Good point. It seems that practicality trumps privacy for a lot of people.

The problem is that they don't notice their privacy being compromised during the daily use of the service. Maybe they will see some tailored advertisements but that's it. If they would get a detailed report about what information is pulled from their messages and how it is used, then maybe they would change their minds about using the service. All the datamining happens quietly in the background. It's a discreet man-in-the-middle operation.

I didn't mean that I personally am a content creator.

Of course not, but someone had to create Slashdot.

You have to look it from the perspective of the content creator as well.

It's the move to fully scalable UIs. Cool graphics have not yet arrived at that scene. Making everything flat and simple is the easy way out.

I asked for plausible alternatives. Please explain how "no advertising" is such.

I challenge you to describe a plausible alternative.

Yeah, agree with this one. What's the point of having the checkbox if it does not work as it claims. Fix this, Slashdot.

Win 3.0 and 3.1 both supported the 286 processor, so they could not have real multitasking. Both could be crashed by the apps. It's true though that 3.1 was even more reliable than 3.0.

The PS3 version of GTA IV was extremely choppy down to being unplayable.

Rubbish. Linux is far too quirky to be usable. I have to be constantly applying tweaks and changing components to keep the damn thing running properly. It's a fun hobbyist/prototype OS, but that's about it. Windows is the way to go if you want a stable and fast desktop.