I think "cheap" needs to be removed from the headline unless it's strictly referring to quality.

I'd say not leaving sticky residue all over my PA cables is what makes it worth it.

I think gaffer tape is different. While they both the fibers in them, gaff tape is easy to remove and reapply without leaving adhesive on a surface. And it's typically dark so it's less visible.

So does it not bother you that a billion dollars of taxpayer money is being used for this just so they can see that you are at work?

Right, and you can get a 2.5" Western Digital USB 3.0 for 1TB for $100. Only difference seems to be that you can get a metal case on this one, with half the capacity.

Even the non-"Edge" Passports from WD are USB 3.0 and 1TB for under $100. I don't know why these are more expensive.

This is always how Western Digital external drives have been. The Mac ones are just pre-formatted for Mac. I always get the "PC" ones and reformat them.

While it can be annoying that content owners make it hard to buy their content, it also seems like people have become too spoiled by instant gratification.

For the record, I have done much research in this field, and it is impossible to combine the three traditional utensils into one single uber-utensil. The combination of the knife and spoon is the particularly difficult part. It is likewise impossible to combine all three utensil names. FACT.

Hard working artists? The "artists" the RIAA cares about are not the hard working ones. There are actual hard-working artists who's work is sold on iTunes while they don't receive a single cent. Apple ignores them, as does the RIAA. Lives ruined over a digital duplicate of a turd, that on no planet has a value of…

We don't stone adulterers to death. We don't make it illegal to shave your head, or to eat shrimp, or two wear linen and wool at the same time. Care to explain?