If irresponsible people can print, buy, or otherwise obtain a gun, does that mean that a responsible person should be denied the right to do the same?

Well, if stability is a major concern there's always the option of going to the grandaddy of any number of Linux distros. Install Debian stable for rock solid reliability, Debian testing for something a bit more up to date and pretty thoroughly debugged, Debian unstable for reasonably up to date and generally as stable as most distros, or experimental if you like the bleeding edge.

The really neat thing about Debian is that it's possible to build a system on stable and select individual applications to install as experimental. Works fine for packages that don't have version specific dependencies on libraries. That's how I'm currently running LyX on my main system, for example.

That's kind of the point of patent\copyright laws; Math: not patentable, Art: is patentable.

Hate to burst your logic bubble there, but guess what? Art is NOT patentable. So far, at least. (That's not to say some attorneys in the U.S. haven't tried.)

Trying to read a book on a backlit LCD screen in a pain in the ass on a good day...

While I will be the first to admit that e-ink is truly wonderful for direct sunlight condition, I still have to say, "Wow, hyperbole much?"

A month ago I spent four days' vacation in the Dominican Republic, most of which was spent lounging around the pool with my wife. She's got a Kindle Fire and I have a Nook Color. Neither one of us had any problem at all reading books in sunlight bright enough to require sunglasses.

Here's a tip: Don't forget to turn up the screen brightness all the way before going outside. That's all that's really required.

Oh, please. AD and Firefly's handling by Fox couldn't have been more different.

AD: All 3 seasons shown in a stable slot. All episodes shown in order.

Firefly: 1 season shown wherever Fox felt like shoving it. You never knew week by week where it was going to be. The episodes were shown so far out of order that it was impossible to understand what the backstory was.

Frankly, I think an executive at Fox wanted the show eliminated as fast as possible to make room for a pet project or two. It's a wonder that any of us stuck with the show long enough to figure out what a gem it truly was.

Now, I'm not saying that Firefly was a show that would appeal to everyone. However, I am certain that it would have had a much, MUCH larger audience if Fox had just given it a decent chance.

Getting off topic here, but this is why I don't download directly from the B&N store to my Nook. I buy online through my PC, download it there, then read it on my Nook. I also tend to buy books that are DRM free or use tools that will let me read my ebooks however I want. Calibre's plug-in architecture makes this possible.

Just watch that award winning documentary, "Kentucky Fried Movie" to see it demonstrated. ;-)

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pseudo-mod parent +1 Very Funny

The GOP isnt in control of the Senate or the Executive Branch..have you been under a rock the last 5 yrs? Regardless, its Computer "stuff" something Congress as a whole (bioth partied) has no clue about so they'll probably passs it as the "good" in it outweighs the "evil" in it according to them. Educate your elected officials about this part of the bill and urge them to strike it out. I wonder what other easter eggs are buried in the fine print..:(