This garbage is just as terrible as television.

I think that both the idea and implementation of this idea are deplorable at best. The problem with fame is that every stupid idea one has and every move one makes becomes a cornerstone for bland stories to be covered by the mainstream media (this now includes slashdot thanks to GeekNet), and gross over speculation/valuation of said ideas.

The entire idea of being put "on probation" by some random company is deplorable at best.

I agree with you and have an even more advanced stance on this. Video game releases do not belong on the front page of slashdot, unless they are showcasing something that is technologically revolutionary. This is just an advertisement for some crappy game.

I was hoping to see an inductive charger similar to the one sported by the EV1.

Mac OS 9 had a smaller install base than current Mac OS X and was constantly riddled with viruses. I don't think that market share alone determines whether or not something ends up riddled with viruses. That being said, Apple has been particularity lax about security these last three years.

This is intermediate at best. I need to spend more time on IRC if I can expect to stay in the game.

Slashdot has turned into fucking amateur hour.

4:00 and 8:00 is the most comfortable, and the safest. In the event of a wreck, you want your arms clear of the airbag. 2:00 and 10:00 is the old way and is needlessly exhausting on the arms.

The idea of using the Orion MPCV for ISS is just in case Commercial Crew doesn't follow through. It looks like we won't have the worry about that, and the MPCV can worry about being used in deep space missions.