Although I'd *love* to take credit for that one....remember the WWII generation? They went to war as boys, came back as men, and stood on their own two feet. Everyone's been expected to follow the example they set when they returned to the homefront.

Then the hippies came....

I realize there may be a financial incentive for rewriting what is no doubt a fair chunk of one of the key "selling points" of the DOOM 3 engine, however I'm glad to see that this is being done so the source can be released *publically*. Even if not much comes from it, I personally enjoy going over the code released from id Software...it's like going and in time and watching Da Vinci with a hammer and chisel.

(Yes, yes "Carmack's no Da Vinci", but he is as close to one as most Programmer's can get.)

"Shotgun Debugging" indeed. However, some multi-platform greybeards call it "Being a Windows Admin".

I have a Samsung Epic 4G and haven't been able to get the HotSpot to work (tethered or not). Ever. Google, forums, and IRC have all pointed to signs of a "disabled" (read: Will always generate an error) feature. If all the cellphone companies are pimps, at least Sprint beats on me less and only takes HALF my money.

Money isn't happiness
I agree. Money can be used to purchase goods and services, from the likes of...say...a few talented, well-endowed ladies at your local gentlemen's club.
Two hours in the back-room with a few girls that don't know how to use a mouse and couldn't eject a DVD out of a drive without a remote can be quite relaxing.
Yeah baby!! Pull my token rings when you resync that array!! Just like that! DO IT!

You don't have one on your keyboard like this?
Better call the helpdesk and get a replacement.

you are appreciated once you are no longer around to do the job

Reminds me of "Emperor's Syndrom"...

Emperor: "Ah, that coup went better than expected. Let's look at the budget...1,000 Ninjas?? Fire half of them!"
Underling: "Yessir! But please keep in mind, the previous Emperor had 2,000 Ninjas...they were the only force warding off the assassins."
...Six Months Later...
New Emperor: "Well, that coup went well. Let's look at the budget...Ahhh!! 500 Ninjas?! Fire half of them!"
Underling: *sigh*

you will save 1000's on licensing costs (THANKS BSA!), but you will spend 40K a year on an IT guy to provide support

Odds are good you're sporting an IT guy's salary already. Just slip "software support" into his job description and don't tell him till the annual Performance Review!

at 3am your servers aren't screaming at you until you clean up their feces and feed them.
Sounds like someone's shop doesn't use Windows...

Why didn't this argument come about sooner? That would explain what happened 6,000 years ago (Back when God created the Universe, which has done nothing but upset people, and generally viewed as a bad idea).

I can see it now... "Honest officer, I didn't mean to rev the engine and burn rubber through that red light. I looked down and realized I'm COVERED IN SPIDERS!!! AHHH!!!" (speeds off).

Not where I live. If you're caught stealing from your neighbor, he's likely to shoot you.

Satan, on the other hand, has more than likely already attempted to sue you several times for "stealing" from him already.

"...and to commemorate their latest acquisition, Western Digital announces a new line of ultra-green drives...a spokesman had this to say..."

"Yep, these drives are so power-conservative, they actually stop consuming power permanently 30% faster than our previous line. We're calling them 'Hitachies'"

What city is this land of (nearly) free, you speak of? I must find this part of the U.S.A. before it's stamped-out by the Feds. I pay $5 for someone to park my car, after I drive it there, first! Surely this land of "movies that cost as much as the DVD-R they're burned on" and "happy pizza with special topping" is somewhere within the confines of my beloved United States! (Or Canada)

Don't let Tosh2.0 find out they're ripping-off his schtick. It took him three whole shows just to suck a metric litre of ass and hold it without coughing.