Considering that Houston is a commercial city that relies heavily on communication and data (not to mention energy, which is controlled by electronics) to survive, I'd say it's unfortunate. Strangely, I'm not familiar with these ants and I'm a Houstonian. I just need to keep them away from my electronics, right?
Tejas is a Native American (not sure which dialect) word for "friend". The information is difficult to find; but, Texas requires all students to take a course on Texas history in middle school. This information is covered during that course.
Also, I can't help but be a little annoyed by the stereotyping that Engadget just threw at us. It's pretty common knowledge on Slashdot that the patent lawsuits are all filed in a certain county. Which one? I'm not sure. It's a small county that seems to exist only for this purpose. The population is quite low from what I remember.
Oh... 9X Media. I remember finding these case some 5 or 6 years ago. Seems that they haven't changed their website in a long time. Their prices still suck, too. Though, this is hardly news... they've been doing insane setups for years.
This is aimed at Ryan: Have you heard of the Fibonacci Sequence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_sequence It's sort of where all of this stuff got started. :P Though, I do admit that this is quite an interesting point. My personal favorite resolution is 1920x1200 pixels. Its vertical count is slightly above 1920x1080 (1080p HD), its horizontal count is slightly above 1600x1200 (a VERY nice 4:3 resolution), and the spec was originally created because it allows two full documents to be placed side by side. Plus, one could throw in the ability to rotate most of these wonderful 16:10 monitors. Overall, I find that 1920x1200 offers the most advantages. It's also the highest common resolution that a single DVI port can handle. :D I seriously wonder what the deal is with this slew of 1680x1050 monitors. It's only a little extra for that oh-so-wonderful 1920x1200 resolution.
I'd use it to browse Engadget and Slashdot. I'd also use it to take my productivity away at school...
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"What's the best gaming laptop for under 1,500 bucks? I had my eye on the P7805u (Gateway), but it seems Best Buy has run out for the time being. Also, as a secondary question, I like the specs on brands such as iBUYPOWER and CyberPower and the like, but are they reliable? I'm a little worried about buying labels that aren't huge like Dell, Gateway, etc. Thanks!"
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