Amazing as it sounds, I had the same experience in backwards Greece in the early nineties. LOGO and BASIC in 4th and 5th grade (elementary school has six grades in us). So why the news?

"We confirm that minor cracks were found on some noncritical wing rib-skin attachments on a limited number of A380 aircraft. We have traced the origin. Airbus has developed an inspection and repair procedure, which will be done during regular, routine scheduled four-year maintenance checks. In the meantime, Airbus emphasizes that the safe operation of the A380 fleet is not affected."

1) minor and noncritical
2) on a limited number
3) traced the origin
4) have already found the solution
5) have already put it in the inspection list

OK, now you can ground the whole fleet...

Is this his LinkedIn presence? I wonder if people will rush to disassociate from him now...

Well said. The EU should protect its members more than the national governments. I don't trust either completely, but one checking the other is good.

"The big point why this is so important is that computers are now extensions of your brain. This means the software running on your computer influences how you think."

True. From the moment computers became easily portable and always connected, we have almost the equivalent of unlimited memory. Even if you don't remember or know something, it's probably a few touches (the new term for 'clicks') away. I wonder what will come after the smartphones... wearable computers anyone? :)

I use my desktop for gaming and serious data manipulation, my laptop for everything else (video, communicating, office work, etc). I don't have a tablet yet, but I can see it substituting all my other uses, minus the most CPU-intensive. If a tablet can do this, newer generation smartphones can do it as well. Computing power goes up, the only limit is the physical limit which makes it difficult to enter data and watch it comfortably.

But for most casual PC jobs (e-mailing, tickets, show times, etc) smartphones are already great. And if your tablet can fit in your backpack, your smartphone can fit in your pocket!

MrSteveSD writes

"The copyright on sound recordings by the Beatles, Rolling Stones and other famous bands was due to expire in the next few years. However, the EU Council has now scuttled any such hopes. The copyright term has been extended from 70 to 90 years with life-supported rockers expressing their delight."

(Slashdot 2031)

This way if the company continues to win and prosper, he will become wealthy. Otherwise no honey. This is the right way!

It won't be jilted in Windows 8. Why you people keep perpetuating this myth? Just because C++ is making a comeback (it was about time) and JavaScript/HTML5 is finding a new home, doesn't mean that we throw away .NET Framework 4.5.

YOU likely neither know nor care about giving Oracle the finger, coward. I bet the guys making these decisions know every bit of them.

And it's important to notice they asked for LibreOffice, not OpenOffice. The really free version.

Some SP scenarios are pretty elaborate, a human player wouldn't or couldn't play you any time you want, etc. There are so many reasons what you say doesn't apply to every game.

According to an Ars Technica article, .NET will be first-class citizen in Windows 8.

OK, let's count to three and blame COBOL! :p