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...maybe a computer science analogy is what's needed to fully understand the concept?
No way, concrete is totally better than marshmallows!
During hunting most likely, get a cut from a branch/rock/weapon/etc, then get the blood from the gorilla in the cut
Although that's the excuse I'd have given...
Got an idea for a better mousetrap? Build it and see if it really is better. Talk is cheap and action squeaks louder than words.
Fixed.
Really? That makes me wet.
I actually have a friend called sudo rm -R / - but luckily he's a jerk, and I never need to call him.
Most of the big news sites will have an RSS/XML feed you can subscribe to. This is usually free of images and advertisements, and is much lighter than browsing through the site itself. Maybe using an RSS reader for the sites with lots of rich content may limit the amount you transfer.