In today's world, unless you've already done it, HR and hiring managers won't believe that you can do it. 30 years of proven ability to learn new things is irrelevant.

It's even simpler on the Kindle WiFi - no jailbreak required: http://y42k.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/block-kindle-special-offers-easy-and-free/

> > Why should one be allowed to steal stuff ? > It all depends on whom gets to define "steal". It all depends on whom gets to define "stuff".

...unless Google does a better job with music than they did with books. Who buys books from Google?

When I'm shopping for ebooks, the cover image isn't much of a consideration. It matters when I'm browsing in a brick-and-mortar store, but the small (sometimes tiny) "cover" (covering exactly what?) image isn't much of an influence when I'm searching on my computer.

"...it seems the bet choice in terms of convenience and user experience is using Amazon and Barnes and Noble's reader software on an Apple device."

Isn't it great that we live in a world where vendors provide open platforms that don't try to lock us into a proprietary ecosystem? Oh...

The study doesn't say that 92 minutes of exercise a week is the minimum necessary to extend life. It says that all groups in the study that exercised at all showed extended life when compared to the inactive group, and the average weekly exercise duration of the study group with the lowest amount of exercise was 92 minutes. Whoop-de-do. Exercise is good for you. Who knew?

If being poor is so great, why don't you give it a try?

People sure do love to bitch about a service they get for free.

And you forgot that you'll need a license if you: -Hear the song from someone else's player as they drive by or you walk by their house -Listen to a friend telling you about someone who covered the song last night on "American Idol" -Are forced to listen to the song because it was downloaded and played as part of an unrequested ad -Buy a product that uses the song in an ad -

I need mod points. Eyenot, why didn't you just repost the article? You add nothing, at great length.

...since my cat's favorite resting spot is on top of either one or the other of our two cable boxes.

Why not "Johns"? Oh...