And companies won't make products like that unless they're willing to abandon their business strategy and relinquish control. A company makes products for the company's sake. Its the same thing that governs the product's features (implemented, locked in and otherwise). If a company was willing to create a product for the product's sake, they would have no control of it because it would be so many different things to so many different users. How many companies do you know that are willing to take that risk? That's open source's niche and that's what makes it so amazing. Its a meritocracy.

Don't know about you, but I'd rather spend less on a CPU and more on a GPU that can use OpenCL about now. NVIDIA's Ion platform has proven that you do not need a strong CPU : To watch 1080p video - an Atom 270 will suffice. So forget the i7. I'd rather that AMD came out with some good GPGPU parts. Then I'd gladly buy their slower processors and a couple of their slightly slower gfx cards because I know I'd be getting WAY more performance to the dollar than if I bought an i7.

Wanna bet the next phone will do HD video and probably have an SD slot?

Thats when you say "sudo make me a coffee"

Speaking of DnD playing, AI characters with a consciousness in an always on MMORPG would add a huge level of depth to the game. Heck, within an MMORPG, you could experiment with all types of consciousness - from completely good to completely evil. It would be fascinating to watch them develop. Imagine say, going on one of the highest level WoW quests with a conscious AI that was completely good against another AI - the arch nemesis. Wouldn't it be an amazing quest if the character's personality actually made an impression on you one way or the other?

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+1 to this. The Office Acid Test. It doesn't exist yet. People are already used to the idea of it in the browser space and may hev already heard of it from their nerdy friends telling them why Internet Explorer sucks so much. Its a simple way to enforce and be transparent about compatibility. Nobody should be able to "work around" the standard. It would be a HUGE plus if there was a way for the ACID test to also check for "embrace and extends"

Do your Masters. Choose a field you want to study. Bonus points if its something you can use immediately. Knowledge is a good thing. Some of the best discoveries in science have been made using knowledge from another discipline. Do not underestimate yourself or the knowledge you might gather. Just apply yourself so you are able to fully absorb and apply what they teach you - doing a Masters for the sake of passing exams is truly a waste.

Or route the butts differently :)

You mean, that's a lot of intelligent pirates.

Do you look for shoes when you need to run? I just do it.

You mean, "For shine is the power for the kingdom forever and ever, Amen" ;)