Or at least it may feel bad about it. Simply having a conscience doesn't mean you listen to it.

People tried to call in to report it, but their calls kept dropping.

Here's the problem with your response: It's about the risk level. Riding a bike is riskier than walking down the stairs, even if there is a radiator at the bottom. Yes I'm aware that there is a significant number of elderly people who fall down stairs and are injured. It's simply rational to take precautions when certain levels of risk are met. Given that people have differing opinions on when that is met, it's natural to expect that people have different opinions on when helmets are needed. Now, as to whether or not government has to mandate it is a completely different story.

Because when they go to the store, they don't see LibreOffice. Yes, many people still go to stores.

The question is simple, why should I buy a Windows phone? What does it give me that I cannot get from Android or Apple? After all, if there is no big reason to choose Windows phone, then I would lean towards one with a broader base of apps. Once they're able to get a compelling mainstream reason why to move to Windows phone, they need to market it. Right now they think having a unified experience between desktop and phone is that killer feature. We'll see if they're right.

So it's not really bulletproof against a watergun?

When people want to buy something (short of an impulse buy), they research it. During their research they will ask the opinions of people they respect and feel are knowledgeable on the subject. I'm sorry if your friends and family don't consider you an expert (or consider you too much of a jerk to approach) but there's a rather significant number of people on Slashdot who routinely get asked for computer/electronics purchase advise.

Of course! How can Apple get a design patent on a 7" iPad if they let other 7" tablets get on the market first?

Design patent lawsuits, anyone?

(That's how you really get modded Troll)

It appears that any Mac purchased within the last 3.5 years is ok, judging by the list on that site. I'd say that it's not too horrifying that a computer 4 years old may not run the latest upcoming system. It's a tough balancing act deciding between supporting older equipment, but nobody should be surprised that Apple only looks forward in that regard. That's how they've always been.

But the summary says the wisdom of crowds is never wrong!

Seriously though, people need to stop and think: if a random person came up to you in the street, pitched this, and asked you for money, would you still do it? That's basically what's happened. Kickstarter is like Vegas. You put money in, and hope you get something back out. (though one difference is that if the Kickstarter project really does hit it big and earns billions, you don't get anything more, so you don't have a jackpot)

The lights in Vegas aren't paid for by winners, and there's a lot of lights in Vegas.

The auction ended Jul 08, 201213:59:58 PDT, so even if you dreamed of getting this collection, it's too late.

I went to one of those private for-profit schools for my degree. I transferred in rougly 1/3 of the degree (64 credits out of the 182 required) and I completed the remaining 120 credits in 15 months. They couldn't tell me to go slower because I had a 4.0. I figure this saved me about $15k from the price of that piece of paper. Yes I know that's all I really got from it, but that's all I expected to get. It got me a promotion at work that required a degree. Stupid requirement, but I approached it as an investment and know that it will pay off.

Oh and no, I haven't been sued for going through so fast.

Which takes us back to why Zuckerberg is a bad role model. Neither does he.