WTFE. "A dollar or two" as a donation isn't going to make even the poorest child/family value the thing any more than they would a completely free laptop. Seriously -- a DOLLAR OR TWO? If you want them to value it, you either need to make them pay for it in full (or almost) which of course is a non-starter, or make them work for it. Community service? Picking up litter at a park? I don't know -- *something*. A dollar or two is ridiculous on many fronts. The costs associated with collection and accounting for a dollar or two from every student will be astronomically high compared to the cost of giving them away for free.

Another ebook reader.

"could the world of high-end PC graphics simply go away?"

I wish it would! I'm tired of carrying around all this envy directed at people with the kind of coin required to buy top-of-the-line graphics cards. I got a wife and kids to support!

RIAA/MPAA "Edited and Approved" US Government Advice

etc.

"Citation please. How has social networking sites become "so integrated into our society?"

Well, for one, I seem to recall a completely inexperienced and unqualified presidential candidate winning the most powerful job in the universe based partly on the fact that he was *cool* enough to use Twitter. Here's one of 4,790,000 citations on that available via Google: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/barack-obama-overtakes-kevin-rose-on-twitter-mccain-is-nowhere-in-sight/.

Someone is impresonating me on Facebook! I demand action!
Sincerely,
John Smith

the "Library Grape," http://anathem.wikia.com/wiki/Library_grape from Neil Stephenson's Anathem. I happen to be re-reading it right now, and just got through the dissertation on the Library Grape yesterday. I love coincidences like these.

My name is Inigo Montoya. You blocked my cellphone. Prepare to die.



(My sig has been waiting YEARS for me to make a post like this!)

My company-supplied phone does not support SMS. Is it possible that our plan is shittier than the shittiest plan in Mexico? On second thought, that wouldn't surprise me.

Glock 30. Have not fired it yet, even though I've had it since November. Anyone else?

They also produce around 1/3 of the world's oxygen supply. That doesn't make your list? sheesh.

in which the body attacks itself? I'm thinking rheumatoid arthritis, lupus -- any chances those who suffer from these types of maladies should take hope at this news?

is available. Does anyone know if I can "upgrade" to the RC, thus extending my beta period? If possible, I'd like to continue running 7 from here on out -- I'd hate to go back to XP for a month simply because of poor timing. FWIW -- I'm really happy with 7. Been running it for about 3 months now.