Of course they don't need one, but most of them will benefit highly from one. I generally have my code full screen on my main monitor, but my secondary monitor goes back and forth between my VCS, documentation, bug tracker, requirement sheet, and test results or trial runs of the program. Being able to have things like that open without losing sight of my code and being able to go back and forth between them effortlessly is tremendously helpful More rarely, it has older code on it as I copy and past from one project to another. Then being able to see the two projects side by side is of great benefit. So, I get a lot of productivity benefit from the second monitor, and I think 3 would be quite resonable.

The post office still provides certain truly vital services and shutting it down would cause massive problems throughout the nation. But perhaps it is time to massively scale back the post office? Perhaps if there were fewer deliveries on fewer days it could avoid financial problems. Its main purpose for me for the past year has been netflix videos, which are not time sensitive. When I do have to move a physical option that is time sensitive, I virtually always turn to FedEx or occassionally UPS. I suspect I am in the majority in this.

You are on it exactly. Humans are optimized for endurance over strength. Chimps tend to have denser muscles with more long fibers and they also tend to have much denser bones. The 5-8X often quoted is an exaggeration, but in terms for short term force they are substantially stronger than us. There are some details for the laymen at: http://www.slate.com/id/2212232

Agreed. I know it is partially a personal preference, but I tend to find Python more powerful and more userfriendly than PowerShell or any other suggestion made so far. You do lose out on using some useful .NET classes if you use CPython, but you could use IronPython and then even have the .NET classes available.

I can't agree more. ISPs should be 'dumb pipes'. I tried AOL a very long time ago, and I much prefer the dumb pipes. Granted that I am in America and not Eurose, but I have already paid for the ISP to carry the traffic. To have them bill again for that is double dipping at best.

I agree with ggeezz. I hate the "one time use codes". If it is part of the core game, then it should be on the disc with no need for codes. If it is an add on, then sell it to everyone as a separate add on. Even when I do buy it new, the need to input that code is an annoying detraction and slowdown from what is supposed to be a pleasant experience in my very limited leisure time. I love Dragon Age Origins, best game since Planescape Torment in my opinion, but putting in the codes for shale and the armor were a royal pain on a PS3. I do not think any party has done anything ethically wrong really, but I think the publishers, not Gamestop, is taking a consumer-unfriendly and inconvient stance on this. Also, this may not apply to eveyone, but when I buy a console game new, I do so factoring in the fact I can resell it as part of the price. If I loose the ability to do that, then either a game will have to be cheaper or it will have to be so good I am convinced it is really worth the full $60. Dragon Age Origins would pass that test, but most of the other games I have purchased recently would not...

Definitely. And 1984 should be read right along with it.

Also, "Cold Equations" made quite an impact on me when I read it more years ago than I care to admit.

I am not a fan of the ribbons either. They seem to complicate things unnecessarily. Change != Progress, Differenent Better

It is certainly fine within my understanding of the spirit of the GPL. You do have another option though which I have seen used for Android apps. You can offer two functionally identical versions on the app store, one free and the other with a preset tip/donation sent to you (perhaps with a different icon). It may cut down on the number of people who pay, but I believe it would eliminate any and all ethical ambiguity at all and likely satisfy the original developer.

I absolutely loved the Quest for Glory series when I was young. I would love to see it redone with modern technology.