I agree...developer and gamers. And finance, engineering, graphic design, manufacturing/planning, the list goes on and on.

Like everyone else is saying, you need to justify it in dollars as well as sense in detail. But when you present the case, frame it so that they can take the credit for doing it (yes, I'm serious). You both win.

Obviously you're not married.

I would touch it with a 10 foot stack of $20 bills. (Thats $559,200)

What would happen if it came really close but didn't hit? Like 2 miles up? What about 500 feet above land? 50 feet?

SMART People will use browsers and websites that don't use the DRM tech, and "big media" will wonder why 1% of their traffic dropped off... must be the pirates!

And the other 99% will use will go on using whatever is handed to them.

You can set it up to automatically run updates at whatever time of day you want. It will turn on, update (including games) and then power itself back off after a period of inactivity. That is how I set mine and I never wait for updates anymore. That doesn't excuse the other behavior but it may help you with regards to updates.

What are some other sites similar to Slashdot that I can use today (and maybe longer)?

Gun control debate in Three...Two...O.......BLAM!

Oh man. The reviews of this cable are great!

But frogs are dumb, even at the end.

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Not exactly. I'm from Texas.
http://law.onecle.com/texas/penal/9.42.00.html

I failed to get hit by that train.