does not remember the view settings of Home Shared media. Such a pain, particularly as I seem to recall this functionality was present in earlier versions.

I'll add this to the mix ...

Without randomness in the universe, the path your life follows would be entirely determined by initial conditions at birth. Better to live in a chaotic universe that allows the freedom to influence the arc of your life. There is poetry in the zero-point field.

Nope, not interested.

From the ID in the wallet, it looks like blondie mugged John Robert Jones. No wonder she looks pleased with herself.

Option 4: Buy a new, cheaper Mac Mini and use it as a media server. Buy Lion server, add some external storage and do remote TM backups too.

I'm afraid I'm not that public-spirited. I don't watch live TV so I don't pay for a TV licence.

AFAIK so long as you don't watch live TV then iPlayer is free in the UK.

I totally agree with your comments.

I've ordered the wireless version for the butler's pantry here at Nottle Hall. It will be simply spiffing to be able to summon staff at the click of the mouse.