I have this conversation fairly regularly with people born after 1990. Like those born before 1965, kids these days don't need to know anything about computers so they don't. The main difference is that the old timers at least have the excuse of not using a computer of some sort for nearly every waking hour of their lives.

It's the ugliest building in Seattle. Next question!

It's unAmerican that we let Frenchmen work fewer hours, make more money, and live longer than us. Clearly our tactic of making fun of their laziness and pungent odors has failed. It's time for a race to the bottom of the time clock.

Fuck Pierre and his 80%, I'll see you guys back at the office in June! Just in time to get things in order for my summer vacation.

Didn't you get the memo? With the announcement of SteamOS, the "Year of the Linux Desktop" has been moved to 2015 (Valve Time, so maybe 2016 or 2017). Of course the "desktop" has also been moved to the livingroom, so plan accordingly.

I don't believe you! That doesn't sound like a computer programmer at all.

K-Cup compatible brewers and cups have been on the market for a while now. This is precisely the reason that Keurig are adding these DRM-like controls to their new machines. I guess that was easier than coming up with a new invention as innovative as the K-Cup, or simply competing based on quality and price.

Any computer programmer should also be able to tell you that programming computers requires at least one full pot of coffee, making a Keurig the worst possible solution ever.

Name one.

Everyone always says that, but it never seems to be true when I call. I've never had more pleasant or helpful Comcast CSRs than when I've called to cancel my account.

Was that $30/month for unlimited text on one line? If it was you were getting ripped off, even for an AT&T customer.

Not even remotely surprising. DSL speeds vary by a tremendous amount, and often max out at 1.5Mbit. Where I live 1.5Mbit is the _only_ speed of DSL available, even though 24Mbit is available less than half a mile from here.

I prefer my futurism with a healthy dose of Gee-Whiz.

Of course not, it's obviously "clear" color.

So kind of like a gay George Clooney?

Someone at Microsoft has a really creepy obsession with the word "Experience." Just stop already!