If by "local news" you mean Local TV News, well, there's none of that around me. On the other hand, if you mean "local newspaper" and "local radio" then you are sadly mistaken, at least up here in the Adirondacks. We get a high quality locally published and printed newspaper 6 days a week - with a superb website accompanying - but NOT replacing it. And the local NPR station isn't half bad either.

I live in NY. I already pay state sales tax on several websites that aren't located in New York State. Also, does this Senator have any idea how much record-keeping overhead this is going to create for small internet stores?

I admit my mistake. I forgot that the shuttles and engines were assembled in the LA area. Nerdrage got the better of me. There's still no reason to snub Houston though. I still smell the dirty hand of politics in this decision.

And the problem is that they've gotten snubbed due to politics. Being reminded that the USS Intrepid (on display in NYC) was involved in the early days of the space program, I can understand one going to NYC. But the closest thing LA has to being involved is the fact that it is near Vandenburg AFB, where the shuttle almost launched from. Any claim about "locations being chosen for their value to the american public" is a load of bull. The entire middle of the country is nowhere near any of the shuttles with these chosen locations.

Same here, I totally forgot I had applied for a job through them when I was hunting for work right out of college.

F**k the cloud. Until there is constant high-speed internet access available across the globe, I reserve my right to retain my information locally, with the option to backup my saves to this so called "cloud." Be it saves, financial data, email, or documents whatever. Call it paranoia, but I'd rather be the one responsible for maintaining the integrity of my data.

No microprocessors here, just hordes of nanometer scale mind-controlled minions doing the same thing that your transistors do.

You know, I really don't care what I get paid in right now, as long as it's actually legal tender. I just want a paycheck.

Combination of Price and Need fulfilled by other device(s). For now, my iPod (when combined with MobileNoter), Netbook, and that archaic thing called "Paper" are meeting my needs just fine. I'll get a tablet when the price comes down and they have a good one that has a hardware keyboard that slides out at a reasonable price.

Do mammals of the family Ursidae deposit fecal matter in areas of arboreal vegitation?

Anyone who seriously wants those things for Christmas should go and look at the unemployment rate. I'd settle for a job for Christmas.