Convert them to SteamOS, I can buy hats while I am waiting for a balance update.

I have only ever had a few MKV's that made Plex hiccup but that was down to corrupt files. I do get a lot of files it misses but thats purely down to misnaming them. If you are happy to put yet another overpowered machine under your TV then XBMC is great but from a convenience point of view, get used to naming your files and use plex. I have a small 6Tb centos box feeding 2 Roku's, 3 PC's 2 Android devices, my macbook (even when working away with no additional configuration) and 5 friends with Rokus and Samsung smart TV's. It can take a little hands on to keep the Library in check but a good bulk renamer and some common sense soon has it all in order. I think that XBMC is great for the same people who would rather use an old PC with a few network cards in them to roll their own router/firewall over using a small power efficient router with a flashed firmware. Its good but not entirely scalable throughout the house without a lot of MySQL and config tweaking. Stick with Plex is my vote.

Finally a practical use for Graphene? (aside from speedo's of course)

Correct me if I am wrong (I am speaking of the UK but it must be similar for most countrys) but isnt it just one national grid broken down in to multiple inputs and suppliers? If I was to sign up to a "Green ecolec" supplier who claimed that they only use 100% renewable power it would actually only be my money that is going out to a renewable supplier, the electricity coming in to my house would still be the same electricity as if I had stayed with the bogymans coal powered generator. Its not as though they come and rewire your house to a different source is it? I can't really claim that 100% of MY electricity comes from renewable sources (unless I have solar panels and off grid) but I can claim that I support a supplier who invests 100% in renewable energy on my national grid. Which isnt a bad thing unless it costs me twice as much.

You have to think of the longer term returns, We Brits once sent our unwanted criminals off to a far flung inhospitable red land. Eventually they sent back Fosters Lager and Neigbours on TV. hmmm

Write them all on post it notes and stick them to the edge of your monitor. Seems to work for all of the managers where I work.

It was always a blatent "think of the children" method of establishing a national censorship system, now its in place it will of course be abused. First it was piracy blocking, then pr0n, then whatever they want to block from the vast majority of people who can't (or are afraid to) opt out of it.

I doubt they hired BFL staff to make sure the production deadlines were met, probably won't be preordering any of those.

I once got a chainsaw stuck in a tree trunk, 3 borrowed chainsaws later I got them all out. Thought I was going to end up with an expensive redneck garden art feature though.

Waiting for someone to correct that spelling........in 3...2...1

With the world rapidly running out of straws to clutch what on earth are we going to have to fear? Without fear, we have no control. Personally I am afraid of revolution caused by lack of oppressive fear of stuff. Or am I just fearing....stuff?

If 50 Police officers all beat a person to dea..... Hang on this analogy isnt going to work is it. OK, If 50 Civilians set about a person and beat him/her to death and the lone person who was caught owned up to just a light tap on the arm they would still be guilty of murder/manslaughter.

If I could mod this up I would. Shame the general public don't have a clue or even care any more about what is going on around them. If you ask the majority if they are voting they instantly think X-Factor or Strictly come whatever it is now. Maybe if the Government added TV style £1.50 per minute mobile phone voting with stupid questions tagged on to each party they may get a better turn out at the next elections.

and a boost in power, could it create some kind of sonic tool? Spanner, hammer or even a screwdriver?