iTunes different services and background apps eat up 80MB of RAM after you installed it but before you even run it.

I want a camera so dumb that it needs me to tell it its ISO, Aperture, exposure time, WB settings, flash on/off and just about everything it needs to breathe.

All I want is full manual and anything "smart" that may interfere will get in the way.

yes! greader.

I tend to disagree. Even with very similar specs, Sense, Touch Wiz, "whatever LG calls it" or stock Android propose different experiences.

Same here.

You've been eaten by a Grue

if you live outside the US, shipping costs make this much less feasible

It certainly lacks any interest. Would not make my top 100. Probably not my top 250 either.

I would not think of even one of those cars when thinking "Dream Car" What do you eat before going to bed? I suspect food poisoning.

While I tend to prefer analog means (Vinyl, tape, pictures, reel 2 reel, film...) I think that digital pictures are easier to maintain.

"poor", "tourist ", " iphone" three words that don't seem to belong in the same sentence.

Indeed

A Boss OD-2 overdrive pedal (an electric guitar effects pedal for those in need of enlightenment)

While this makes interesting news story, the law enforcement entity responsible for this action should have shut the hell up about it, now every hacker in the world will change their names more frequently thanks to you.

+1

I couldn't help but notice that he uses a 3G version iPad, I wonder ... what mobile carrier does the pope uses?

I understand why you say that but going with LEDs was really about going green more than cheap, by the way, a set of LED lights is 4 times the price of tungsten over here.

Jeff Bridges

Our Christmas tree has 5 x 2w led lights sets. It will be lit 24/7 until Jan 1st. At the ongoing Hydro Québec rate of 0.045$ per KW/h it shall cost (0.01KW x 0.054 x 24h x 21 days) so a bit below 30cents. I could buy a time to turn them off during the night but, considering the cost of a timer, it would take about…

hurray for Petar