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http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/25/...-patents-attack NPR takes on patent trolls. Yes, the system is broken. No, you shouldn't be allowed to patent windows that pop up when you scroll your mouse over a button.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/25/...-patents-attack I thoroughly recommend listening to this "this american life" on patent trolls.

Just did this trip yesterday. (NYC-Chicago). More manageable than I imagined. I ate way too much mcdonalds though.

For a new tab, just hold the command button and left click. Delete the tab with command+w. Control click right clicks. On most macbooks, two fingers on your mousepad scrolls up and down.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 03:54 PM) The reason I asked is because the way you made it sound is Netflix is the same as Spotify (a replacement product)...it's not...which I pointed out. You were talking about your movie/music rental budget moving from one to the other in terms of replacement. I'm sure you could see where the confusion lies. It was more that I wouldn't pay 9.99. And in all likelihood i'll probably downgrade, but for 1 month I wanted to see all that it was. And it's pretty great. The equivelant to this prior was grooveshark which was an absolute mess filled with s***ty duplicates and poor sound quality. The ease of making a playlist, queuing up songs, and sharing things with friends is awesome. This is everything I thought it would be.

Made an incredible meal last night. Pork loin that I covered in rock salt and lime and slow cooked, then served with grilled vidalia onions also seasoned with lime, salt and olive oil. Mmmmmm

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 04:23 PM) But it doesn't replace netflix...one is a video service and one isn't. It's music. You are so brilliant. I canceled my 9.99/mo service of netflix, and now am putting that toward Spotify. Otherwise I would be doing their free service. Please go on explaining to me the difference between music and video.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 04:19 PM) How does a music service replace netflix? in my budget.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 14, 2011 -> 04:00 PM) Did you rock the $4.99 premium, or are you waiting for your invite? I went 9.99. I know that's steep but it replaces netflix and the fact that it works OFFLINE on your phone (playlist) is worth it to me. Seriously, i'm rocking it now. THis is f***ING AWESOME. This must be what it was like when the beatles came to the united states.

wish I had stock in spotify.com. This is so awesome. quick edit: perhaps secondshare.

Just signed up for spotify. VERY EXCITED. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 09:41 PM) You seem distraught, bmags, is there anything I can get you to revive your hope in humanity? a Yoohoo.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 09:42 PM) It's less relevant...because the supposed frontrunner seemingly believes he can't win there but will own the state next to the one he was governor in. Really, you can minimize the impact/bounce that either of them would get from a win. "Oh, it's just Iowa, she'll only win one state, Huckabee won Iowa last time". "Oh, it's just N.H., they were going to go for Romney anyway since he was the governor in Mass.". I'm not trying to minimize early wins, but Iowa in Republican primaries recently (obviously small sample) seems to choose candidates that have less of a chance in the majority of the states. The opposite of Iowa for dems, which sort of shows they can win more conservative bellweather states.

sigh.

It seems to me Iowa is much less relevant for Repubs than Democrats. Bachmann winning would certainly legitimize her as "one of the front runners", but NH is the big one. Also, hasn't Romney mostly conceded Iowa already?

saying "shut your f***ing kid up" is never an appropriate response.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 07:53 PM) So if you're at a nice restaurant or a movie theater trying to enjoy a nice dinner or movie and multiple whiny ass 2-3 year olds are going apes*** for no reason because that's what they do wouldn't piss you off? And management is not supposed to impose when they see their paying customers are getting annoyed by said whining/crying? What's rude? "tell your kid to shut the f*** up." Nobody does that. But you have to see their point of view. you aren't even addressing what's being said, just doing your "I'm EXTREEEME" schtick.

restaurant is spelled wrong.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 06:12 PM) It was in the 1880's and 90's. when gold was bad and SILVER was GOLD

there was a strange tilt to that article I can't quite put my finger on. But god I hate the gold standard talk. Was this around in the 80s and 90s?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 05:38 PM) Are you talking about the .com where you seek cheap places to stay? The idea seems sort of faddish/hyper modern to me...and potentially dangerous. I'm not sure what I think of services like this, it's basically a more evolved version of CouchSurfing, which is/was "free", and I put that free in quotations because nothings free. I've read some oddball stories of people that have done this, and "paid" in other ways. I can't speak for everyone on this, but I personally wouldn't use a service like this, because frankly the idea scares me. The risk/potential for meeting some wackado would weigh too heavily on my mind and I'd never get any sleep. If I were to ever do something like this I'd probably roam the countryside camping on my own...I know I should trust people more, but I don't...and the world around me gives me plenty of reasons why. I don't know. I did couchsurfing when I was in Brazil and it was fine. The ratings system allow people to regulate pretty well and most won't stay with someone who isn't rated. Renting apts for short terms is something pretty common elsewhere that often isn't an option here.

Institutions apparently don't matter, so it's okay.

didn't an airline company just ban kids from first class too? KIDSISM

y2hh what do you think of airbnb?

Same. It's tough when you are making enough money to live but are still putting off major stuff.