I would gladly pay more for three things, higher quality materials(no more of that fake wood shit), U.S. made, and a trustworthy company. That last one is a bit tricky. I trust a company when they continue to improve, instead of sitting back and when they think something is 'good enough.' i also need someone who i can call, communicate with, and treat me like I'm a reasonable human being.

I think one of the biggest issues is the gap in price between good products and low end stuff. I want my music to sound good and I'm willing to buy something that is 3x the cost of the everyday / low end equipment. But instead I'm given the choice between low end equipment or pro-awesome-blow-your-mind stuff that is 10 times more expensive, with nothing in between. I would love the more expensive stuff, but I just can't afford a 10,000 worth of stereo gear.

the browsing opportunities are why i go to book stores. i never know what im going to buy. there are alot of books that i would never have found if i couldn't walk through the shelves.

A budget like theirs would also help :)

..is measured in what we won't produce and is therefore something we will never known.

Tell congress that they can turn it around and use it as a spy satellite. Then attach it to the defense budget.

I do remember an episode of Voyager where some Borg re-asserted their individualism and started a revolution. However they were quickly wiped out by the collective by the end of the episode. look for the same thing to happen here. :P

its not even unique to 'solutions' in general.

However college did not improve my spelling or proof reading skills.

GitHubs 404 is great. cartoon rendition of a scene from a new hope with the title 'this is not the page you are looking for'

I hope they show some np 'unsolvable' problems. they translate nicely into easy to understand story problems and show that we still have alot to learn even about math.

If you have correctly followed commonly agreed upon standards how much of your application is really going to break? and like everyone else has said previous, they are small incremental changes not akin to the old paradigm of huge versions. you could also use a test suite and automate those tests. just some thoughts.

Bar right next to where I work has chimay on tap. Love the Trappists.

I smile a little bit when i go bottom-of-the-barrel bear. taste like collage :)

...its a feature!!!