"Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway, because it's sterile and I like the taste."

Wouldn't a USB extension cable eliminate laptop noise? You can get those for about $3 off Newegg. Though this is a less bulky solution, I'll admit.

This one makes sense to me, though. There were rumors of Apple getting into the game console market, and I can believe it.

A combination of AppleTV and a game console could be a great home theater device if they pull it off correctly. An Xbox 360 currently plays games, streams Netflix rentals, plays video files and music off your home network, etc., and is really only being marketed as a video game system. If Apple could make a similar box, make the GUI a little more fluid, and market it as an all-in-one device (like they do with the iPhone -- "There's an app for that"), then they could break into the gaming market fairly easily.

Also consider that any Apple gaming console would probably be somewhat similar to Apple hardware. Anyone making a game for an Apple console could easily port it over to Macs, and with enough games you'll soon see gamers converting to Macs. Considering games are one of the few things holding people back from switching off Windows, this would help them break up Microsoft's monopoly on gamers.

Apple has proved with the App Store and iTunes that they can do downloadable content as good or better than anyone. I really do see Apple going into gaming as the next logical expansion of their business. It was really much more of a stretch for Microsoft to have entered the gaming market than it would be for Apple.

Because the AC said someone might want to decline the prizes because it would bump them up to a higher tax bracket -- such a thing would be a moot point, as they would only be in the higher tax bracket on the prizes.

You can only split the connection and get free analog TV because the tech forgot to filter it out of your line. Eventually someone will probably audit the line, and correct that. Unless it's in your contract, which is pretty surprising, and a nice benefit.

I thought tax brackets worked so that you were only taxed at a higher rate on the income above a certain number, and taxed on the lower rate at the income below a certain number.

For example, say the tax rate was as follows:

above $100,000, 50%
$100,000 and below, 20%

If you made $130,000, you would be taxed at 20% on the first $100,000, and 50% on the remaining $30,000. Therefore, someone making $100,001 doesn't pay roughly $30k more in taxes than someone making $99,999. This is obviously very simplified rules, but you get the idea from the example.

My ISP does, which is odd, since it actually uses Road Runner. I don't see why any ISP would choose not to.

I think Blizz might get mad at you for trying to use a loophole to get around their policy. It *might* work, and it's definitely a good idea. It would probably decrease donations, though, as people would think that the addon isn't donation-supported, and that the donations are more akin to a tip jar.

Most people FIND new addons via Curse. I always did. If your addon isn't on Curse, it is a lot harder to build up a user base. It definitely can be done, but it's harder.

I just searched the app store with no luck. Could this be under a different name?

Forgetting about the elderly?

As both someone who can play guitar (albeit not very well), and can Play Guitar Hero on hard/expert, I can tell you that the amount of time it takes to master Guitar Hero is a fraction of what it takes to master guitar.

I cannot agree more. "All season" tires are a joke compared to snow tires. I use snow tires on a Mustang in winter, and I tend to have better traction and stopping power than a lot of the SUVs I see on the road.

That's how cable worked in the 90's, but most cable companies are using a digital signal now. You need a set-top box to get the signal because it may be encrypted, but also because TVs don't come with a tuner that can actually tune into a QAM256 signal. Most digital channels are delivered at all times, not on-demand, unless you have a switched system like uVerse.