Considering I have only the most basic of basic cable packages, I think I count. It's cheaper to have that and internet than just internet alone.

Don't labor under the mistaken apprehension that Apple cares about any of this.

I went cold turkey. To make it easier, I gave myself a bit of a trade: at the end of each week I'd let myself have a cigar. I wasn't a regular cigar smoker, so I honestly couldn't handle a cigar more often than that. That lasted for about a month.

@Lexan: As others have pointed out, this removes the anodized coating on the aluminium. The case will corrode.

How the hell are you using your computer that it drives the edge of the laptop into your wrists?

GAH. Silencers do not work that way.

At the grocery store, they sell potatoes. There's the loose potatoes, you can grab a couple, bag 'em up, and pay per pound.

Flash is bad enough. I'm not going to add Silverlight to the suckfest.

@Nick Denton: Is that available for all sites? I thought it was just for Lifehacker.

@Nick Denton: Yes, but I have to be honest: this change has dramatically decreased the utility of Gawker for me, so much so that I'm contemplating dropping all Gawker sites from my RSS reader.

@roemerman: Not technically true. There are inorganic carbon molecules, like diamonds.

Agreed. I wouldn't leave a loaded firearm in reach of my cats. And I certainly wouldn't leave a loaded firearm unattended, whether or not there's a three year old around.

So, 25 minutes requiring checking every 5 or 10 minutes is easier than the 3ish or so minutes it takes to make scrambled eggs? Scrambled eggs and bacon are nearly a one-dish meal- a frying pan and the bowl you beat the eggs in.

One can establish credit using utility bills. It's harder to justify to a loan officer, but you can do it.

No. MacMillian is trying to hit that 5% for as much as they can get, then lower the price to nail the 45%, and then drop it again to get the remaining 25-40% that might buy the book.

@Adah: I agree, but it was still an upgrade.

If Robert Heinlein had written the Terminator series, Race would have actually been John Connor.