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Apple to enter adult market with the new iBrator with touch screen controls, internet, and music capabilities. Also in consideration is the iSponge, with video capability...

I think that the iPhone IS the widescreen iPod; or at least what the widescreen iPod would look like...

So you broke a contract early which you signed in good faith, and are angry that Sprint held you to your end of the deal?? I don't like ETFs either, but you signed the contract...

Serenak, I assure you, the wrist and arm/hand pain is not "mysterious". It is real, it is called "carpal tunnel syndrome", and I have had surgery on both hands to alleviate it. Some people are simply more apt to get it, and there is no way to tell with any certainty who those people are. I type "properly" and have used ergonomic keyboards and do exercises. However, I still had the problems.

"So you need to get your pregnant wife to the hospital, which would you rather have, a fully functional Yugo or a Mercedes with no wheels?" I'll take the Mercedes and sell it and buy a BMW with wheels. Oh, I'll call and ambulance for my wife; that's a much better option.

Just to clarify, by "most basic" I mean a machine that is still reasonably able to do simple tasks quickly. I would NOT recommend the $299 Dell. I would, however, recommend a Mac mini or a MacBook.

"Gas is a great example of this; with gas you get an octane rating. You might not have any idea what (R+M)/2 actually means but you are certain that higher is better because gas stations charge more for the gas with the higher octane number." Just for some explanation, there is good reason, in some cases, to buy the higher octane fuel. The necessity of the higher octane is governed mainly by the compression ratio and the timing of the engine. In general, higher compression ratio engines need higher octane gas, as do engines that have had the timing advanced. Contrary to popular belief, there is NO DIFFERENCE in the energy content of gasoline of different octane ratings. Higher octane fuels are simple more resistant to detonation because they burn more slowly and smoothly. The reason this is significant is that in a high compression engine, a low octane fuel could potentially detonate from the higher pressure alone. This can cause engine knock which can do serious damage to the engine. That is why you see high octane requirements mainly on performance or higher end cars. Their engines have higher compression ratios and/or advanced timing, therefore, have more problems with early detonation. Having said that, due to those very properties, todays engines will produce slightly more power with higher octane. Once again, this has nothing to do with any difference in energy content. The engine computer will adjust the timing to allow for the difference in detonation, and the vehicle can produce more power.