I don't know about everyone else, but in the fortune 100 company I happen to work for they are moving all new projects to AIX and Linux. This has been going on for the last year. The sad part, for Sun/Oracle, is that it used to be a primarily Sun shop. Now all new projects are AIX and Linux and there is no interest in approving any Sun equipment. All the tech refresh projects we have are moving businesses to either AIX or Linux. This represents a fairly large revenue stream that they are losing. Seems to be a common trend from blogs/forums/etc. that I'm reading.

Organic vegan agriculture can and is being done.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegan_organic_gardening

http://www.vegfamily.com/gardening/veganic-gardening.htm

These are the same methods that I currently practice in my garden.

Animal derived inputs are not required to grow plants. If you do want to add some animal inputs there are animals on the site of most gardens/farms, they are typically running them. You might also want to read this:

http://www.humanurehandbook.com/

Could this decrypting take place on the GPU making it usable on more modest hardware?

That's a lot for "male enhancement". :p

Volvo is making a diesel hybrid for 2012:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/01/volving-announces-diesel-plug-in-hybrid-for-2012-w-video/

What's the difference between this "3D" and the "3D" included on existing titles like the Coraline Bluray disc? Is this just a proprietary technology requiring special hardware with the same relative outcome?

You remember that Apple patent for ads directly in the OS? My guess is that this will be the shift. You will not be able to filter them out as the OS will prevent you from doing so.

Just a wild ass paranoid guess, but that's where this is going I think.

Wasn't that Lost?

In you nuclear plant scenario are they mining and refining the necessary materials to power that plant on that 100 acres as well? What about the coolant?

If you are looking for an idea of the apps people have written:

Openmoko Software Repo

This is outside of whatever software your distro includes (Debian, SHR, OM2008.12, Qtopia, etc.).