Hearing Malcolm Gladwell wax fantastic about the miracles of (AT&T) 5G was enough to make me stop listening to his podcasts. Granted, they were paid spots, but you have to protect your brand at least a little.

I came ot see if Linear A had been cracked. Maybe someday. At least there is hope short of finding a Rosetta Stone equivalent.

My wife and I have been doing this for decades for a whole host of reasons. Most of them boil down to these categories (summarized well in the summary): 1) Environmental noise: whether it is because you are in a noisy environment or you don't want to add sound to the environment 2) Dialogue comprehension: Even mild accents can throw me off. I got a lot more out of Downton Abbey this way. There are a few pitfalls: 1) It drives visiting family crazy! 2) Sometimes ill-timed cc spoils joke punchlines 3) Carelessly placed cc sometimes covers things you would like to see on the screen. Live sports is a big offender here.

Or is it XG? Am I doing this right?

...Angelfire is still operating!

...points to the materials being non-terrestrial. I am way out of my league here, but this seems like a plausible reality that may be connected to the story. Of course this does not mean they are "alien" unless they are truly alloys (which I suppose would require intelligence to fashion) made of non-terrestrial materials. I am just trying to connect the dots between reality and what gets reported in the NYT.

Maybe it is just me, but the denial seems overly specific. Maybe the mic is used to maintain a profile for each user. Oh, and the profile is used to target ads. Talking out loud about tin-foil hats now to see if I get any ads for a discount.

I would guess that someone is clever enough to circumvent this by making the licensee and the inventor different legal entities even though the beneficiaries are the same.

The difference being that consumers want variety from their coffee. Not so much with razors.

Although I am a heavy user of their current line of products, I appreciate the fact that I have the choice to buy unlicensed pods that are either cheaper or represent coffee that is otherwise unavailable. Surely this will kick open the door for a competitor that can take advantage of their self-disruption!

Tipping point was in 3/11 for me. DSL+Netflix+HD Antenna I should have swit

Pretty sure I am beaten.