WordPress 3.0 is somewhat of a snoozer if you are only using it as a single person blogging platform...

BUT, those of us that have been using WordPress as a quasi-CMS are filled with joy. This update brings us one step closer to a full blown CMS, if we aren't there already.

MITCHELL_PGH LLC PATENTS HALF CLICK

WASHINGTON, DC—mitchell_pgh LLC has filed a 1.8 billion dollar class action lawsuit against Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google. "They are in clear violation of our half click patent. In fact, they violate our patent TWICE with every purchase!" said mitchell_pgh's director of operations Edward Smelt. "We are working closely with the USPTO to announce our 'press click' patent, 'mouse movement' patent, and 'depress click' patent as we speak." Smelt was unwilling to discuss mitchell_pgh LLC's ongoing "no click" patent.

>> 1/Nuclear energy does not make economic sense. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50308sp?idnews=50308 [ipsnews.net] (translation: it is expensive)

It makes PERFECT economic sense when you consider that we will be transferring our transportation grid to electricity. It is a more difficult sell when you are simply replace coal power with nuclear power. We have plenty of coal, but dolling out billions of dollars a month in foreign oil doesn't make economic sense.

>> 2/Having to store waste for over 100000 years is not what someone with any common sense would call 'green'.

We have no idea how long we will need to store the spent fuel. With 2010 technology (ie: put it in a box and wait), it is ~100000 years. But what new technologies will we have in the year 2050, 2100 or 2200.

>> 3/limited liability. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price%E2%80%93Anderson_Nuclear_Industries_Indemnity_Act [wikipedia.org]

Without limited liability, insurance companies could not offer insurance to the companies building/maintaining the systems.

>> 4/fuel-dependency
Fuel dependency? Errr, I don't follow you. We, as a country, should try to be as fuel independent as possible. This isn't a macho "GO USA!!!" kind of rant. Being fuel independent is key to the national security of any country. We are currently over extended in the worst possible way. Nuclear is ONE way to get us where we need to go. Ideally, we would use wind, solar, etc. etc. but as others have said, until that day, nuclear is a great option. I like the idea of (literally) sitting on our coal reserves... "just in case."

The current budget is a far cry from a "little for space research." The United States of America leads the world in raw spending for space exploration. I would argue that we are spending about as much as the rest of the world combined. I am in NO way saying we are the best, or we haven't had our fair share of failures, but to say that NASA's budget is a "little" amount is simply wrong.

$17.2 billion - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (United States of America GDP: $14.25 trillion (2009 est.)
$5.4 billion - European Space Agency (European Union GDP: $14.52 trillion [2009 est.])
$2.4 billion - Russian Federal Space Agency (Russian GDP: $2.103 trillion [2009 est.])
$2.15 billion - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan's GDP: $4.141 trillion [2009 est.])
$2.0 billion - China (Chinese GDP: $8.767 trillion [2009 est.])
$1.01 billion - Indian Space Research Organization (Indian GDP: $3.548 trillion [2009 est.])

We can care about space AND make sure people aren't being kicked out of their homes because of a recession. I would hate to lose our edge on space, but at the same time... I would rather live with less poverty.

Without Apple's "We've Got a Secret" marketing machine, Apple would have died off long ago. It's free advertising that permeates the industry. How many free ads have I seen on /., Engadget, AppleInsider? Dozens... and the hype is out of control.

If Apple would have come out, six months ago, with a clear road map of how they were going to build a tablet and an example of the OS that would fuel the device, knock off companies would have beat them to market, or killed the device before it saw the light of day.

On the flip side, can you name a Microsoft item that has approached the Apple level of events? Microsoft has a number of interesting devices, but I'm happy to wait. With the Apple events... I basically feel out of touch if I don't watch it live.

From the article: "Bowing to pressure from the EU"

I wouldn't say that Microsoft is exactly doing this by their own accord.

You mean the European Union? ;-)

I am a PS3 user. I would never have purchased a stand alone Blu-ray player or HD-DVD player, and still wouldn't. Neither of them offere/d enough to throw down hundreds of dollars ($200-$400+) for movies only. The fact that one format was a little cheaper or one loaded faster just wasn't enough to push me one way or another. In fact, the more the HD-DVD fans foamed at the mouth about how great their format was, the more I wanted to see Blu-ray win.

What changed EVERYTHING for me was the fact that the PS3 could eliminate TWO pieces of current hardware AND replaced one future piece of hardware. It was also capable of playing games (I have yet to use it for a game) and was "future proof" for the most part.

The PS3 replaced my non-upscaling DVD player, it replaced the PC I used to stream divx movies. It also replaced a future high definition movie player (Blu-ray or HD-DVD). My setup has never been more complete.

You could argue that the Xbox 360 with the additional HD-DVD player could do the same thing, but it just seemed like an afterthought from Microsoft (why didn't they just offer a HD-DVD version?)... and they really didn't have vested interest in the success of HD-DVD. When HD-DVD "fell" the choice was over.

In my opinion, the "Play" in PlayStation 3 is actually holding the system back. When I talk about how I use my PS3 as a media center, the first thing out of their mouth is "but I don't play games." Neither do I, but for $400, you get a DVD player, a high definition movie player, mini-computer/divx streaming system... along with all the other stuff.

I am a very happy PS3 owner.

Inventory, inventory, inventory... and make recommendations.

Also, when talking to the higher ups, make sure to consider a "transition period" where you go from illegal software to "gray software", to a fully licensed office. It makes them recognize that it doesn't all have to happen overnight.

I worked at a design firm and they had illegal versions of Adobe CS and MS Office floating around like it was their business. I basically performed an inventory of every system, created a spreadsheet highlighting the illegal software and then created a strategic timeframe/cost for how you are going to go legit.

If they don't want to go legit, you should consider a new company or push FOSS alternatives.

I LOVE the idea of those that use the roads the most paying more to use them.

I HATE the idea of the government forcing me to install a GPS unit on my car.

My question: Why not use that newfangled odometer I've been reading about. They could check it when you have it inspected (for most states).

I'm also one of those people that loves the idea of E-ZPass... but have yet to install one due to privacy concerns.

I don't agree. I feel a majority of the Chrome users are former Firefox/Opera/Safari users. When a dominant minority group (Firefox) is fractured or segmented... it doesn't hurt Internet Explorer. In fact, it helps it.

----- Current Breakdown -----
Internet Explorer 71.11%
Mozilla Firefox 20.06%
Safari 6.62%
Opera 0.75%
Netscape 0.46%
Google Chrome 0.74%)
Other (0.24%)

----- Fun Numbers ----- (100% made up)

Internet Explorer 60%
Mozilla Firefox 15%
Safari 10%
Opera 1%
Netscape 1%
Google Chrome 12%
Other 1%

With the above made up numbers, I can still hear our CFO saying "see, we should focus on Internet Explorer... everyone else doesn't even have 20% share! And, that 'Firefox' thing is going DOWN! "

I'd love to see some information as to what browser current Chrome users transitioned away from.