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The problem with that reasoning is that we, just like any other animal on this planet, only exists to reproduce. Our children are smarter than us and their children will be even more intelligent. The upside with living for 1000 years is that we'd have pretty much experience, but we would...

Most religions should be updated. It's been a while since the Bible and Quran was written and the world has changed a bit in the last 1500-2000 years. I don't think the catholic church is the only place where you find pedophiles, you'll probably find them in situations where they train or work...

Perhaps the catholic church should just let their priests get married? That way they could do their wives instead of the altar boys or the females in the parish.

Deutsche Grammophon gives away a free Valentine's Day track per day between feb 8 and 14. www.deutschegrammophon.com

-40C can be pretty nice and +5C can be a torture, it depends on the circumstances.

Whatever it is, we should probably get ready for more.

Perhaps they'll name the second generation Thunder bowels? It sounds quite powerful.

Perhaps we'll be using DNA as storage in the future? :) http://www.livescience.com/26511-shakespeare-stored-in-dna-files.html

Perhaps it's usable as a phone for a 5 year old kid or something?

I don't know why I came to think of this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT3_UCm1A5I

I'm glad to hear that. Congratulations :)

It's no problem with the right clothes, the shoes are supposed to work between +5 and -35C, the rest is just a question of adding layers.

Yes, but it's not any worse than people who does cross country skiing in that temperature. Besides, -15C here doesn't feel as cold as -15 feels by the coast. The biggest problem is that I don't have a proper winter lube so the chain and gears gets stuck when it gets down to about -20. But that...

It's -15C (5F) here today, a bit chilly but I only have a 10-15 minute commute so it's OK. But I wouldn't go on a 32 mile ride, at least not without warmer clothes and ski goggles.

Grand Prix Legends from 1998 (with the normal patches needed to run under XP) runs fine in Windows 8 64-bit.

At least you can regulate the body temperature by adding/removing clothes when it's cold.

I hope they have been successful in their design of the Stealth 8's, getting 2 way speakers with 8" woofers to actually sound good isn't easy.

One thing that's pretty useless is the Store. I can sort the apps in different ways, but not Alphabetical and I can't write and search like in the start screen... I'm sure Steve Ballmer did this for my own good, but I don't appreciate his kindness very much at the moment.

If your friend decides to go with XBMC and the Synology NAS (or any existing NAS) two out of three hardware components needed to run DLNA are already in place. The 12" Thinkpad would make an excellent control point by the way, as long as your friend has WiFi at home. He can just tie the Thinkpad...

Great advice, I have approximately the same solution at home, minus RAID. DLNA makes it possible to add/remove media servers, control points and renderers in a blink of an eye. Let's say I have a friend who visits that like to play some music on the phone, I just let him/her connect to the...

WDTV doesn't seem to have very good sound. (http://www.whathifi.com/review/western-digital-wdtv) I would almost recommend a separate music streamer and another for video content, but it depends on how picky he is.

My mother has been using Win 8 for a week or so now. She thinks it's OK, the full screen start menu and the lost start button doesn't bother her, and I told her to press Alt+F4 when she wants to shut down. I also removed all Metro apps from the start screen, so she's probably not even aware of...

I don't care very much about what it says on the sticker, I use my ears. Not that it feels very relevant to this thread about computer speakers. I think ddrueding asked for a sub that match his Airmotiv 4's? And now we've come to the conclusion that no reasonable priced sub is able to do that...

I mean a sub you won't know it exists until you remove it from the system. ;)

But do you really believe it's a bad thing if it restricts the choices to really good subwoofers? We have different philosophies about how to reach Audiophile Nirvana. I don't think you can convert me and I'm not going to convert you either. :)

Or get a good digital music streamer that receives the signal over TCP/IP and converts it to music only once. It won't work very good for computer games, but it's great for music.

I kind of agree with Stereodude about the next steps, but it's only logical if you've maximized the earlier steps. Otherwise you're just wasting money. Spend a bit more money on a better sub with a line out. Or - get an even better one with a high pass line out, so you can mix and match the...

Take a look at the Polk Audi DSW 550, it's supposed to be very good.

Merc should almost target a trip to Norcia to part with that whisky.

No - is the answer to both MaxBurn and mubs questions. I will install it on my mothers computer next week.

I fell in love with Laphroaig when I took my first sip, perhaps Merc will love it too? I haven't tried the 30 YO myself. But it's considered to be very good, and a 30 year old whisky is always special. Remember not to use ice or anything else to cool the whisky, it numbs the taste buds and...

Laphroaig? You should enjoy it with some friends. You could try some Lagavulin, Ardbeg 10, Laphroaig 10 and/or Laphroaig Quarter Cask in a bar, if you're not already acquainted with the Islay style.

Is the absolute budget roof $230? Otherwise, if she really enjoys listening to music and hates wasting money, take a look at a small music system with a pair of mini monitors + integrated amp.

It must be a coincidence, but it's exactly the same difference as Apple has between the 16GB and 32GB and 64GB iPads.

I just want to mention that Linn Records is giving away a free Studio Master recording everyday between now and Christmas. http://christmas.linn.co.uk/

I love The Onion, they even sell Lance Armstrong's wristband. http://store.theonion.com/p-5045-cheat-to-win-bracelet.aspx?utm_source=Onion&utm_medium=rightbanner&utm_campaign=ad11

Yes. I use Win 8 in the same way as Mercutio (not very much Metro), I went straight from 2003 to the consumer preview and it took me about 4 hours to feel comfortable, so most of you will probably only need <=2 hours.

I got a Jesus-pad yesterday, it's pretty ok so far. I didn't have huge expectations on it, I mostly wanted AirPlay (nice to get the angry bird sound in the stereo ;-) ) and X-Plane.

I have 8.4 index on the Disk data transfer rate (win 8 goes to 9.9.) :)

I don't know, I haven't gone much faster than 25-28 mph. It adds a little bit of drag you know. ;) Or maybe it's because I only have 48-11 on the bike? But it's pretty safe, the aluminium frame and handle bars acts as a roll cage if things should go wrong. I actually tipped it over for the...

There's both a net and the cover for wind/rain. It's a really good idea to at least close the net when it's connected to the bike. Unless of course you really want sand/glassblast the kids face.

I regret not getting one at once when he was born, it can replace a "normal" baby carriage in many situations. But I'm not sure it's wise to connect it to a bike driven at maximum speed before he/she develop some neck muscles. ;)

It's not something I would enjoy riding up Alpe d'Huez, but it's pretty good when shopping for a litre of milk and similar tasks. My commuter bike is a white Nishiki Pro SL and a Chariot CX1 to transport the son to the daycare. The bike is decent ~11kg (but in desperate need of a service) and...

Yes, a bit hard maybe. :) I rode my mothers Crescent Tove last night (it has lights). The average speed wasn't great but it was a pretty good work out nevertheless.

Microsoft seems to be a bit like NWA in the good old days: "We're just trying to make operating systems that pisses people off"

The Volt/Opel Ampera in Europe was exciting when it entered the market. It was important to get rid of the range anxiety, but now it's more or less played out it's roll. The V60 Plug-in Hybrid with the diesel engine looks interesting for example.

I think the active safety systems in the Cadillac and Volvo makes them interesting. Passive safety is great, but it's even better if you can avoid the accident before it happens.

I usually walk or take the bike if I only want to travel 1/4 mile. :)

I think it's best if I don't comment on Audis European customer base. ;)

I vote for Linn if it's a girl. ;) Anyway, congratulations!