The Dark Knight
Gladiator
Tombstone
The Shawshank Redemption
Inception

Granted The Dark Knight is the most *RECENT* great movie, but I don't think I've ever kept doing anything else once I spy one of those movies playing.

I would throw in DoubleCAD as well. I use it constantly at work and it's really quite good. It isn't on Mac or Linux though. I'll have to check out Draftsight though!

I think everyone does this to some extent although with my laptop being about 9 years old I try to keep it low on resources as possible. My system has Lubuntu as the baseline, Clementine for music, Picasa via Wine for photo control & editing, Opera for the browser & RSS feed, and Dolphin for the file manager. I used PCmanFM for a time but the split screen is a killer feature for me, even with it requiring Nepomuk for some god only knows reason. My only real complaint is Samba is STILL borked on Lubuntu which eliminates my access to the server.

I'm with OP on this - this seems like a non-issue. If you want people to know the part specs, post them on your website under public domain. Version control is a non-issue - if the drawings are in 2D then have a title block. If the files are in 3D then put it in the properties.

First off, is anyone surprised? As a business, I'm making sure:
1) That people don't try to return the product when they screw it up doing something that the product wasn't intended to do (and it costs me money)
2) That I eliminate a potential attack vector for malware which would lead to decreased sales and increased returns (which costs me money)
3) That people are locked into using my products (which makes me money)

This is all about the money people. This isn't about trying to screw over the 0.1% of people who buy the tablet - It's about maximizing the profits. And let's be realistic here - they will be recracked in short order.

+1 This. I am still looking for a Podcast client which is anywhere near what Amarok provided back them. Does anyone know the progress of Clementine in adding podcast support?

I honestly haven't looked at Amarok since 2.2 and was squarely in the Pana camp until Clementine became usable (around release 0.6). Amarok was far too heavy on the resources to be usable and frankly got in the way of listening to music. I guess it's gotten 'better' but frankly I kind of wonder why some KDE-based distros haven't ditched Amarok for Clementine. I would love to see one of the biggies take the plunge - all it takes is one and that causes the stampede.

1) To 30-something geeks like me, Majel will always be Lwaxana Troi. And I agree with the post above, if she needs an introduction you are on the wrong site.
2) Definitely cool to use her as the project name. I hope the final product uses her name as well.
3) If they can't make Majel sound like her namesake, may I suggest using Marina Sirtis' voice? It would be a nice touch.
4) I wonder if they will be able to fold in Iris' codebase?

Agreed. This will by my kidlet's third Christmas. The first year he wasn't aware enough to know what was going on (except for the cruifix which fell on him!) , and last year he really didn't get the concept of gift opening. This year he's already obsessed with the Christmas tree - it has to be on at all times when he's home and awake - and I'm sure the getting new toys will blow his mind.

My grandma always gave socks to her grandkids every Christmas - it became a bit of a running gag (and still is) among us. She's been gone since 2005 and we would all like to get another pair from her.

So what you are saying is that God needed to add Automatic Updates into religion?

Actually, I would prefer a changelog.

All they had to do was hire Chuck Norris. Problem Solved.

Why is everyone so scared of the probability of an Islamic based party being democratically elected without fraud in the middle east? We should be embracing the fact it's democratic and fraud free and supporting whomever the people choose.

Disclaimer: I am Canadian.

This is what I don't get about the United States. Why is there a connection between social and fiscal conservatism? Just because you believe there should be legal same sex marriages means that you want to fund everything, raise taxes sky high and spend like a drunken sailor on shore leave? Or that you believe in God means you don't believe there should be nationalized healthcare? It doesn't make sense. You would think that the time is right for a social-liberal/fiscal-conservative party to rise up and take the middle ground.

I don't know if I would call it 'special treatment'. I'm sure the USAF has quite an involved contract which states explicitly what they are doing and that anything Sony does which causes them issues will be very expensive in fines and the like. The fact that they are a branch of the government and have the ability to make business VERY VERY VERY difficult for Sony is an added bonus. If I was Sony and the USAF told me they wanted their PS3s in hot pink I would make it happen.