Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I finally got a new laptop with a lone USB 3.0 port. I'm now looking at getting a USB 3.0 hub with a power adapter so I can use both of my USB 3.0 hard drives at faster speeds. I've read lots of horror stories where some hubs either don't come with power adapters -- and as a consequence the portable drives don't work with them properly -- or they are designed poorly which results in USB 2.0 speeds. Or, the hard drives keep getting disconnected. Do your readers have any suggestions or experience using USB 3.0 hubs? Thanks!"
Re: Verizon's epic math failure.
MY running commentary would go:
disgruntled math genius: "so you realize that one dollar does not equal one cent"
sweet frumpy floor manager: "yes"
*no comment*
DMG: "and that a half dollar does not equal a half-a-cent"
SFFM: "yes"
*so far so good*
DMG: "and therefore .002 dollars does not equal .002 cents"
moronic troglodyte in disguise as human being: "no"
*epic bitch slap!*
Listening to that phone conversation made lose the last dwindling hopes I had for the human race. I only wonder why the disgruntled math genius didn't press it further, as the concept is pretty easy. A does not equal B, forget about the numbers. Oh well. I hope he only had to pay 71 cents in the end.