The update to the internet channel earlier this month upgraded the flash player to version 9.

The link for Heroku is broken, it points to http://slashdot.org/heroku.com.
Here is a working link:
http://heroku.com/

What if there was a warning/disclaimer before every purchase of DRM'd media (music, books, etc) that said something to the effect of:
"This content contains digital protections to prevent copyright infringement. Part of these protections mean that if we decide to stop supporting this content or go out of business then you will never be able to legally access this content."

Just so people know what they're getting into. After all, it would only be a fair full disclosure of what they're buying and it might make people think twice about buying DRM'd media, but then again, I doubt the warnings on cigarettes really make people think twice about smoking.

Executive summary:
NEMA 5-15: American
CEE 7/16: Continental Europe including Germany, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, France/Belgium and others
BS 546: Old British Standard used in India and parts of Southern Africa
French Type E: Like CEE 7/16, but with a ground wire

Full References:
Nema straight blade sockets
http://www.stayonline.com/reference-nema-straight-blade.aspx
Nema locking sockets
http://www.stayonline.com/reference-nema-locking.aspx
International reference[PDF]
http://www.interpower.com/ic/images/plugs-and-sockets-poster.pdf
French Type E
http://www.kropla.com/!e.htm

For some reason that SSL link to the paper uses the name of a server that doesn't have the SSL certificate so Firefox complains. Replacing the hostname gives this link that Firefox doesn't complain about:
https://www.cryptolux.org/mediawiki/uploads/1/1a/Aes-192-256.pdf

It took some searching, but here's the link to TFA.

Yeah, I forgot to add that it probably drew more than 80W. So, you would end up saving more in long term electric costs since it would be 5-10x cheaper to operate and cool, while being about the same amount to purchase.

Not the most cost effective hpc system.

I just priced out a 1U rack mount system with 2xquad core 2.4GHz processors and 8GB of RAM which is equivalent in processing capabilities to about 16 of these guys for the same price (~$1600). Except it also has 320GB of disk space, PCIe slot, and dual gigabit network connection, and only needs one power cable.

I can even get a similar system in non-rack mount (just a tower server), for ~$1500 which includes a DVD drive.

Obligatory Onion Reference:
http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/lazy_nation_fears_obama_will

Well, if google says you're dead three times, who am I to claim otherwise?

Reminds me of this UserFriendly comic:
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20080406

Looks like you didn't actually read the article. The account of a twitter admin was hacked with a dictionary attack. That account was then used to reset the passwords for various other accounts (Fox News, Obama, Britney Spears, etc) to gain access to those accounts. The original passwords for those additional accounts were not obtained. Only one account (the twitter admin) was hacked, the rest just had their passwords reset.