Without looking it up, I think the Earth's circumference is about 26,000 miles.

Scola's in the ballpark.

I was reading something about human size relative to the curvature of the earth and suddenly realized I had no idea what the answer was.

And it seemed like that's something that everybody should know. Just a general idea.

The exact answer: 24859.82 miles (or 4008 km)

Beautiful. My credit card number got jacked and someone tried to make a $1500 purchase this morning, so Fraud Alert called me. At least whoever stole my number was a complete moron. I was out shopping all day yesterday, making lots of purchases, so I guess that's how it happened.

Can someone explain to me what this cable ever did to be worth $90? Sheesh. And apparently it's a bargain, because a Monster one can go for $169. Should I really not buy this?

All that cable did was line the pockets of Belkin.

Buy the cheap one. All of my HDMI cables cost less than $5 each. There have been a number of double blind tests showing essentially no difference between the bargain bin ones and the snake oil salesman ones (Yes, I'm looking at you Monster Cables, you sleazy company).

Hivemind etiquette question. We're finalizing wedding invitations, and we're trying to be sure it's very clear that people should go to the website for all the important info. Right now, we have the tag, "FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE WEDDING AND EAST AND WEST COAST RECEPTIONS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: [website address]" (ignore asscaps--it makes sense in the font). ND says he keeps getting questions about the registry and would like to specifically mention that there's a link to registry info on the website, but I'm twitchy about it because I was always taught that directly mentioning one's registry in the invitation is tacky and makes us sound like we are asking for gifts--which really is not at all the point. That's why our first registry link is to charities. Still, I get what ND is saying, and I know that finding the registry is always important for me when I'm going to a wedding. What do you all think?

ND, where did you get your $5 ones? Online? Newegg has cheaper, too. The HDMI cable to my Apple TV has broken its connector.

Thanks for the wishes! This birthday/holiday has been legen...dary!

PixKristin, while I've never been married, I've gone to plenty of weddings, and finding the registry has always been pretty important to me. That said, if someone told me that all the info about the wedding was on the website, my first move would be to go to the website and look for registry info. If someone's been to the website and still can't find it and asks, then I'd give them the direct link.

Are a lot of older people going to be using this? I don't know your wedding's demographics. My Dad (82)would never have found the registry link, my sister (50) would have no problem.

It is considered tacky to put registry info on the invite, but not on the website. People are supposed to ask where you're registered.