No, I think the correct Nobel prize for him is Literature. People have got it by writing in weirder languages.

Weeeelll... Alternatively you could store your stuff in an online backup/sync service, such as Mozy, JungleDisk or Dropbox. Remove your critical stuff from your laptop before boarding and sync them back when you've arrived. This assumes the availability of a network connection and some extra time at your destination, though. And if you don't want to rely on the encryption offered by Mozy and JungleDisk but want to be REALLY sure about security of your files, use TrueCrypt containers for holding your stuff and backup/sync only the containers. Technology to the rescue!

Next time you buy groceries why don't you glance at all the mags at the checkout. Count how many have something about "Lose weight in 2 weeks" or "See how J-Lo dropped the pounds" or similar. Then come back and tell me again, sincerely, that women don't want to hear dieting tips.

...but we generally don't want to hear them from our boyfriends when we try out new outfits.

There's time, place and a good way of bringing up potentially unpleasant issues, telling your spouse that "you look fat in those jeans" is not going to net you any karma points.

You are mistaken! Open source implementations also got it wrong, it isn't just Adobe. See for example problems in poppler here. Since there are apparently different problems in several independent JBIG2 format implementations, maybe the format specification isn't as clear as it should be?

Keyloggers.