@JohnnyricoMC: fully inflating a bike tire would require maybe 5% of a cars air... less than 2 PSI of a car that has 35.

@Ursus Maritimus: very good to know on the truck tire - thanks!

@RT100: you can build some yourself that are pretty decent quality.

@StormtrooprDave: no kidding - I think i need to buy my niece a trike for christmas now.

@Volanova: I don't think the iPad is making it into combat situations so much as much as the iPod touch.

@foofad: the 'tone at the top' can make or break a company... Jobs is an executive and an entrepenuer. He is an innovator for pursing some less obvious ideas and making them big hits. That was the past though - now his role is more in identifying the innovators and surrounding himself with management that can…

@Kuroyume: Apple survives because they consistently turn a profit on many innovative products.

@Kovitlac: bear in mind that Microsoft and Apple are only competitors on a limited number of products.

@cc: yes - power pete rocked... such an odd and creative game.

@Arggh! there goes a...snake a snake!: There were thousands of games out there... but hardely any of the first person shooters had the level of graphics or creativity that Bungie brought to the table.

@ImperfectLink: not likely - the Apple clone wars was seen as a disaster for Apple (major concerns for hardware build quality diminishing the reliability of the OS platform)...

@SpikeJnZ - Shomer Shabbos: the concern with electronics is that i may interfere with communications while taxiing.... If you are waiting for clearance to take off, no electronics... if you are waiting for an engine issue to be fixed, most folks won't care about the rule.

@LuckyChuck drifts his sneakers: @FasterThanJamesMay:

@LuckyChuck drifts his sneakers: if someone has a masters or PhD, and almost a lifetime of experience, I think selling yourself as a consultant would be more productive that searching for a full-time employer...

For preserving, I read the linked sites and did a quick google search to see if freezing would work (to preserve until halloween, and last the entire day of).

I don't understand why folks keep asking the Gates family about the use of Apple products (and in this case, multiple products asked in sequence)...

@taniquetil: To clarify on the points listed that the question of "how much do you pay every year" has no bearing on the article, and makes it seem like google's taxes are high.

uh.... Sam? do you do your own taxes?

@w1llk - Undoubtedly Cookies: no, no, and no....

@Andrew Pollack: my wife advocates for paintball guns