I'm sure productivity went DOWN, since everyone kept trying to refresh/reload..."Maybe THIS time it will work?!"

Dr Kleiner says it's well within parameters, nothing to worry about.

It happens. It eventually gets fixed, everyone moves on with their lives, then 5 years later, it gets spammed all over. As a receiver of a $500 settlement check from a lawsuit against Toshiba (re: Toshiba Satellite 5005-S507 Laptop), I'm getting a kick out of these posts...and currently looking forward to getting a Dell Streak.

"Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? "

You 'opted-in' by signing up in the first place. I'm waiting for FB to say "Don't like how we do business? Here, let us help you close your account."

...it better pack/box itself, bring itself to the shipper and pay it's own shipping fees after it sells itself automatically, otherwise, it's going to stay on the shelf where it belongs. /not that I'd every buy such a stupid NOT-ART object, anyway. //dammit why didn't I think of this!?

I agree. I have MW2, MW2: Ghost Bear's Legacy and MW2:Mercanaries all ripped to computer that I regularly play on my MP3 player. Half Life 2 is another that I regularly listen to as well.

I think you're confusing 'carbs' with 'grains' (as the title to your post might suggest); humans are quite able to process carbs quite easily. Every eat fruti? How about vegetables? Yeah, those are carbs. But they do take a while to break down, plus they contain fiber, which is also good for you body. Grains, on the other hand, are BAD carbs (I'm talking about processed grains here, not the stuff you'd pick off a wheat plant growing in a field; good luck trying to eat THAT.) They break down too quickly into sugar, which is quickly absorbed into the blood stream, thus causing high spikes in insulin which leads, eventually, to insulin resistance. Stay away from most grains, eat lots of fruit/vegetables and lean protein and add in some poly unsaturated fat (almonds, cashews, avocado, olive oil/olives) and you'll be on your way to a leaner, healthier you.

almonds are good for you; avocados are good; cashews are good. olive oil is good. I think the zone has the best approach to this, in that it specifies lean protien, complex carbs (think veggies and fruits, not sugars or breads) and GOOD fat (see above) every time you eat. I've lost 10 pounds of fat over the last few months doing this.

Re: iridium flares...are there some iridium satellites that don't flare? I've tried numerous times to view the flares but have yet to see one. I usually start several minutes prior and watch until several minutes after and haven't seen a one.

Maybe it's just me, but I've seen lots of birds try to eat bugs that looked like that. Hope it has at least a couple of Sidewinders on-board, somewhere.