I think you have just invented Science!

Depends on what the meaning of THE is.

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For those of us who don't watch sports, sports programming is a large part of the cost of cable, and I can't get just the channels want a la carte... everything is in tiers that cram sports into the mix.

Is the California Legislature in session

Unfortunately, they are ALWAYS "in session" (numerous paid absences aside).

What? Do you have something against Employee Number Zero?

0 - 65535 = 65536 numbers...

What happens when I poke at the device beneath? [Full disclosure, I won an iPad and used it long enough for it to piss me off, but realize a tablet was cool. I gave the iPad to someone who appreciated it, and bought an Android tablet...]

If not, I am sure you can find an under employed lawyer to sue somebody for something... maybe even if it is NOT in the EULA.

I heat with natural gas (if at all). I don't even know if burning wood is legal anymore in California...

But what about when Curly says - "I'm trying to think but nothing happens."

Obviously his brain is working enough to make him speak...

Careful - the username has "007" in it, so you have to assume they have a license to kill.

Heh, we'll never hear from THAT Anonymous Coward again...

or will we?

Well, yeah... making stuff illegal makes it more profitable, e.g. See "drug trade".

I am confused - I thought the patent was on the "automatic" (RSS?)-ness of things, and/or a "device" that automatically gets the show.

If I just go to the website and download mp3s by hand, that seems non-infringing...

If I uses iTunes, then, as you say, it is already covered?

If you make $50K a year, you are in the 25% Federal bracket,and if you are in California another 9.3%, then don't forget social security and medicare - 7.65%, and if you go thru the trouble of being self employed, you get to pay that twice, or 15.3%... OK you're right. It is ONLY 49.6% tax, for a self employed person in California. But, with what you have left you still have sales tax, gas tax, taxes on phone bills, cable bills, car tax (annual vehicle license fee), real-estate taxes... you get the idea.

Just need the insurance, as, well, insurance... in case this billionaire dies before they get a chance to retire outside of California, I suspect.