I, uh, want to upgrade to IE8. Why? Uhhh, I hear it's safer to use. What do you mean the time sheet tool and headcount apps won't work in IE8?! I don't give a damn, how hard can it be to make them work? I need it NOOOOOOOOOW!

My gf works in the publishing industry and her superiors have said they've seen the prototypes for an Apple tablet/e-Reader... Something like this IS coming... It's only a matter of when.

Is there a judge alive not willing to put up with these shenanigans? It's stories like these (that and software patents) that make me want to go to law school. Though I think that's a lot more work than its worth.

but the quotient of its deliciousness that counts...

... The Hills Have Ears

I guess I was painting with a broad brush... I was referring more to early childhood education. I live in Charlottesville, VA which is home to UVA which has a very good education program... My gf's sister is a graduate from their early childhood education program. >90% of their graduates are women - and from the ones I've met 100% profess to being bad at math/dislike math. That translates into the classroom when they teach stuff (granted simple things like addition and subtraction) either disproportionately or poorly to begin with.

Having not read the actual PDF, I wonder if having a bunch of mathematically disinclined women teaching math to young students would have something to do with it? Note: I'm not trying to be misogynistic, just my anecdotal observations. If the shit really hit the fan, I think I'd rather enjoy being a high school advanced math/computer science teacher. Aren't school districts hurting for qualified people in those positions?

Yeah, makes me wonder if open-sourcing this project was a primary goal at the beginning of the project. If so, they should have known about this wrinkle and had the intern re-write what he did for IBM. Seems like an oversight to build so much functionality only to, at the end, go "oh crap"...

Mod parent up... I totally fall into the same category... I don't spend money on apps (aside from some really useful utility apps that are no more than $2) and try to entertain myself with the Lite games. While I'm sure there is a burgeoning class of iPhone owners that are in the "can't yet legally drive" demographic who go ape-poopy over new iPhone games, for the most part it's a nice living if you can make it but nothing to write home about.

I agree that this is a risky venture... Though, at least they're trying new ideas and bringing everything to the table when they do... For one thing it could backfire - driving customers away from their service. Is it like America across the pond where many municipalities allow broadband providers a legal monopoly? And won't this further blur the line between content providers and internet providers? Will this subscription service be optional? What if I don't want the price of my bill inflated an extra $10 a month for the privilege of downloading music guilt free? What if I'm happy as a pig in shit with the current system (eg: morally bankrupt)?

Is the space pope reptilian and does he shit in the woods?

Would you feel morally justified in buying the DVD and downloading the Blu-Ray? It might send the message to them that DVD is worth more to consumers than these latest shenanigans.