Ah, yes, you can "[use] entertainment applications... play movies, browse the web, play music," but can you run Dawn of War 2 and iTunes? I don't think a lot of people are as software-oriented as we are - 'playing music' isn't something you do outside of iTunes. If it doesn't run the thing you are used to using, what good is it?

I just think we need to figure out how to teach that software is replaceable and modular, which is the best part about open source in my opinion. People are used to Windows, they're used to Microsoft Word-like omnipotent software, not UNIX-like bits and pieces. How do we teach people to view computers differently?

Are you using Comcast too? I started having this issue a few months ago and it also infuriates me!

Because no one runs a home web/mythtv/file/ftp/distcc/??? server! At least not according to my Comcast EULA.

Tiger-attack-preventing rocks could lead to a decrease in tiger attacks?

I think what needs to be said is that ANY model can be driven into the ground by people who don't know what they're doing. Having good managers who can create and follow through with a working strategy is better than having the best laid plan that no one is following.

For the car analogy, you can't say 'well, if the car was better, he wouldn't have crashed' - the driver still neglected to stay on the road.

Maybe that just indicates a good 99%+ of people are using XP? ;)

Hey, spread the word, man! I bought the Prius conversion kit - I'm running on 100% blubber.

Actually, as a console game developer for a living, it's not just about having fixed hardware like a 360. If you want to publish a PC game, no one will stop you. If you want to publish a console game, you have to get approved by the 1st party and there is a certain bar of quality, including how well it performs. Thus, plenty of PC games are churned out with shitty performance and no one is there to stop them.