Except it isn't. Some salt comes from salt mines. Hence the expression, "working in the salt mine".

Exactly. Take even the simplest Linux command, like 'rm'. Now look at this excerpt from the man page:

--no-preserve-root
                            do not treat `/' specially

What does that mean? That little blurb really isn't sufficient to learn what that option does. If you already are familiar with rm, then that blurb will likely remind you of the intended action. Unfortunately, the goal of a lot of online documentation is to refresh your memory, not teach. That's why you need good dead tree documentation. That way, even if they make some minor changes in the future, you'll still have a good solid understanding of the way the system works in the first place.

You're telling me you put a $190 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116997) operating system on a $160 computer?

But Microsoft doesn't want to deal with this. With the release of Windows 8, they will have four (semi-)separate code bases (XP, Vista, 7, 8) to keep secure. That's a coding nightmare that nobody wants. If Microsoft can get everyone on the same OS, then their costs of producing patches drops to a quarter of what it once was.

You don't want frequency shifting, but rather amplification of only that narrow band.

You don't become a great artist by looking at great paintings. You get there by painting all the time. You don't become a mathematician by watching the instructor. You get there by doing the homework. You don't become a famous author by reading Jane Austin and Mark Twain. You get there by writing.

In every case, the thing you must do is create content. However, that's almost impossible on tablets (no keyboard), hard on laptops (small keyboard, no real mouse), and even slightly challenging on desktops (ever try typing out a complex mathematical equation in Latex?).

Today's latest and greatest systems (I'm looking at you, iPad) are really geared toward content consumption, not creation. We should focus more on making it easy for kids to express themselves and then give them the tools that do that.

Thanks for the correction. I was wondering what kind of Roku device wouldn't do Netflix streaming...

Is this really such a big deal? I've used third-party high end cooling solutions for over a decade now and I always buy tray-only CPUs. I buy AMD and I can usually find the processor I want without the heatsink and fan. Are things that different from Intel?

I say it's a great change. How many stock fans and heatsinks will be saved from gathering dust because of this? How much waste will this reduce? Plus it will put $10-15 in someone's pocket (probably Intel's).