Ditto. I was so surprised my wife didn't want one, not even when I tried selling her on Sony's model instead. Now I'm at a loss what to get her. Maybe a netbook instead.

Moral questions aren't a luxury, unless you're playing a zero sum game. Most nations aren't, they're a necessity, if only out of self-interest. If a nation proves it's rabidly amoral, doesn't follow the rules of war that have developed over the past few hundred years, they also better hope they don't need allies.

I love that the intro to his article goes on and on about how useless text filters are. Yet point 1 of his essay is, "Filters are a good place to start!"

He never defines 'inappropriate content' either or explains how standards are communicated to the community-policing, other than to give an example of the terrible & mighty beef-stick. I guess they know it when they see it.

I'd say make a ratings system, "Adult" or "Not Adult" and let users. . .oh wait, I forgot, by the ToS I think you must be over 18 to play, and of course everyone is. Of course.

"No, you have that backwards. It's not your "right""
There is no natural order or law of the universe that stops copying of information. It's something our civilization decided ought to be a good thing, less than 500 years ago, and only really defined in the past 100. So yeah, the only reason he doesn't have the 'right' is because 'we' made a law saying he doesn't.