'Kind of sad to have to try "fostering" the act of reading. I say let them in the dark.

What pisses me off is that Amazon is gradually adding simple features to the Kindle DX when it could have provided it all from the start.

Things like highlighting, adding notes, browsing bookmarks, reading out-loud... wait until Kindle DX 2nd generation and you will understand! Just add those features and I won't need printed editions anymore (except for reference books)!

I think the ribbon is actually a great idea and a great way of organizing buttons - provided that someone tell you that you are supposed to be moving your eyes across each block of button's name on the bottom, NOT LOOKING AT THE BUTTONS THEMSELVES! As - I believe - most people would find it counter-intuitive to look to the bottom of the ribbon (button-group name) first instead of the top (actual buttons), it was probably very unfortunate to position them that way.

Also, I use to think a ribbon should carry mostly buttons with icons, but looking at that Open Office ribbon with text-only buttons - hmm, it may work fine...

Nonsense. Just teach the kids some German, telling them to put ( ) in front of all verbs, to use adverbs as parameters inside those brackets, to make assignments by writing this_noun=this_adjective and, finally, tell them that you actually get the bugs out of idiomatic expressions badly-positioned in silly arrays.

I got this feeling, since I first read the Zombie Survival Guide, that I should have learned how to produce homemade shotguns instead of learning how to type. When the Big Brother start keeping track of my daily trips to the bathroom, any skill below that won't cut it.

I feel sorry for all Irish black metal bands and for those in Ireland that would expect Cradle of Filth to play there...