Pay those whom support the technology exorbitantly , and we'll buy big houses and hire gardeners, maids, butlers etc. Problem solved.

They forgot the option:

TL;DR

Yes, but it is 'a quarter-million miles' difference between two arbitrary values. So why not make it a nice round number?

They're all scumbags! (and it's nothing new)

http://blog.thomsonreuters.com/index.php/mobile-patent-suits-graphic-of-the-day/

Yeah, like the USB2 port...WTF?

Exactly; this isn't an Apple thing, it's becoming an industry thing. My Le Pan tablet - non user replaceable battery, Motorola blue tooth hands-free unit, same, my Vtech cordless phone, user replaceable, but batteries are only available from Vtech. Sooner or later companies will figure out that they can do the same thing with batteries as they did with ink cartridges.

Another vote for the Sennheiser HD280's. Best headphones I've ever owned.

For at least three years the trackpads have been multi-touch; so, at least within bootcamp, the right click etc is emulated by having two fingers on the trackpad while clicking...

Did PJF ever complete the World of Tiers series? I don't think Kickaha's world was ever published (or written)

Agreed. A raging piece of crap if there ever was one. "based on" read: we used a similar setting and some character names...

Oh good. I thought it was just me...

"I'm horny" results in directions to escort services! See:

http://shitthatsirisays.tumblr.com/

http://ekit.com/ekit/home/

I used them for a trip to europe, prices were half of what my local carrier wanted for European roaming. It included data. I have an iPhone 3GS but I had to unlock it to use the sim card.

Their name was... "Abby Normal" - iGor

How does that compare to Adamantium?