Maemo isn't Symbian. They are both mostly-open phone OSs but Symbian has been around for years and is probably on its way out. Maemo has come from the UMPC direction and has just made it to a phone (N900). Nokia claim that they are going to support both but I think it's obvious that as hardware gets cheaper whilst able to meet the higher requirements of Maemo, Symbian will fade away from thier product line-up. I think Nokia are lookin to the FOSS community to reduce thier costs in maintaining an aging platform while they concentrate on developing a new one. I don't have a problem with that. Better than simply letting it stagnate.

The frets tell it which note/chord to play while the touchscreen controls the effect(s) added and the timing. (from watching the video)

Wow, nobody pointed out your m^3 mistake. Think about how big a cube a meter per side is and how heavy water is. 1kg?

Doesn't cancel out your main point though which is completely true.

Small problem with that idea in the physical sciences, a simulated lab isn't much use for hands on experience.

Evolution doesn't have a purpose. There is no destiny. If they get made, survive and out reproduce us it will be because they are better at surviving and reproducing than we are not because the universe wants it.

It's this attitude that really pisses off technical users. Not everyone in a company can work with a locked down PC with nothing but bloody Office(TM) on it. Some of us do more that write letters and powerpoint presentations. And no, I don't know what software I'm going to need for the lifetime of my PC when it's supplied, and I can't afford to wait 3 weeks to get each piece of software I want to install approved because it's not on your list. If I install something and it doesn't work you have every right to say "Not an approved app I can't do anything" but don't stop me from spending 5 mins of company time downloading and installing a free app to save a crapload of paperwork (and work for the IT department). If I install unlicensed software sack me, if I bring the network to it's knees name and shame me but don't cut me off at the knees so that your job is easier.

I know that it's not a real law but it does give strength to any country who wants to make it in to a law in their country. Wouldn't this make talking about why you are an atheist illegal?
I guess this would be seen as a bonus to the countries which proposed it anyway.
What I really don't understand are the abstainers, who couldn't have an opinion on this?

"Your God is dead, and no-one cares..." NIN

"I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours but I think that God has got a sick sense of humour..." Depeche Mode

I'm sure that there are thousands more

Really, what's next Gnome vs. KDE?

I'm pretty sure what they mean is that minimal fast booting distros dished out with netbooks are crap and people equate them to linux and so think linux is crap. Clearly if you can make a full distro boot quickly that's a good thing.

I've never used a netbook so I can't comment on their distros.

It is not waste that is holding back nuclear power it's economics. There is a perfectly safe and valid solution for dealing with waste. Stick it in a (properly engineered) hole in the ground, go talk to the Swedes.
The problem is that while coal and gas are cheap no-one wants to stump up $2bn to build a nuclear power station which they won't see any return on for 5-10 years (depending on how many public enquiries delay construction and operation). Making the reactor twice as expensive and complicated by adding more technology to it just makes this problem worse. It's great science but it's never going to fly in the real world.

The majority of music in the charts has always been rubbish. I'm no music historian but I'll bet if you look at the singles chart in the week The White Album was released you would find a lot of howlers.

There are plenty of bands recording now who are centred on the melody and/or have witty, meaningful lyrics you just won't find them playing on dodgy commercial radio stations.

You don't even have to make that much of an effort, try LastFM, it should point you at some new stuff based on what you already like.