@Lyrandian: I also love seeing these desktops but can't bother with the time-sink to do similar stuff to my setups.

@TheFu: Ooooh unlimited support for Linux, that is an AWESOME line! (and it's true because you can ssh in and diagnose and fix just about anything remotely.)

@ablative: Remove your HDDs from your desktop computer and pack them in the suitcase (i.e. don't let the moving company touch those!)

@Lord_Cathbad: Cool, I wish I had paid free time!

@Random434: Well, except for the case where grocery stores were caught labeling packaged meat with more weight than the actual weight of the meat (that IS a dirty trick!), all the points were related to marketing and labeling and psychology, which you can pretty much see through with a little practice.

@SharpnPointy: Yeah, I started thinking that, too. Can't really categorize it as such. The techniques are not mutually exclusive. But it helps to understand it by separating out attack vector and payload.

It's good to be aware, but these tricks are not bait-and-switch nor dirty. Just tricks.

@Maave: +1 from me, too.

I use Google Docs, too...

I'm baffled as to why you're comparing how the online offerings display a Microsoft Word document to how TextPad displays it. Wouldn't you want to compare them to how native Microsoft Word displays the document? Why bring in a THIRD (text-only) interpreter?

@MifuneT: Thanks for the clarification. Putting browser cache in RAM makes sense, as long as you don't make your RAM disk so large that the OS decides to swap it out to your SSD.

@REO Speedwagon: It probably depends on the industry. Looking for a job in social networking? Not having Facebook account may hurt.

@MifuneT: For systems without SSD, I'm not convinced that a RAM disk is beneficial, especially since modern OS's automatically cache stuff in RAM. Can you provide a reference to some hard numbers? I'm genuinely interested in seeing this measured.

@xrmb: But are you running the OS from the USB stick? That's a lot more writing than if you're just storing user data there.

First Google imposes Bing-like photos on us. Then Microsoft sneaks in search add-ons on us. Sheeeeesh. What a day for missteps.

@Mickets: My Facebook profile is completely blank except for my name and location.

@scoobertron: Yes, I agree. I would change the LH article above to read "RAID gives you data parity but not data backup" instead of "...not necessarily backup".

@Steve Lam: Yep. Screens should not be called Retinal Displays, and printed materials should not be called Retinal Paper. Silly.

@heath: Ok, I seem to have confused dpi with ppi (again). Standard high-quality prints are at 300 ppi. But to print quality color, the actual dpi is much higher. [en.wikipedia.org]

@heath: While I will probably be impressed when I see it, I don't think it justifies the "retina" moniker.