I've tried putting tabs on the left/right (yes, I tried both) sides of my browser (i.e., Opera's) window - it just looks hideous, IMHO. My natural inclination is to scan horizontally first, then vertically - probably due to English being my first language. Hmm, I wonder if people from other nations are more comfortable having their tab stacks on LHS/RHS of their browser windows, for languages that are written top to bottom and then horizontally?

What will really help "real estate" issues for web browsing use would be more manufacturers of monitors and laptops offering more models with screens with a 4:3 ratio, rather than 16:9 ratios...

*boggles at the sheer WTFery of it all*

I have to agree that the main plus point to Debian is its stability. I'm not using it right now; I've got an Eee PC and am using an Ubuntu/Debian-based distro called Easy Peasy which is aimed very specifically at netbook users. The only times I've managed to crash my Eee was when I simply just pushed the hardware to do too much, too quickly, causing the whole system to grind to a standstill. Mea culpa.

What, you mean like the Data Protection Act in the UK functions as?

I was wondering when someone was going to point out that Firefly is simply the winning combination of "Cowboys in Space." Of course, this still doesn't excuse the upcoming film Cowboys vs Aliens...

I'll see your B5 and raise you B7 . :)

Most medical apparatus is single-use, unless you can autoclave it to ensure it is totally sterile for subsequent uses. The FDA would need to approve the recycling and filtering system to ensure that future patients won't catch anything from previous ones. IANAD.

You're only off by 85 years... Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be awarded a patent for the electric telephone by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in March 1876.

Telstra probably realised pretty quickly - well, 10 months is relatively quick for a monolithic company - that they had no market advantage to maintain by dragging this through the courts.

Then fly south for the Winter. ;p

Time is relative. Lunchtime doubly so. :)