What I think is important in this context is that 1) often these fees/strings are not being made explicit a priori, and 2) reps are often badly trained and don't know their ass from their elbow, and give you the wrong information. And in the end, it's always the consumer that gets the thin end of the wedge, because he…

I knew a guy down in Brisbane/AU who swore by the old VW vanagons (those with the rear engine / drivetrain), which have an incredibly stiff chassis. He'd throw in a stronger engine, reduce the gear ratio for the 1st gear a bit, put on a 10" lift kit, and big Goodrich mud diggers. Granted - they're not for…

Pure genius! What if you combined this with the most useless machine ever?

Office - schmoffice. I want WordPerfect on the iPad.

Love that picture, and Jon's eyes.

Looks like the compartments are stitched through = cold bridge = bad design for something that's supposed to keep you warm.

Seconded as well. These loops are an eyesore. Whenever they invade a page, I just go back as fast as i can, and don't even read the article.

It's all good and nice - but I find if you don't have - or take - the time to do this little ritual in the morning, something's missing. I use a drip filter, and an electric kettle, and putting the filter in, spooning in the grind, while the water gets to a boil, then pouring it, letting it settle a bit, pour again,…

Just wait - there comes a time where you wish you looked like 15...

Who the heck then has coded that I post this?! I always had the feeling it's not really ...me.

no, nooo, NOOOO! Kill animated gifs with fire!!

... together with a Chesterfield club chair, and a monocle.

so do I - just to make sure that I did everything ok in traffic when the first guy in his truck runs me over, and can sue his massive ass.

I'm wondering how that 'booom' feels when coming out of hypersonic - not sure whether I wanted to be the source of that...

What is that fear of 'looking stupid' when wearing a helmet? You can't see yourself - so what?

I'm making a bold prediction here: if there is a black iPad mini, it shall be CARBONFIBER!

Doesn't this sound a bit like Genesis re-loaded?

You forgot those!

O-M-G. 160 bucks for something you can achieve with a $16 Cilio porcelain cone, another such amount for a stylish porcelain vessel, and some Melitta paper? Something's over the top here.

But how much longer can you hold her? The shields are failing!