Different context, but Mubarak did this permanently a couple years before the revolution occurred. The reason was to stop people from easily organizing protests. I think we know how that worked . . .

Not sure where it stands now since I never felt the need to try.

Forget the Wii store. Install the Homebrew channel and an assload of emulators. I wasted way too much money the first night I had my Wii just because I was too lazy to mod it.

For showing you have a sense of humor.

I have an iPad 2 and a TouchPad. The only way I'd ever buy an Android tablet is if I could install webOS on it instead. So, as far as viable alternatives outside of the Apple ecosystem, I'm looking forward to what becomes of webOS.

If you read the rise and fall of webOS article from a few weeks back, you'd discover that the OS in its most current iteration was really thrown together at the last minute.

I've always understood that the iPad predates the iPhone internally and that the iPhone was testing the waters to see how successful iOS would become, while simultaneously creating a solid ecosystem beforehand. The tablet rumors floated around long before the iPhone rumors.

I paid for all 100 last year or so. What sucks is that every time there's a minor update to the app you have to download all 100 games again, and it happens somewhat frequently.

I had a 7800 and an x86 PC concurrently (before that a c64). At the time I sort of loathed not having different console, but now I look back wanting to recreate my whole library. There's been many discussions on AtariAge about whether or not the 7800 could have handled a Super Mario Bros. platformer, and the consensus was generally yes.

Here's the cool thing about the 7800. NES games were about $30-40 back then. 2600 games could be had for $3-5 at that point, and 7800 titles eventually dropped to like $10. You could get a new game or two (or three) every week as a kid, and I feel like I benefitted from playing many pioneering console games I might have missed otherwise.

At least I still have a badass Lynx and Jaguar collection.

In Egypt I pay about $60/month USD for a 10gb USB modem. When you go over the limit you're throttled unless you 'recharge' by purchasing 1gb for $5. My iPhone with a very generous call/text limit comes with a 3gb data plan for $25/month. Tethering is enabled with no extra charge or hacking required either.

Americans get shafted so hard when it comes to mobile fees. I didn't even bother with a smartphone or data plan there because it was barely worth it. Prices go down for this stuff everywhere except the US.

See this.

I've been telecommuting for four years now, and the idea of EVER working a regular 9-5 again absolutely terrifies me.

Another thing: get a load balancing router and use those two connections simultaneously. Not so easy with 3G, but with cable and DSL an added perk you'll feel deprived without.

My cat is awesome while working. I put a soft little rug on my desk and it would sit beside me all day to keep me company.

Go one step further and just get a second ISP. You can get a load balancing router and have both a DSL and cable line; when they're both working you reap the benefits of awesome speed for certain types of applications. When one is down you always have a backup from a totally different provider through a different service.

Have two load balanced connections is almost like have dual displays: once you have it, you'll never be able to live without it. Plus your torrent speeds are nuts.

+5 insightful.