I'd do separate monitor and macbook, for the same money. Slightly slower, get an external disk and a good big monitor keyboard and mouse. Much lower footprint than a desktop, but when you want it, still get nice big screen. Then when you go portable, it's lighter and better battery.
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When you need sleep, but your schedule just doesn't allow it, just grab a 2 gallon jug of starbucks coffee. Sure, you'll wander around babbling about things that make you look like a fool, but hey, it's better than nothing right?
Since estimates put ANWR alone at between 11.5 and 30.5 billion barrels of oil, I'll have to assume that you're just being an ass. Not surprising, since I already assume any time you speak your intent is to be an ass.
Sounds like great marketting for the bubbly.
As to the projection screens Dusty, it's not unusual for projection screens to project the performer. Helps people in poor visibility locations feel like they can see what's going on.
I alternate between a tempur pillow from brookstone and a sobakowa buckwheat pillow. Neither is perfect all the time, but between the two of them I do ok. I agree that the generic tempur pillows aren't hte same, I hate the 2 I have that aren't the real thing.