I get that certain sexual offenses can be horrifying and violent (although they usually include separate crimes such as kidnapping or aggravated assault), but where's the big push for the "I shot someone in the face for no good reason" watch list? I'd be MUCH more interested in which people in my neighborhood had murdered someone than which ones whipped their dick out in public or had a "no means no" incident.

What exactly is the benefit of creating an app that requires a browser which can exist on only one OS? If Metro apps require IE, and IE only works on Windows, then Metro apps will share the fate of ActiveX controls; a legacy annoyance which never should have been.

Newegg will either stop selling those motherboards or modify their return policy once the storm of returns from Linux users begins. They may even add a filter to separate the "Linux-compatible" boards from the "MS-only" boards. In the end they'll support both hopefully.

I'd love to know what daily life in the U.S. would be like if every bill had a 100% compliance/enforcement rate. We're bankrupt as it is with less than stellar execution. Would it be a paradise or a hell? It reminds me of my days writing spaghetti code in QuickBASIC. While certain parts worked alone, as a whole there was a lot of contradiction.

I think the Congress needs to clean up its shit-fest of a code base and keep things simple, as complexity is the work of the devil. There's a line in some law somewhere that will screw anyone for anything, and the lawyers will always find it.

Impress me.

I started with Debian and moved to Ubuntu some years ago. I preferred GNOME, because it was most like what I was used to with Windows and Debian. I now use Kubuntu 11.10 after playing with multiple other distros in an effort to escape Unity and GNOME 3.

No specific DE or interface style is inherently superior to another, as people's tastes, usage patterns and hardware vary greatly. That being said, there is a reason I suspect many people will be more productive and happier using a DE other than GNOME 3 or Ubuntu's Unity. Both environments are one size fits all. Customization options are almost non-existent. Whether it's main menus, window management, themes, panel sizing and positioning, panel applets, desktop management or what have you, it's just not there. Want a floating panel? Tough shit. Symlinks on the desktop? Too damn bad. Have a triple-head setup that's no longer effective? Just disconnect two of the monitors and you'll be fine.

Something I noticed about Kubuntu (and KDE in general obviously) is that it is INSANELY customizable. Incredibly I was able to set it up on my dual-head system to work exactly like GNOME 2.x. The only exceptions are that it looks absolutely beautiful and the depth and quality of its core tools are markedly superior.

I don't think Unity versus GNOME 3 versus GNOME 2.x is a valid argument. It's about how much room each offers to tailor the experience to your liking without having to take a hatchet to your system (Ubuntu is supposed to be easy, right?). Here's my setup:

http://www.eightvirtues.com/misc/Kubuntu%2011.10.jpg

I worked in IT at a mortgage company for three years and got laid off before one of my less senior co workers as the company began its slow implosion. I had been there longer than him and my boss.

I had been at a different mortgage company for three years when my boss left with a better job. He took me aside and said he had a position there for me and could set up an interview with his new boss if I liked. I interviewed and was offered the job for $6000 more than I was making. I told my employers and offered them the opportunity to counter-offer, expressing my love of the job and desire to stay. They declined and I put in my notice.

On my last day my employer came to me and said the execs had changed their minds because of everything I did around the place, that they'd bump me $6000. I was extremely pleased, and the raise was effective immediately. Three months later I was laid off with half the IT department. I tried to contact my old boss and got no response; that bridge had been burned by me staying on at my old job.

Obviously I think you should take the job without another thought. Believe me, no one cares about you but you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfbcVbcBobs&hd=1 Ballmer's next.

Usually through holes in the floor. Better answers welcome.

Show me the simulation. It would make a nice screen saver and maybe explain the theory to those who haven't read TFA or imagined it previously.

Buy used, jailbreak, download, burn, play, buy used accessories, play some more.

How far Slashdot has fallen. I'm done here.