Maybe the model 200?

Come On! Stop with the dramatics. The space shuttle wasn't flying; a 747 was. Been there, seen that.

The real issue is that the commericalism of space has commenced and the US has no alternative except the Russians for manned spaceflight. SpaceX will require the help of the ISS's robot arm to properly dock with the station. Virgin Galactic won't be viable for LEO any time soon.

Way to give away our lead in space.

agreed. Remember, SpaceX is only going after the re-supply business right now; and they haven't actually done this yet. Even the Russians messed this up -- twice. There's a big difference deliverying supplies and launching an astronaut and bringing him safely to earth. The Russians knew this. That's why they raised their prices when the US announced the end of the Shuttle program.

I had the chance to see the Enterprise atop the 747 upon its successful drop tests back in the 80's. Truly a magnificent sight.

However, this was not -- and yours will not be -- a chance to still see a shuttle in flight. You'll witness a 747 in flight carrying the Space Shuttle. It will be gutted and turned into a shell of its former self leaving the US to outsource manned spaceflight to the Russians for years to come.

If I watch, I think it will count against my Bandwidth Cap

I have a Kodak printer. Bonjour is the THE REASON why I hate it. Why do I need to install that on my computer just to print?

MS had the "network printer" model in place for a long time. Why didn't they just use it? It provides for driver downloads and my router takes care of discovery.

Parking wars might be a counter example...

There's a big difference. HP actually rebranded the unit. You could get an "HP iPOD" including a U2 commemorative model. Dell simply added it to its "store" like they do with the PS3 and XBox today.

Dell's entry into this market was the ill-fated "Dell Jukebox" or (DJ) and "Dell Ditty" which were rebranded Creative Nomads and Zens. They were roundly criticized for their horrible user interface and support software; neither of which Dell created.

I have no idea why this comment was modded down. I,too, enjoyed TLC before it became the "Paint Your House" channel. James Burke will always be a on a pedestal for me. He had other series and books besides "Connections". Pick up a copy of the "Pinball Effect" and you'll be mesmerized for hours reading and re-reading his prose.

There's still hope for good programming. Unfortunately, it's not coming from network or cable tv. I've setting IPTV. TWIT.TV and Revision3 are highly bookmarked on my system.

Now, how do we convince someone to put Connections on the air again? Those Youtube versions are pretty grainy...

Library of Congress regularly tosses out books and does not have them on microfiche or other archival method. Found this out on a recent visit there. I asked how they were able to store so many copyrighted materials coming in over the years. The head librarian I spoke to stated, "we keep on the significant ones".

I dived deeper into that... What do you mean by "significant"? She said, "you know, we don't keep Barbara Cartland Romance novels, for instance". Really?, I asked.

What about Edgar Alan Poe, he was a penny paperback writer in his day. Would they toss his stuff too if he were to write today?

Thanks for the kind words on the MSA1000 and MSA1500. I worked on the MSA1000 and was principle designer for the 1500. These were the first 2Gb Fibre Channel products and the MSA1500 was the first SATA/SAS tiered storage device.

So, you're not THAT "Michael Bolton"?

Don't rush your last minuets. Slow down and enjoy the waltz.

I wish I had mod points. This needs to be modded up.

I work for a large FW company and we host interns regularly. I am always surprised (shouldn't be) at what passes for projects assigned to them. I participated in a code review for one of these. Nothing prepared me for the abomination of code I encountered.

Now, 6 months past, I noticed another team deployed that code in their group and is coming back to our team to fix it since it originated from our group.

Smart ne Experience. This article was short on detail but long on dumping on Mr. Brooks. I think they need to (re)read his book.