Um, why is this News For Nerds?

I'm running OpenJDK. It's probably too small of a target for hackers to care about. They'll target tho Oracle VM.

Why? All this is is modularizing KDE by splitting it into separate parts. This probably won't affect the end user at all, just the developers.

It's not that it's too hard to set up. All you need to do is boot up a live CD, go through some easy configuration, and click install. If you are missing a driver, it's more complicated, but I think most hardware is supported. The problem is that most users go with the OS that comes with their computer, rather than installing a different one.

Isn't L4D 2 already coming to Linux?

Brace yourself! The year of the Linux desktop articles are coming.

So far, there wasn't been any Google TV that would be the equivalent of a Nexus. I want a TV that runs stock Google TV software and is guaranteed to get updates. I'd also like to see Google TV merged with Android, but that probably wouldn't be announced at CES.

If I found a good reader that supported Google Play Books, I'd buy it. I don't like splitting myself across different digital ecosystems, so I try to keep my whole life on Google instead of using Amazon. I'd rather use e-ink, but I'd rather use my Nexus 7 to read than a Kindle or Nook. Cue the posts about Google being evil...

...is why poor countries shouldn't have rocket technology.

Every major tablet OS has the right tools for doing this. I would suggest getting a tablet with a keyboard (like the MS Surface or ASUS Transformer Pad), or getting a 10 inch tablet with a bluetooth keyboard.

Why I there an option for the Libertarian Party, but not the Green Party, Justice Party, or Constitution Party option?

I don't see what the big deal about Surface tablets/phones is for OEM's. It's the Windows Phone equivalent of the Nexus: quick updates and no programs added by the OEM. I don't see Samsung or HTC getting mad that they aren't making the Nexus 4. This is the exact same thing.

I was wondering that too...

Ubuntu, followed by Kubuntu. I'll also play around with openSUSE, but I'm an early adopter and it just isn't cutting edge enough.