I propose we cut ALL their taxpayer paid benefits, retirement and make them pay for it themselves Wanna see how quickly the rest of us get better benefits and retirement packages. These lazy bums won't/can't do their job in Washington, yet they expect US to pay the bill for their perks.

if it ain't broke don't fix it! I see no BSOD's here I see no need to reboot everyday Everybody hates success........

That's like saying your 3 year old and 5 year old worked it out because they are both napping. They worked nothing out, they just exhausted each other.

Yes, real life computer communications/hacking is boring, real Admins don't use GUI's, command line baby, all the way. Have you ever seen the GUI for firewall software? It could take you days to figure it out if you have legal access. Get in through command line, swap out the *rules files* restart fw instance and go where ever you want

No R2D2 could *speak* but had to use beeps and squeeks to do it. Now, why would a supposedly highly advanced machine such as this need to use auditory communications?

When hardware is too *old* to run windows effectively any longer, it becomes a LINUX server in my house. While 2gb of memory or less may tax Microsoft applications, a LINUX fileserver (samba) and Openoffice for the kids homework is just fine. Tighter kernel, less bloat. We just got our Son starting College a new laptop, it came with W7. At 1st glance I see no great advantage to this new OS, all the other Windows systems we use are running XP, it it does what we need. W7 may be much better than VISTA, but unless forced I will use what works and causes me the less maintenance (we don't get paid for maintaining home systems now do we :-) ) I am a UNIX Admin and would like to let that sleeping dog just lie.... I had hoped to be able to replace the 3 laptops I bought the Fam in 2007 by now, but given the economy, not possible. Unless it dies completely (overheated cpu/gpu due to insufficient cooling) or another child starts College, I will have to limp along with what I have, and re-purpose from Windows to LINUX to extend hardware usage. The only exception to this was my cell phone, now I actually have a Droid. Hard to imagine that hardware making technological improvements by leaps and bounds, for me the apps are what make it very useful for now.

Given their *standards* for security and the model that everything should be visable by everyone, this brakes the basic rules of security. I for one would never trust FB with my private info, let alone a SSO password.

I agree with Older Guy....I really don't want to be *forced* to socialize with many of my co-workers. I am a techie, and my free time is spent with my Family, they are the reason I work (well, that and boredom), and my friends. If I do socialize with any of my co-workers, it will be MY choice of who and when. Activities like bowling, golf, etc are good, but to just generally *have* to sit around an chat....no thanks. And don't even get me started on *team-building* crap......

2,190 days - 180 days = 2010