After my DUI I bought a breathalyzer. I think you'd be surprised how low 0.08 is. I use the device to help educate drunken peers. Walking or using public transportation is really the key here. I think that if 0.05 is forced upon the populace it had darn well better come with funding for bus systems that don't stop until 3AM.

I'll be in Billings for that. Let me see if posting here signs me up or something.

This is awesome! Thank you so much for helping me ditch FAT32 :)

If anyone knows how to convince xp to write to a device like that (via a 3rd party driver or whatever) I'm all ears!

Robert's Rules of Order are under copyright. Those rules are used by many groups within our government. Hopefully the version from the 50s will be out of copyright eventually.

This is a *much* bigger deal than Micky Mouse IMO.

Valid :)

I'll rephrase a bit. The bubble that Apple forces you into if you are a developer, is to write your code in XCode.

I'd be surprised if any approved apps in the AppStore were not written using XCode. XCode only runs on OSX. OSX only runs on Apple hardware.

The two bubbles you mention are valid, but there are more than two bubbles.

To get an app into the AppStore you must be developing using Apple hardware running OSX.

Regarding the 'Everything else is very open.' statement. If that were true, it would be easy to sync my mp3s over to my iPhone under linux. It would be easy to sync my oggs over the iTunes in the iPhone using linux. It would be easy to change cellular providers. It would be easy to play my movies purchased through iTunes under linux .. It would be easy to buy media through the iTunes store under linux .. It would be easy to save a document as an .odt in at least one Apple product .. iTunes would support OGG media without modification ..

In summary: Apple at every turn chooses the path that locks their customers into using their products.

Apple does make slick products, but they are not 'open'. I'd love to hear ways in which they are open though.

| There are only two bubbles Apple "forces" you into:
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| 1. Mac OS X only runs (without hacking) on Apple hardware.
| 2. iPhones OS only runs (without hacking) App Store software.
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| Everything else is very open.

Not quite accurate:

* To write code for the iPhone, you essentially need XCode running on Apple hardware.
* Code written for the iPhone (ObjC) is a PITA to port to any other OS other than OSX.
* I still can't sync music to my iPhone from Linux on the new firmware.
* I still can't play ogg files on the iPhone

So this 'Everything else' must not include much that I care about.

Depends on what you have installed. It can be flash, VLC, java, mplayer .. whatever.

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

Why buy from GameStop? Because their prices are comparable to internet prices and they hire your local gamer buddies. Their return policy isn't that 'horrible'. Its smart. Giving gamers access to free rentals (essentially) as an incentive for them to gain product knowledge just makes sense. If you pwn the disk up, then you don't get to take them home anymore. Sure, with every system there can be problems. If you notice something that really bothers you, mention it to the employee or the manager and I'm sure they'll just give you a 'virgin' copy. Preorders are never used this way .. anyway .. I'm rambling. GameStop may have some odd policies, but Amazon .. seriously? You are on slashdot right? I dare you to start a pro-amazon thread and endure the flamewar :)

Paizo has come up with a system that I think rocks.

If you are angry with WotC and their Vista-like 4e, try the Beta .. Real version should be out this year.

Free Beta Download

If he wants a filter that is more difficult to bypass by the child, Privoxy is pretty handy.