I personally believe that the Android security model is a step in the right direction, but what it should do is allow the user to determine which of the permissions they will *allow* an app to use, not simply tell the user which permissions the app is *going* to use. This means that apps will need to be written slightly differently, but it may also mean that they will need to work harder to justify the permissions they need.

Redhat was the first, then I dipped into Gentoo for a bit, I think there was a short period where I used freebsd (for routing/firewall), and my last was Ubuntu - which I'm not particularly fond of. At work, it's pretty much redhat.

Now if ONLY Asus could meet its current commitments - I'm still waiting for a Transformer Prime.

Or, service providers that host posted content could simply say, "Show us real, direct proof that you're the copyright holder, and then we'll take down the offending material."

which is Dolphin is the best browser on the mobile platform

Used to be. Firefox now has an (alpha) implementation of noscript, so I'm there. I use it on a tablet, so others mileage may vary.

Even more ridiculous is the notion that they should be distinguishable at 10 feet. How many people use their tablets from 10 feet away?

>> I don't even own a cell phone

Neither do I, and every time I hear about a new release of this phone or that phone, and how it requires this contract or that contract at the stated price, I smile and remind myself how much money I've saved.

You aren't modify the EULA, you're presenting EA with an EUCA (End User Customer Agreement). :D

They get rich with their own work, ideas and effort in relation to use of their capital, and the ones who still have the riches learn to be careful how they use it or they lose it.

I disagree. I think many of them get rich off the work and ideas of others. Take your average CEO for example.

Yep. This is Capitalism, where workers are forced to accept the same wages for over a decade while costs for everything continue to rise..

This is true for most workers but not all - those in the top 1% or so have seen significant increases in their income. I know you probably meant to exclude the super-rich, but I think it is important to remind people that the same wage stagnation isn't affecting everyone across the board.

No confusion, just more choices. I happily purchased one of the 7" Galaxy Tabs, and I have no regrets. I use it *every day*. I do, however, plan on getting one of the new Asus Transformers when they are released in October. Another non-Apple alternative that I'm happy exists.

There are other candidates, you know.

That's the key, I think - as soon as Americans can learn to ignore the mainstream campaign spew (thus rendering large corporate support completely useless), it will start moving things back the other way.

Who needs to post anonymously with intellectual gems like this? oh...wait....my bad.

I hope Apple gets spanked for this. It was their lack of due diligence, and even if Apple was aware of this other company, it chose to engage this "Imma show you whose boss" mentality. Apple decided to play the game, so too damn bad if they lose.

As any frequent and long-time user of YouTube knows, it is notorious for dumping stupid interface changes on the user community. Due to the massive negative outpouring that some of these generate, it's hard for me to believe that they perform any usability trials before release. There are still some remnants of this junk - most notably the gray bar at the bottom of the screen. This is probably the one least-used, most annoying "feature" that refuses to die. I hope Netflix isn't using the same methodology, because it doesn't work, and it doesn't require an MBA to figure this out.