I was able to check out 8 a year and a half ago in a class at my local college. Not much has changed since that initial offering. I was disappointed by the Metro overlay on non-haptic monitors. The new OS basically has Metro stapled over the top of 7 and it is not an ideal productivity rig; especially without haptic support. I've seen estimates thrown around lately that suggest less than 2% of the bare metal 8 is installed on is capable of haptic interfacing. Big mistake M$.

I lived in Washington state during the Mt. St. Helens eruption. We had to put nylons over our air cleaners to try to keep the ash out of the engine. Alot of engines were destroyed by volcanic ash very quickly during the eruption. The glass comment is very funny and not probable in many areas of the engine due to turbulent airflow. The biggie here is the extremely abrasive nature of volcanic ash. If you fly a jet through vlocanic ash it will most likely destroy the engines. While the plane may not be taken down, enough exposure could possibly cause a crash.

If you cannot see the abject honesty here you are not a hacker. daed

Energy Parity. It stands true now.

Just leave the Anarchist Arguement Club alone. Now you've asked for it!!!

5 years ago I and some friends of mine were "playing" and we seen the F.B.i.. I'm not trying to be nonsensical but this is LOL in teen-age terms. Really, feds, you NEED juice. daed

Should I laugh now, or later. Hehe I made my login on Slashdot just to say that; After I have been watching it for years. DARPA, DARPA, offend thy maker.