Everybody here realizes that the "internet" can be shut down if everything gets out of hand don't they? All of the public infrastructure (in the US at least) that carries traffic is subject to a myriad of laws and regulations long ago established by the FCC (i.e. your government). So if anyone thinks there is no way to stop this are somewhat naive because there is a "kill" switch for the internet that the government controls, we just haven't reached the point where using it outweighs the economic and social disruptions such a massive decision such as that would generate ....yet.

I think it's a little naive to think that if all illegal downloads were somehow eliminated that people would turn to alternative music/software. For one thing the documentation in FOSS is (for the most part) lacking. There are so many bands vying for attention now that you almost need the pay model to separate the wheat from the chaff (yeah I know there's a lot of chaff in the legit marketplace too but it's higher quality chaff). Nobody has the time nor the inclination to "discover" new music and they tend to go with the flow because their peers are into it.

Sorry but UP (IMHO) was the most overrated film I saw this year. Predictable plot, really BAD 3D (it was like looking at an aquarium) and they pretty much stuck with the CG animated formula. That's what I disliked the most about this movie, they took no creative chances.

Regardless if it's "wrong" to use company assets for personal use. I think everyone's missing the point here. The "social media director" (geez where can I find a meaningless do-nothing job like that!) crossed the privacy line even if the moron posted it twice. That's what moderators do - edit and remove trolls - why he felt he had some moral obligation to inform this school of this misdeed is beyond me. Last time I checked, humans were not perfect and to use the "well he loses all of his rights when he walks into the workplace" argument doesn't wash with me in this case. This guy seems like some narcissistic asshole to me that "wanted to get even".

There is no such thing as "Clean Coal" and if you think the current administration will not realize this think again: Big coal was a major contributor to Obama from early on in his political career.

I always enjoy these /. stories about Linux acceptance. We are guarenteed a full vetting of why this article is wrong by the Linux-heads and why it is so right by the M$-heads. It's even numbered for easy reference to the sprcific points