I remember opening my brand new Red Hat 9 manual and reading in those first pages that I was holding about a billion dollars of software in my hand. It went banging on about the delights of open source for another half a page, but I never got any further. I immediately listed my sweet find on amazon - offering a hefty 20% discount off the (Like New) book. But even at 800 million US, I couldn't get a byte (sorry). Obviously I had nothing to lose and reduced the asking price to a mir eight figures (sorry), but still no joy - and I never did get cups to work. But it's got me thinking. Other slashdotters must have had similar experiences. Surely we can scrape together another 99 copies of the said tome between us, and then we can offer the International Space Station Cooperative the full $100 billion, and we'd all know one way or the other. Let me know.

I can't get behind that!

I love The Shat. No, I do. But one forget's he can be *such* a luvvy, sometimes, darling.

sic!

" I'm Lovin' IT "

A system taking a week to discover a bombing that will occur in a day's time will (by Moore's law) break even in 33.9 month's time. I.e., in 33.9 month's time, it won't take week - it'll take a day. So keep developing - it'll be viable in three years.

I heartily concur... and I'd like to ask further: Why the.. did I have to scroll down this far to see the real question asked?

"Control unit on back" - sounds like an accident waiting to happen.

Er... Bletchley Park anyone? Shhhhh - don't mention the war!

An author who understands that the word "myriad" is in fact an adjective and not a noun.