Apple has always been a bully. From "Look and Feel" lawsuits, to creating then killing clone machines, and now patent trolling...

Wow. Hell of a post, thanks! This is the sort of discussion I want to see.

-J

Sad.

-J

Yup, competition never works to the advantage of the consumer. That's why I'm typing this on a $500 computer that is 50 times faster than the one I had 10 years ago. That's why my car is more comfortable, gets better gas mileage, and has more power than the one I bought 6 years ago. And yes, that's why (even in a barely competitive market) I have a faster 25Mbps net connection for less than I paid for my 128Kbps ISDN connection 15 years ago.

You're right, all the above suck.

-Josh

The seven deadly sins...

Nothing beats giving the sales guy a computer named "greed"

-J

My bread machine is a $12 Thrift Store special. It's been working great for us for the better part of a decade; the last 5 years making loaves about every other day.

-J

I buy the yeast in bulk from Costco.

Here's my favorite bread recipe- add in this order:

For a 2lb loaf:
    2 tablespoons white or brown sugar or honey
    1 teaspoon salt
    2 tablespoons canola or olive oil
    12oz water

    3 cups white flour (Costo 25lb bag - $8)
    1 cup wheat flour (Walmart 'Hungarian' whole wheat flour 5lb bag - $3)
    1 teaspoon dry yeast (Costco 2lb bag - $6? - around 300 loaves worth) - Don't use the packets.

I have a thrift store breadmaker. Just before the last rise cycle someone pulls the paddle at the bottom of the pan to not have a big hole at the bottom of the loaf.

It really does work out to between $0.25 and $0.50 per loaf. And that includes the amortized price of the bread machine. I make at least 4 loaves a week and we've been doing this for at least the last 5 years.

-J

Did you not see the part where it took 35 minutes? I work full time and still can ensure that my family eats healthy meals.

Preheat oven to 325 (convection) or 350 (regular)
Season Chicken
Pour rice in rice cooker
Wash rice
Add water and seasonings
Put chicken in oven
Start rice
Surf /. for 10 minutes
Clean vegetables
Put in steamer
Surf /. for 20 minutes
Serve food

Bullshit. People who can't feed their family well for less than the price of a pizza ($10-$20) are full of it.

Veggies are cheap, often under $1/lb.
Rice is less than $0.25/lb
Chicken Breasts can often be found for under $2.00/lb

The above is the core of a great meal that costs less than $6, will feed 4 people, and can be made in 35 minutes with only around 15 minutes of kitchen time.
(2lbs of chicken, 1 dry cup of rice, and 1lb of veggies)

And instead of spending $3-$4 on a loaf of bread, bake your own loaf of light wheat bread for around $0.25. With a bread machine, the work is trivial and the bread is better than store bought.

-J

Um...
  "moron"
  "irrational hate blind you"

How exactly do you plan on convincing anyone by insulting them?

-J