They reproduce asexually. Hasn't that been the only option for geeks for some time now?

Here's a tip: don't friend your boss. Seriously. He doesn't need to know what you do n your own time.

This is overwhelmingly not ironic!

I think the number of hollywood shows available on a given box will be the deciding factor. I hope UI will be the deciding factor, but I fear it won't.

Last time I checked Snow Leopard was only about $29. You might want to spend your time on something slightly more profitable than fighting for a refund for that particular item...

There's always somebody who'd only be interested if they can get a lot of luxury goods for very little money. What makes you think you are in Apples target audience?

We usually are less than 100 years into any given century, seeing as how a century is 100 years long.

Out of necessity?! It's a smartphone for crying out loud! The only case where you are required to use an iPhone is when you work in iPhone development, and in that case you would not jailbreak it!

This may be one of the places where Denmark is way ahead.

I never ever carry cash at all.

If a store doesn't accept credit card - no matter the amount - then I take my business elsewhere, and I can, because 99% (or thereabout) of stores in Denmark accept credit card no matter the amount.

I hope you are happy Sony.

You made it this far without people building custom firmware. Now you've forced people to find ways to put custom firmware on the PS3. Next up is "indie" games followed by pirates followed by the game industry going back to PCs or over to other consoles.

Too bad. I actually liked by PS3. Hopefully something new will come along soon so I won't have to buy an xbox...

Burned and have the ashes compressed into a diamond.

"French lawmakers have voted to approve a draft law to filter Internet traffic that Slashdot previously discussed."

I didn't read the article. I didn't even read the rest of the text beyond that sentence. Any traffic related to something which has previously been discussed on /. should be filtered in France...

We have a similar system where I work. It does little to enhance security. I used to append an incrementing number to my password. I know others who use the current month in their passwords for the exact same reason.

I am all for strong security, but if it goes too far people will invent systems which make security even worse: Everything from post-its to simple rotating passwords.

Yes. "Online."

Grandparent replied about their ability to make money, whereas I commented on their ability to make money online.

</sarcasm> is not a sentence.

I didn't write [twitter.com] - the /. software did

Finally, I am neither rich nor a kid.

Reading comprehension was never one of your strong suits, was it?