In the olden days of Slashdot, there would have also been something about a Beowulf cluster of these. Ah, the good old days.

10.5, 15.5, 20.5, 25.5, and 30.5 aren't represented. MPG is not really an integer, after all.

If females start disappearing from our society we're in trouble.

My post was a joke, based on the fact that his Slashdot username is Runaway1956.

I agree with you regarding the DCMA, but draw the line at copyright violation, though I'm a huge advocate of copyright reform.

Buying software should be no different than buying a book, car, music, movie, a can of tuna, or any product.

When you buy a car, the terms of the warranty differ if you use the car for commercial purposes. When you buy a movie (i.e., DVD) you're explicitly forbidden from showing it commercially, and you've read the FBI warnings, right? And have you ever read the fine print on a can of tuna? (That was a joke, for the humor-challenged moderators out there. Wouldn't want to get another "-1 Troll" :P)

The poster's Slashdot ID is Runaway1956. I was basically just making a joke about that. Sheesh.

Well, considering that you've just confessed to breaking a number of laws (DCMA, copyright, etc.) you may need to change your Slashdot username to Runaway2009.

FM Radio in the Nano. Checking date - nope, it's not April 1.

Accidentally moderated this offtopic - stupid scroll wheel on the mouse.

Hmmmm..... I don't suppose that's a Microsoft mouse, it it? Interesting . . .

There are plenty of patents related to automobile airbags. Hasn't stopped them from becoming pervasive.

These days patents aren't about differentiating your product, they're about protecting yourself from infringement charges from others through cross-licensing agreements. The bigger your patent portfolio, the more leverage you have.

Jobs is nowhere near technically competent as Woz, but can hold his own. Probably better than most coders here. Woz would probably agree if asked.

But the more important question is "is Jobs the ballroom dancer that Woz is?"