If come winter Germany is crippled by blackouts or utterly dependent on imported electricity I'm sure someone will post a story about it. On the other than if nothing bad happens and the grid works perfectly we probably won't hear anything. Well, fear not, I'll post a story about it, and link back to this story and your comment.

One of us is going to look stupid in about six months.

Actually France has been struggling to meet peak demand with nuclear in recent years due to the hot summers we have been enjoying. Nuclear plants need to dump a lot of heat and when the ambient temperature gets too high they either have to drop to idle mode or dump hot water into lakes and streams, killing off the local wildlife and generally trashing the environment.

Of course this flaw does not mean nuclear is useless. I'm not a nuke-you-mentalist who writes off every other technology because it isn't perfect. However, this does highlight solar PV's strength - you get the most power when you need it.

You are half right. There are three types of solar power. You have PV panels which, as you say, provide whatever power is available from the sun at that instant and have no storage. Then you have solar thermal which can run all night because is stores energy in molten salt. Finally you have solar heating for water and buildings, which stores energy in said water or building.

You also have to remember that cooling is a major use of electricity in many countries. Since temperature is strongly correlated with light levels solar PV is actually ideal for covering peak demand in many places.

Ignoring the working conditions debate for a moment, Apple are a litigious bunch of bastards. You can't support their stifling of innovation and competition through endless legal wrangling based on rounded rectangles in good conscience.

Not very ethical if you have dependence, or people who care about you.

You have to just try and live the best life you can. No one can have a perfect ethical existence. At least by trying you can help advance the human race towards a better way of life. Take the long term view and realize that your actions, even if they only affect one other person, are still important.

Android itself doesn't wall you in, you are free to install what apps you like and no hacks are required for rooting (basically just install the su app). It is the phone manufacturers and networks that lock down bootloaders and the like, but you can always get a Google Nexus phone.

If you are a good guy with friends who looks after himself and stays both mentally and physically active, getting on in life instead of sitting on is fat arse all day you live longer. Who knew?

The worst thing is OneNote isn't even that good, just the best of a bad bunch.

How about internal support? The job market is full of admins with MS skills and experience so you can take your pick. Hiring good Linux admins is hard and you want to be sure you can get another PDQ when they hand in their 4 week notice.

Go pee.