See, I've heard that argument before, but seriously: Who buys 12-17 inch TVs? It might explain the change to 16:9 in the 20-odd inch category, but I really can't see how it is relevant for laptops. Can someone explain: Is there some part of the production apparatus that is shared between the different screen sizes? Or is it just to make the screens seem bigger than they are, and for bragging about "Full HD resolution"?

Oh, thank you, that works perfectly on my laptop! Why didn't I think of that before?

Money for nothing?

Completely safe as long as you don't lick the wires or put them in contact with open sores (sores, not source!). But it could only provide 120 W, which is barely enough for some laptops, let alone a couple of them...

Uh... Sorry, but the data is in the microchips, not in the metal shell. Cooking it is more likely to destroy the microwave than the data!

So, what do you propose? That we just stop all research on quantum computers just because it is "highly unlikely" (in your opinion) that they would ever work? That really would be a self-fulfilling prophecy...

It's a Nokia N82, and the keys are actually not half bad - they are much better for fat fingers than most cellphone keyboards.

Fair enough, the dangerous effects of caffeine abstinence are all too well known by me ;) My point was just that Pink Floyd didn't really lose any integrity if they couldn't have stopped the cover version from being aired anyway.

Sure, but can PF decide what the fees are? I thought it was a standard rate depending on the number of listeners.

Wikipedia disagrees with you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_version#U.S._copyright_law (Although that is in the US. I don't have the patience to find the UK law.)

AFAIK, cover versions aren't illegal, and you don't need the creators accept to record one.

Why does it have to be a dry-sump system? Wouldn't it work equally well with an electric pump on a normal wet-sump system?

That's not possible where I live. The windows are frozen in place and cannot be opened for the first 5-10 minutes.

It's quite common on metal-chassis laptops. I've also experienced it on Dells and HP's.

Really? I had no idea Western Digital did that kind of thing!