Some psychopaths crave attention. Take serial killers, for example. Some leave tips for the police, hoping to get caught. They like the high-profile attention they receive during their killing streak and the even higher attention after they're caught. Maybe he's just an attention whore.

Sounds like someone needs to make a few calls and see if they have Battletoads in stock

Folklore.com is an obviously biased site. Based on that article, MacOS and Windows are entirely different. Windows has no finder, no auto-eject floppies, a 2 button mouse, a taskbar. MS didn't employ ex-Apple people to build Windows, but Apple employed ex-Xerox people to build their OS. I'm not trying to start a pissing contest here, I'm just saying pick a more neutral site to draw your conclusions from.

Require them to type in a passphrase to dismiss the error. Similar to the "red 5" / "blue square" - each error has a specific word or phrase that must be typed in. They should remember if they just got the "Mickey Mouse" error, or the "OMG that's not good!" .

organization.. response to stimuli... reproduction.. by this definition, most /. are not alive

This might be useful for mail carriers, meter maids, farm vehicles, etc. Might also be useful for someone exploring a remote area where a gas pump might not be readily available

Lubuntu is very easy to figure out if you're a Windows user, same layout, etc. Plus you get all the benefits of Ubuntu. Super-fast boot as well, even on old hardware. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu

You could use a digital pen like Logitech io or LiveScribe that allows you to write on paper, then plug the pen into the netbook/notebook and save a digital copy.

Use VirtualBox and put the guest OS on the 2nd monitor. You'll have 2 workspaces and the ability to drag and drop

"Most mobile application/web development is primarily tested for the iPhone So right now iPhone as more apps. The iPhone is the standard that all the other phones need to set the bar against." But at the end of the day, its still a phone, and if you don't have reliable service, what good is everything else?