... There's a service pack and 4 hotfixes for that.

We're sorry man... here Mick went and punched a shark for you Surfer punches shark then catches wave We cool now? I'm just glad there's an election coming up so I can help vote the current government out.

When I lived in a large apartment complex I used to see about 20 or so. Some with funny names like 'hellokitty' or 'pornpoint'.

These days I live in the 'burbs and I only see my own and my neighbors across the st. The guy living next door that works for Oracle has a hidden SSID... but its there.

Audio books were a revelation to me too. The only time I seem to get to read is when in bed before sleep. I used to read proper books but it tended to keep me up until 3 or 4 am reading just one more chapter.

With audio books I can listen to a few chapters and then drift off to sleep without a book hitting me in the face. Makes for some interesting dreams as well!

Bone conduction devices have been around for a lot longer than that. They are primarily used for kids that are too young for hearing aids, or for people that can't use amplification aids due to middle ear issues. They have a headband like the old cheap 80's style walkman headphones with the vibrating unit resting on the bony part just behind your ear. What’s new here is that this device sounds like (heheh) it'll be a whole lot more discrete.

I find it quite amazing too. What I find more amazing is that I'm replying to this post wirelessly on a connection that has more bandwidth than those T3's. I remember getting my first 33.6K modem and thinking that thing was faaaaaaast.

I've flown internationally a few times this year, never had one confiscated. Don't worry. I gave up smoking last month. I can't do much damage with nicotine gum.

Forget the laptop battery... On most planes there is a canister of chemicals stored above every seat that when mixed produces oxygen. Combine that with some duty-free Bacardi 151 (You know, the one with the flame retardant top) and the cigarette lighter you bought just before the flight and you could make you're own very effective little bomb right on the plane itself! All these so called security measures are a joke, when things like spirits and cigarette lighters are still allowed on flights. TSA... I'm not even going to start thinking about those morons. It just gets me all angry.

The way gold prices are going these days that sounds like a good idea. There are a lot of remote places in the world that you could bury it too. Its just a pity that I don't think the technology to 'unfreeze' all these cryogenic heads will ever exist, no matter what Futurama tells us.

OK, more clarification: The actual Windows folder is 6.5GB, 2GB of which is in the installer folder (Updates to Windows) It's the App's, documents, and settings that take up the rest. However, Yes... still is a LOT of bloat.

XP, but it's all the programs I have installed you see. I use every one, and fully installed versions of things take up gigabytes. I guess I should have clarified that. Oh, and I have about 3GB of actual 'work' on that partition as well.

I need 40GB for System, 1GB for Swap, 100GB for Music, 1000GB for video files that go 1-2hrs in length, and 50GB for video files that go from 30-45mins in length *cough*. This doubles each year if I keep everything. It's a mixture of everything. Broadband does bring in the bits however.

You forgot the porn.

It doesn't surprise me that the US is the top wind producer... what with all the large people you have over there. OH, I see. Top wind power producer. Sorry, my bad.