Even with incredibly dirty laundry, I doubt a washing machine operates in the same kind of harsh and hostile environment :)

They really need to stop granting patents to generic and vague stuff. Besides, the stuff in that patent was done decades before Amazon even existed.

Or HALO

http://members.shaw.ca/jeffv/halo2600.html

CDMA phones have a serial number.

I wouldn't mind giving a shot at Mickey Mouse governing my country, heck, even Goofy couldn't do worse than Harper.

Depends on where you live

"New monthly data transfer capacity of 15 GB for uploads and downloads combined"

http://www.videotron.com/residential/internet/residential-internet/internet/basic-speed-internet

The difference is they have money, therefore are above the law. We don't

Depends on people I guess. For some of us, it actually makes people more knowledgeable . I learned a heck lot more researching designs for my OTA antenna system just by lurking in forums and reading Wikis for a month than in my whole RF Communications year back in CEGEP. My library network only has *one* book on antenna design for the whole Montreal island, and it's been rented out for at least 2 weeks now...

But for most users, I tend to agree.

AC-3 is digital, so ground loops won't matter much. In fact, I made an AC-3 connector from my HTPC's onboard connector using an old CD-ROM wire and some solder and heatshrink.

If your devices are setting up a resonating network, they are *not* grounded properly. I have to ground my turntable on my Marantz Receiver, I use 16 gauge wire.

You're aware that's only a little higher than an Easy-Bake Oven? I hope you don't like your toast too dark...

AC-3 (RCA) is digital too, so no ground loop problem either. My guess is people will think it's better because it's optical.

Yup, right there with Vista & 8

I know about IPC :) . I'll give you the 6502 was faster clock-per-clock than a Z80.

Nope. The Master System had 8 times the video ram, 4 times the ram, and a much faster CPU.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_(third_generation)#Comparison

Dunno if related to Godzilla, but kinda scary

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_spider_crab