that it's a bad idea and a deathtrap.

While it's true that hardware remains viable longer, Win 8 is AWFUL. I bought two new PCs and specifically sought out ones with W7 licenses.

huh? You mean idiot average users won't have to wait 30 seconds or so while their idiot YouTube videos buffer? Greeeeeeat.

...was supposed to be a cure-all for everything from depression to criminal behavior. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

I live in Simi Valley, CA and notice the constant launchings of the various plane and rocket entities that operate out of the high desert in Lancaster, about 60 miles north. Over the last couple of days I've been noticing aircraft leaving vapor trails very high, at very high speed (much faster and higher than commercial craft) and leaving at intervals, most probably the bombers coming out of Edwards AFB located near Lancaster.

more idiots. From antilock brakes to airbags to life-saving medicine and surgery, the more people likely to benefit from these technological advances ensures that more idiots, imbeciles and morons remain alive and viable to pass on their stupid-genes.

...want. now. me,

I'm no Apple fanboi, but the Newton's (old jokes aside and it was tightened up immediately and in ensuing OS updates) implementation was a miracle to behold back then in '97 or so. Palm had that mess "graffiti" which I always resented because it made me learn to write all over again. I liked a machine that comformed to me, not the other way around.

Back bacon and beer, eh? This what happens when Bob and Doug McKenzie are the network troubleshooters.

Here's Gore - liar, rumor-monger and slippery pol extraordinaire preaching about pols selling out to special interests and lobbies while he goes and sells his failing "Current TV" network to Islamic propagandists, Al Jezeera, for millions because, I suppose, hi millions in speaking fees and book tours wasn't enough.

...unless they are trying to hide something, maybe? Signed, Anita Bath

I have had an Intel Mac mini running XP for a home surveillance monitor/server 24/7 for approx. 5 years and it has *never* crashed, and I do a preventative restart about every 60 days. Simultaneously, I have had the identical software running on an identical install of XP on no less than 4 different PC hardware with similar CPUs (both Intel and AMD) and RAM with regular, almost daily crashing, BSD, or freezing.

HAL letters correspond to the letters that immediately follow it alphabetically, namely, IBM. WTF does "HENRi" correspond to "IFOSb"?? I hate it already.

... which when selected would open full-size pop-ups of the tabbed page so you can view the entire page in a pop-up without selecting the tab and displaying the entire page. Is that a great idea or WHAT?! Google - are you listening? P.S. Google: I'm available for consulting work!