I have a 4 year software engineering degree. The only downside to it is that I don't feel comfortable going into a CS graduate program.

http://www.sistema.itesm.mx/va/Planes2000/InISC.htm

Because it's cross platform and keeping 2 databases up to date is a PITA. The typical use case for KeePass is if you have multiple computers with different OS.

I agree with everything you've

Novel ideas usually don't live on by themselves unless they become useful.

The guy had an itch and he scratched it, there is nothing wrong in that. Not everything that is made has to be useful.

Things are bad in Mexico right now because of the warring drug cartels, but it's hard to say how this new law will affect them. I feel it's the a step in the right direction though, because hopefully law enforcement will be able to focus on more important things like busting the dealers and leaving the consumers out of this whole mess.

http://www.alice.org/

I've seen a few places that teach students alice in order for them to become familiar with looping and conditional constructs before they move to something else. I think with all the visual stuff going on it would appeal more to younger programmers.