The article was about 16 - 24 year olds. They probably already know how to pirate. Ease of sharing was also another issue. Prices can be reduced, but the business model of eBooks seems to be based on reducing sharing, so that road block isn't going away.

Forget getting worked up about sexism. That problem, at least for those two men, is buried under another problem: arrested adolescence.

The most imaginative, innovative science I have found with the biggest mindfucks have been in short story magazines like the old "Analog"

Google responded to the hatred for "conversation view" by including an option to turn it off.

If enough people sign the petition, it is likely Google will include an option to turn the composer window off too.

You can sign a web petition to ask Google to let people turn it off

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/say-no-to-the-new-gmail-composer/

Interesting headline given the level of corruption in the Indian Government. Given that, the headline makes sense. More secrets to keep.

What about fear as a motivator for denial? On an emotional level I WANT the deniers to be right. I think many people deny it because it is such a huge problem and it is easy to feel powerless about it.

Like Rush Limbuaugh getting dropped by Cumulus, it would have been better for the country and world if this happened back in 1999.

I doubt this will happen, but if Microsoft broke up with Windows and Internet Explorer getting put in separate companies, Internet Explorer would likely improve a lot.

It would likely be more standards compliant and make life easier web designers and web developers.

A win for everyone.

Yes, Ballmer is leaving behind problems to clean up, but how often does an executive get the chance to inherit the power & reach of a company like Microsoft...and the chance to turn it in a direction s/he wants?

I'm sure more than a few talented high power types will be eager to apply for Ballmer's spot.

Microsoft has been one of the most influential ( good or bad ) companies on tech and Ballmer has been one of the most influential people at Microsoft.

This news is one of the biggest pieces of tech news for the year.

The actual term is "Sane".

Really, it's no different than the delusions that one is Napoleon.
Fierce denial of reality, construction their own delusions, self mutilation... these people need serious mental treatment, not coddling

Manning and other transgender people know what reality is, therefore they are not insane.

They have a mismatch between what their brain thinks their body should look like and what there bodies are like.

It is similar to that story of the woman who wanted to cut her legs off because of a brain defect where the brain's sense of "normal" didn't include legs.

She was perfectly sane, as are most transgender people, they were just born with a defective "checksum" in their brains.

Now, hatred or loathing to people who have done nothing to you, that might just be a diagnosable neurosis, as well as one that might respond to treatment :)

"Valencia Region Government Completes Switch To LibreOffice"

Orange you glad they did it? :-)