I think GP was only thinking of faster traffic speeds... for stop-and-go traffic alternating makes sense, but if traffic is going a bit faster it seems dangerous to wait until the last minute to merge (and of course the continuing lane slowing down becomes an issue).

With interest rates being as low as they are, it doesn't seem like there is currently any shortage of money to be loaned out (there may be a shortage of qualified borrowers though).

If there is increased consumption of food, that also creates investment opportunities in food. If the consumption remains flat or declines, even if there is money available it would be foolish to invest it.

They say that "one of the limitations of devices like Android and iPhone is the sampling of only two active points" but the iPhone can sample 5 points.

The iPad can actually do 11 touches. Feel free to speculate on what part is the 11th finger :)

It is a flawed product. As far as flaws go, "decreased reception only when holding the phone in a certain way that causes issues only in low signal strength areas that can be corrected by any inexpensive 3rd party case" seems overblown.

How can they recommend the older phone that has permanent, unfixable weak reception but not this one?

It seems like they are withholding the recommendation to punish Apple for insufficient disclosure, or not giving away free cases or something. Which I'm not really against, but its not about what phone would be more practical for the consumer or gives them the most value for the money. For something that you will use every day for years, the extra hassle of buying a 3rd party case and putting it on does not seem more important than all the other factors.

If I know in advance that I need to buy a case, but I decide that I still want an iPhone at $230, I won't be pissed.

If I buy an iPhone and discover later that I need to shill out another $30 because it won't work right without a case, of course I'll be pissed.

Just add $30 to the cost of the phone, and review it with a case on, if it is that big of a problem.

Sure Apple isn't doing the customer friendly thing by giving away free cases (go figure), but if a relatively cheap Apple or 3rd party case solves it and everything else is OK, I don't see why this is a big deal.

Even cheaper from Netgear ($150 in cart, it was the first item in the router section):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122326

It has "simultaneous dual band", USB support, etc. I don't see what the problem is.

Why not bootstrap using a cross compiler?

And really, when it comes to fulfilling emotional needs, maybe some of the really smart people succeed early on in life - so there is little motivation for further achievement (in the absence of high expectations from parents).

I've never said Hu Jintao was a great guy or that I supported the Chinese government. I am saying that democracy works here because we respect the system, and that it frequently hasn't worked in developing countries because of corruption, cheating, economic catastrophe, etc. The idea that we can solve China's problems for them by forcing them to imitate us is stupid.

The majority of my comment history is this discussion with you.

If you can get paid for having futile debates on the internet, no one has told me.