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How hard would it be to mass-produce and mass-market a high-capacity (1Tb) magnetic-platter disk drive with removeable magnetic disks? Something like the old Zip Disks and Zip Drives, but with a much higher data density? Obviously, since 1Tb removeable magnetic are not being made, there must...

1) In your opinoin, what are the top ten instances of intentional humor (intended by Biblical authors) in the Bible? 2) Overall, are there more examples of intentional humor in the Old Testament, or in the New Testament? NOTE: I am referring to passages where the original Biblical author...

New class = - fixed-lens / slightly-wide-to-short-tele zoom - nearly APS-C sized sensor & DSLR-like IQ & ISO performance - enthusiast/semi-pro build-quality & premium price ($799 / far above entry-level DSLR) [ major current unknown: autofocus speed and performance ] BACKGROUND: You may...

...highway? -- MORE BELOW --? Can anyone fill in this chart? Even approximately, theoretically, or hypothetically?? [I have heard a reliable but anecdotal report that a 2010 Prius gets up to 50mpg around town, but only around 42mpg on the highway.] TYPICAL SPEED../...ONE OR...

not to? -- MORE BELOW --? Excerpt from latest announcement that I received from Yahoo Mail on April 7, 2011: "If you don’t upgrade now, we recommend that you do it soon. Your current version of Yahoo! Mail will be available for the next few months, but you will eventually need to upgrade it to...

...Holga-like camera? See for example, the "Holga D" concept camera at... http://www.saikatbiswas.com/web/Projects/Holga_D.htm Doesn't quite fit into the mold of the Canon or Nikon "brand", maybe Sony could swing this. My wish list might be something like this... - Inexpensive but solid...

Standard of Living? -- MORE BELOW --? Some say that we can "fine-tune" a transition from "stimulus" policies to "austerity" policies, and that a precision transition can allow the US can grow its way out of the 2007-2008 meltdown and get back to the growth-and-prosperity scenario that existed...

New or Used is OK -- I don't mind looking on eBay, CL, etc. for specific used models. Ideally I'd like to hear from those with personal experience, and not so much opinions from reading or hearsay. 1) Mid-range in price / imaging-quality / printing-speed -- not the most expensive, but...

Been using a Canon G3 and G6 for awhile, and want something that 1) responds much faster (especially in autofocus and shutter lag), 2) exhibits less noise at higher ISO, and 3) allows for making larger prints. Lens-interchangability is not necessarily the main thing I'm looking for, but it...

cameras -- Which ones are best? In spite of Panasonic's attempts to force G1 / GF1 / GH1 owners to use only [hi-priced] ID-secured Panasonic batteries in these cameras, the ever-industrious aftermarket has quickly developed "decoded" or "upgraded firmware" batteries that apparently successfully...

Panasonic Lumix G1? One of the reasons that I bought the Panasonic Lumix G1 is that, with the right adapters, it will accept hundreds of older, good quality lenses (Canon, Olympus, Konica, Minolta, etc). I understand that most of these older lenses will not autofocus on the G1, and I'm OK with...

Yes, if Fiat can figure out a good marketing strategy to make people forget the phrase "Fix It Again Tony!" ;)