@matthewabel: You can buy a smaller cast-iron skillet. An eight inch skillet cost me about $5.00

@heath: " ... it goes in the landfill eventually, and you pay for a new charger that will also eventually end up in a landfill. Twice the waste"

@Higgsbosom: I have no issue with using it as a "collective pool", as long as people who contribute to it do so knowingly. When you see the penny jar on the counter, the pennies in it were willfully contributed by others who had no need for them.

@ngram83:

@ddmeightball: At minimum, get a full tower. Antec makes complete grabage now, but if you can find an old case from 10 years ago (check eBay), they're some of the best I've ever used. The main thing is to have room to work. I've seen too many of these cheap plastic cases where a drive actually overhangs the memory…

That's no good. What if the original owner comes looking for their charger?

@irish_stickman: I don't believe there's any law against it if that's what you're asking. But a piece of conduit wedged behind the steering wheel could very easily be a safety risk. People used to be impaled on the steering columns, and to do that you actually needed to break the wheel. If this slips during an…

@matthewabel: While that sounds like an interesting study, there are tons of variables in that which would be impossible to account for (unless she had a class of 200,000 students).

@John Steele: Yes, I should have stated that I too know many respectable Psychiatrists (I don't personally know any Psychologists by anything more than casual aquaintence). In fact the source of my statistics was the APA confrence notes from a few years ago that a good friend in the field copied me in on.

@nachobel: Slapped, LOL. That's a declaration WAR. Stand up for your country and slap them back (unless it's a woman or child, then just teach them one of our many obscene gestures).

Okay, some people don't like the "knowledgeable staff" comment. Let me revise that. Make sure the salesperson you're talking to is knowledgeable. If they wear a name tag and work for $8 an hour, they may know what they're talking about, but don't bet on it. However, if you took my advice and went to a privately…

I don't agree with the generic "Stay under 7 MegaPixels". It assumes you're comparing the same censor size, same brand, using the same blurring process, with the same type of lens and exposure time.

@TheFu: Once again, you nailed it.

@leobaby: True, but many DSL packages are counted and only opperate at 128Kbps (2x Dialup speeds I admit). My intent was to point out the discrepancy between speeds in different locations not thoroughly noted in the report, but you are correct.

@analogrocker: Spare me the arrogant hippie BS. As I stated multiple times, I do in fact observe the practices and etiquette of other cultures when I travel. I am not ignorant of their ways, and I chose to observe them when the situation deems appropriate. However, when I'm in the U.S., I believe the local customs…

The real issue is "Why?"

If I'm traveling to Japan, this may be worth noting. But as it stands, I eat my sushi in the US. I don't believe we are expected to know or understand all the formalities of another culture's concept of etiquette. I show my appreciation and respect the same way most Americans do, with my patronage of their…

@BabyInABlender: I agree. We're comparing one specific product to vague and general categories of products. It analogous to comparing a Ford F150 to bicycles and rowboats, but not comparing it to Chevy or Dodge trucks in the same class. When presented in that perspective, it's easy to knock the others. Following…

"This table is slated to go into chapter 1 of the first edition of The Complete Guide to Google Wave, so give me a shout if you've got ideas for how to polish it up before we rev up the printers."

I believe the first chapter of the book should take a different approach than what that chart implies. There are many things omitted from the list of features that the others have and wave does not. I understand, the idea is to highlight Wave's strengths over the others, but I maintain that to use it efficiently, one…