Generally I think the Wikileaks is fine, transparency is a necessity in order to run a trustworthy and strong government. But, the general argument for those pro the cause is that, those in power need to be shown to act in good faith without the betrayal of our trust. So the premise of Wikileaks is born, those in power should be 100% transparent in their words and deeds. Well, that is quite interesting now, because indeed Wikileaks now has a fair amount of power, Assange still has a fair amount of pull (even in the midst of this legal battle). So why can't he be transparent with his and wikileaks power. How do we know with 100% certainty, that Assange himself or Wikileaks isn't being dishonest and deceitful? Is it not a bit hypocritical to judge others by a measuring stick you do not hold yourself too?
Finally, isn't is ironic that the group that is most aggressive in the fight for transparency is named Anonymous?

After 6 months of examining the source code, he determined that there are so many security holes that he was wasting his time there and moved on to software that would be a challenge to crack.

As an engineer, I would honestly rather upper management to be as far away as possible, that's how the real work gets done. Show me an engineer that wants a CEO breathing down their neck and I'll show you an average engineer that wants to brown nose with management. Also what is a CEO supposed to do? What in his background would leave you to believe that other than signing 20 BILLION dollars into escrow for repairs/claims that he would be more effective at the scene? I'm not a fan of big business, but people are just looking for a reason to crucify him. I don't go to BP, that's what I do to show my disapproval.

So let me get this straight, a struggling company, on the verge of being bankrupt is asking a huge customer, to evaluate the cost model of using other delivery methods other than themselves? Don't you think that a failing company would be bending over backwards to ensure high value clients have their high value parcels protected? Seems like these kind of letters and responses to big clients are the reasons why the USPS is failing.

I for one hope the economy isn't based off of people scraping legitimate websites to make money for themselves. How about the people who are barely getting by because of "gray area" websites, get off their lazy butts and do their own legitimate work instead of stealing others.

Theft of another's work should not be rewarded, quite the opposite.

What Attributor are doing is not even evil, they are not looking for past damages, just protecting their future interests.

Even Better solution than checking binaries, is have performance dictate your existence. If you dont have 50 or 100 in the first 1-3 months of existence, you have been deemed unworthy by the unwashed masses and your App name goes back into the pool. There should be no guarantee that your piece of crap app will forever own the name iAmAwesome just because you were the first to get it. You as the developer lose nothing but the name. Let's stop rewarding quickness and start rewarding quality. Squatters die and good Apps live, its the Law of the Jungle at its finest!

So instead of making still LOTS of money off of legal PDF sales, now EVERYONE who wants PDFs will find them on torrents. This will make the torrenting of them more prevalent.

If a student can pass a class without being in it, then that demonstrates that the kid has the potential to become a smarter individual. If a student is too smart for a class they should be pushed harder to expand their minds. People wonder why America has a lack of Engineers, Scientists, and generally smart people. Its because way too young in their educational career smart kids learn to coast through things. Instead of being challenged they are ignored by teachers to assist those who are falling behind. We need to challenge our brightest the hardest, because we need all the smart and hard working people we can get.

In college I went to a small state run school, the teachers in my major taught in 2 ways. They understood who the people that were there to learn and those who wanted to skate through school because they heard computer scientists made lots of money. Our professors pushed the people who were there for an education and allowed the others to do as they wish and pass with a C/D. I thank goodness every day that I was pushed, it has helped me succeed in my field. This is what good teachers do.

On a personal note, I live in Pittsburgh. It saddens me greatly to hear this. Why even teach, just let kids hang out while their parent are at work, then 8 years later ship them to high school, where they can do more nothing.