I blame Google :)

and the Chinese will steal it after we've finished development.

Don't ignore audio. Dynamic Range Compression for audio is essentially the same as dynamic contrast for picture. It might make your commercials seem quieter, but it crushes the loud and quiet parts together to the same volume and gets rid of the more natural variation in sound.

Shopping for a new TV this week as a matter of fact. Bookmarking this site so i can come back once i pull the trigger...thanks for thinking of me!

This has to do with what format the content was originally created in. Newer shows and movies are (mostly) in 16:9. They will fill your screen just fine. Older content was made in 4:3 for the square TVs of yesteryear. These shows will have the letterboxing. I recommend not using the zoom features at all and just…

They had no idea. They had assumed (sight unseen) that because the report said I was at the gym and my blood said I was a raging rabdo, that it was the exercise. But then I explained that it wasn't. And they had no idea. They especially didn't understand the lack of pain and all of the other symptoms. I wanted to…

somebody who's in great shape can still be sore after an unusual workout (say, trying a new sport)

Good suggestions, but I'd also recommend reading "Lynchpin" by Seth Godin, if you want to change your mindset on what it is to be indespenible.