This sounds like it will be a easy scapegoat for the entire massacre, rather than the fact that the individual was responsible, or the military in general.

But Vernor doesn't technically own a copy of the software, he's merely licensing a copy from Autodesk, correct? The company I work for licenses most of its software, so I know there are distinct differences between the two.

As someone with experience with hardware support for a large company, I can attest to the assertion that SSD's fail pretty often. We use the HP TC4400 tablet, which has a 40gig SSD in it, and we seem to get more of them in with dead harddrives than we do the TC4200, which uses a typical SATA drive.

This may not be true for all SSD's, but it's my experience so far.

Can't believe someone modded this redundant. Funniest post on slashdot in a long time.

My grandfather taught me when I was 8 that there are four inner (solid) planets, and four outer (gaseous) planets, separated by the asteroid belt. Anything else is not a planet, and Pluto certainly should not be.

But oh, if Illinois says it's true then it must be!

This is a good idea in theory, but try doing that when 2,000 people apply for 4 entry-level positions. Are you really going to give every single applicant an excuse, or would "Sorry I didn't even get to your resume because I picked the first one I found" not good enough?

Usually if ask why you're rejected from a position they'll tell you. Making the business legally obligated to proactively inform all rejected applicants is unnecessary.

I have a lot of older P4 machines that aren't special but they run fine. I'm located in Virginia; would you pay for shipping? If you're located within a reasonable distance I wouldn't mind driving them to you.

My fledgling Website Design company recently did free design work for Banana Leaf Project. It's nothing fancy, but a simple website like that can go a long way for a charity organization that's looking for small donations and government sponsorship.

Ockham's Razor: "All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best."
Heinlein's Razor: "Do not attribute to malice what could be more easily explained by stupidity"

Ockham's Razor != Heinlein Razor

It's often called Hanlon's razor because he quoted that in a 1980 book, but it was originally used by Robert Heinlein in his 1941 short story "Logic of Empire".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor