Quad core. Didn't notice anything different.

Paper: cheap, always on, always available, fungible, legible, shreddable. End of story.

The Book's carrying capacity limitations are more than compensated by the longevity of its media, however. Years after your e-book reader is in your junk box or landfill along with the other hottest technology you bought this year, the books I keep and shelve will still be books rather than e-waste. For throwaway one-time reads that's OK by me. For writing with more staying power, though, that's a damned shame,

We watched the ISS with the shuttle chasing behind as they passed overhead on the evening of Thanksgiving. I looked up and thought, this is the best thing we've ever done, and it may be the best thing we ever do.

Noscript is a great add-on, and performs a valuable function. They made a mistake, and fixed it. So I am keeping Noscript, and also whitelisting it in ABP. For what they do, as well as for fixing their error, they maintain my trust.

Newer Intel motherboard, uses Sigmatel audio, SP1 is not compatible with the latest drivers available through Intel. SP1 has been available for compatibility testing for how long, and Microsoft and Intel can't come up with a compatible sound driver? That seems like a great sign to me that Vista really is dead, the new Millennium Edition is upon us.