Ubuntu is based on Debian not RedHat.

Video resolution can be changed dynamically with CTRL/ALT plus or minus.
Most distros have a gui app to change the default resolution, fonts, font size. etc.

Probably means dependencies. Debian/Ubuntu handle that well.

QNX is fast, stable and small.
If you need something extra you mount it to the kernel.
When you no longer need it you unmount it.
The message passing is great.
Downside: It's not free.

Three OSS projects were used to build an application for the Gov that everyone can use and evaluate. The White House is using OSS. That is a step forward. The creators of the packages can put this on there resumes. Business see this and OSS becomes more acceptable. I read this and find three packages used in a working app that can be evaluated on-line. I will definitely look into how I can use these packages.

From the article:

"The public and the scientists have very different views on many different issues, including the science of evolution and climate change," Scott Keeter of the Pew Research Center said in a telephone briefing. The center conducted the wide-ranging telephone survey in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.

The research included responses from 2,533 scientists in the AAAS, and 2,001 public respondents.

I read the article and watched the video and it set off my BS sensor. The video reminded me of the first time I heard the term "symbiosis" used in a merger meeting.

...it's not something you can completely prevent.

You can prevent it by saying NO and walking away.
If you don't have the stones to say no then your password is the least of your problems.

People have rights, things do not.
Laws control the rights of a person to possess and use things.
The delivery method should not be relevant.

You do it for the same reason you climb a mountain.
Because it's there.

And one Czar to bind them all.

It's good to see DIY projects that teach people how things work. The tutorial is very well done and applies to a real world project that a beginner can build.

Understanding how to bias a transistor to get the results needed is valuable.

That was pushed aside by the Beanie baby bubble which was replaced by the Dot Gone bubble and the Y2K bubble. Those were forgotten when Wall St invented monetizing liabilities. That bubble extinguished itself by consuming all the wealth on the planet. Now they are working on monetizing CO2. It will probably be known as the Green Bubble.

It wasn't software bugs. It was an inappropriate model with bad assumptions combined with excessive leverage.

This is either bs or fear mongering to justify some future action.

Computers are not appliances but they are marketed as such. I've helped several people with similar problems. A newbie does not know where to start. Calling a service provider like Verizon or AT&T is not much help if you can't run the CD they supplied. Calling the vendor is usually not much better. I contacted the newspaper and left my contact info. I can help her over the phone. The way to spread Linux is to help people that are trying to use it.