"Don't forget sites where many of their users only login through Facebook Connect."

Sorry but I forget those sites on purpose. Facebook failed me, and any site that will only acknowledge me as a Facebook user is similarly ignored.

Throwing programming at people with "little-to-none technical skills" is a bad idea period. Have them develop games or game concepts and then help them apply those to programming. Or take an existing classic game and describe the challenges of making it digital (such as card shuffling).

--Communication without disturbing anyone nearby (on public transport, during lessons at school, in the office)

-There exists a mental technique called 'patience'. The huge downside to instant communication, and instant gratification from it, is that we fail to realize that half of our thoughts aren't important enough to actually send.

Not sure what patience has to do with not disturbing people. Regarding what is important enough to send, you appear to be viewing this technology as strictly for business purposes. Often the act of sending a text, regardless of content, fulfills the purpose of letting the other party know you are thinking of them. You know, being social.

"This one goes in your ear, this one goes in your mouth, and this one goes in your butt. No, wait..."

"taste more like the number 2 brand"

You have to try the shitty soup!

Apples and oranges. Video games rarely if ever require me to find a creative solution to a problem. Likewise my job never requires me to be in constant twitch mode ready to shoot anything that moves. Two different parts of the brain.

"Yankovic wrote the parody and debuted it live on the Dr. Demento Show."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_one_rides_the_bus

The best athletes are smart and the fans recognize that. It takes both brains and physical ability to be a top athlete.

As others have pointed out, we in the area have been on alert for this forever. Nothing would be better than having it happen so we can put it in our past. It will be dealt with and then remembered nostalgically - we're in full-blown "remember Mt. St. Helens" anniversary mode right now.

Thanks for the link. Also worth noting:

First violation for illegal immigrants: $500 fine plus jail costs

First violation for employers of illegal immigrants: Fill out some paperwork

This should be the real outrage - employers creating the supply of illegal work are barely punished. We can throw as many people back over the border as we want, but nothing will change until the supply of jobs is cut off.