I tried sending an email to anonymouscoward@timewarner.com to get evidence of this but didn't get a response.

I had an iPhone for two years, an Android (HTC Evo) for two years, and I recently got a Nokia 920 with Windows 8. All vey different experiences, but from an overall polish and usability standpoint, Windows 8 is the clear winner. The UI is wonderful. Apple still has the upper hand on hardware (not screens though), and Android has the upper hand in apps and 'openness' (if you even care about that). But when I got this device I felt like I did when I first got the iPhone. Maybe that feeling is what he is referring to.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland

I use it for jogging all the time. So much better to have a light weight nano on my waist than a bulky phone on my arm.

This is, well, stupid. I don't even know my own passwords. I have so many of them and they are so long with so many special characters that it would be impossible to keep up. I keep them in KeePass and just copy/paste them in the text box (it deletes the clipboard). Why place such a restriction on passwords when it is more important now then ever?

F-you. Comments like these are so, so easy from arm-chair quarterbacks who look at the world through a pin-hole lens. The Gates Foundation might not donate to causes that you believe in, and it might provide tax shelters for some individuals (based on current U.S. Tax Law I might add), but I'd rather see the kind of work that they do and the funds they provide than nothing at all.

Q: How will you deal with [scientific challenge]? Obama: Create/expand a government program or incentive (with no explanation of what existing programs will have to be cut to compensate)

Nothing will be cut. There is no explanation on where the new money will come from to fund said new program.

It wouldn't take a whole lot to have Google and Amazon become dinosaurs real quick. I just think it's a mistake to believe that five years from now these companies are going to have the same kind of fundamental strength that the big manufacturing companies had in the post-WWII world. There are a lot of companies built on perception and that are very vulnerable to shifting habits.

Really? Both of these companies have massive, massive investments in infrastructure. These aren't some mom-and-pop, dot com, one trick pony shows. Hell, Government is starting (if not already) to rely on Google. Amazon is investing in same day delivery and is one of the biggest players online. It would take quite a bit IMHO for these two companies to become dinosaurs. This isn't 1999.

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I see some pretty good ideas here that I haven't seen from Gibson, Fender, et al. With that said, /. isn't exactly the best place to ask for legal advice, which is what you need. If you're serious about this life decision (which, from what I can see from your website, you clearly are), go talk to a lawyer. Don't let posts like:

stop you from pursuing your dreams.

College football started this past week, so it is officially Fall where I'm at (Southeastern U.S. where college football is all consuming).

Captchas have lost battles to spam, and now they just lost the war.

SharePoint has basic workflow functionality out of the box. If you're looking for simple timesheet and leave application requests that route tasks to managers then don't kill yourself writing custom scripts. Those types of applications can be built in no time with standard SharePoint lists/calendars and approval workflows

I'm switching. I currently own an iPhone 3GS which will be promptly handed over to my wife once the Motorola Atrix becomes available. I actually really like the iPhone, but I don't like Apple. My wife has a MacBook (which I really, really can't stand), so it will be a no-brainer for her to have an iPhone as well. I was actually really close to upgrading my phone to the iPhone 4 due to the screen alone, but now that other manufacturers are releasing comparable resolutions, I feel like I can finally make the switch. I won't consider any Samsung phone due to the fact that 50% of Samsung electronic devices that I've ever purchased have broken (for no apparent reason) well short of their expected lifespan (but just out of warranty).

TL;DR - I'm switching from iPhone to Android

Um, what if you are Chinese?

My son is 6. He doesn't need a phone, he needs a DS. How many other millions of people are in this same situation?