I'm at a conference in Malaysia, and they only seem to have 2 temperature settings for air conditioning in Malaysia:

- Arctic Tundra
- Sauna

It's ridiculous that I'm wearing a full suit plus a light jumper while it is 36C outside.

Torrent plz... :)

So you could say that it was a rip-off of the short story "Lenny versus the Ants" by Carl? Sounds like it was made for the Simpsons!

Programming applications of the Caps Lock key aside, I think this move would stumble in the Asian market. I used to live in China, am married to a Chinese woman and deal everyday with people in HK, Taiwan and China.

My experience with everyone I met in these places is that they universally do not use the Shift key to capitalise. They will switch on Caps Lock - even for one letter in a sentence. My colleagues, friends and relatives in China all do this.

For example I will sit and watch my wife type. She will quickly tap the Caps Lock key, tap one single letter and then quickly tap Caps Lock again to turn it off. It does not break her typing flow at all, but it frustrates me because it feels inefficient. She has found a way that works for her and feels no need to change. It annoys her if I even mention it :)

So there will be some resistance from the many Chinese people who prefer Caps Lock to Shift.

You said Dreamcast twice. Although maybe you like the Dreamcast.

There are investigative journalists, but they mostly write for the print publications (e.g. WSJ, Barrons etc). The majority are wires journalists. I'm curious as to the idea you have of journalists (glorified editors?).

We do have financial journalists who follow leads, cultivate contacts in business, government and industry groups. It's all about breaking a story. If you can find out from a source that the Chinese government will be imposing a tariff on bauxite ore before it is officially announced, that can make a huge difference in metals trading.

But there are also other journalists who follow important news stories. E.g. here are some recent headlines pulled from the wire:
DJ Asian Nations Must Stay Vigilant Over Flu - WHO
DJ Japan Hospitals Reject Patients With Fevers Amid Flu Scare
DJ Rwanda Names Ambassador To DR Congo After 10-year Break
DJ Burundi's Ruling Party Denies Forming Militia


So yes - there are investigative journalists :)

AP and Thomson Reuters (while high quality news providers) are not the ONLY people putting reporters on the ground around the world. Dow Jones has over 2,000 reporters around the world. They also consistently win awards for best news provider, best financial news, journalist of the year etc. The only difference being Dow Jones doesn't give any news away for free. Plus they focus on business and financial news, not your standard "missing white girl" or human interest story.

Disclaimer - I work for Dow Jones. Not as a journalist, but with the journalists.