If it was really a "new paradigm", ie the whole OS was built around it, it would actually be fine. The problem is that Metro feels more like a hacked on 3rd party replacement for the Start Menu, than something that works well with the Windows desktop.

Interesting. WDDM is one of those thing I REALLY wish we Linux people took a much closer interest into.

What's new in WDDM 1.3 that prevents forward compatibility, then?

HUMA

Your DNA isn't exactly decided then, because of replication errors/mutations.. I guess the earlier any errors occur, the greater chance that something goes drastically wrong, because then those mutations serve as the template for further replication.

All variance is caused by "malfunction" in the genetic process.

That doesn't say "all sex partners", it says any partners that she's had a baby with. Which is quite an important distinction..

Sounds like you're lucky enough not to have met any hipsters

Why not? We've had DVD, HD-DVD, and blu-ray.. no reason to believe that we won't have more iterations in commonly available optical storage devices.. thought I doubt we'll be using them for anything other than backups.. or should I say I hope we won't be needing them for anything else..

Yeah, I thought that was exactly what advertising/sales do.

Nobody needs video games at all. I think you're missing something here.

This is the real issue. Sysadmins tend to have hyper inflated views of their own roles. Many believe they are the only reason that the company exists, and have utter disdain for everyone else around them. Their "if it weren't for me you'd not have a job" attitude is what leads them to have the spoiled, bratty, entitlement attitude that they have.

Dennis Nedry's character has more than a little resemblance to the usual state of affairs in real life. Fat, lazy, obnoxious and totally convinced of their own indispensability.

Oh, and I know all this because I am a sysadmin. Now stop reading Slashdot before I revoke all your Internet privileges.

If you examine it's gait, it's just walking quickly. Almost jogging perhaps. It certainly looks nothing like quadrupeds do when they're actually running.

As drinkypoo said, you're going too far there. The PS2 was part of the first console generation that could handle large yet relatively complex open-world 3D games without having to wait for new areas to load (basically, GTA III: San Andreas).

Games machines could still do with more processing power, but not just so that we can have prettier graphics. The interesting advancements in games these days are in areas like physical realism and destructible/modifiable objects and environments, rather than graphical style.

Why is anyone still asking questions like this?Graphical complexity is not the main consideration for most people. Look at the original Wii, or any mobile game (though even mobiles can do some pretty impressive stuff these days). The real question should be "how do the games available for Ouya compare to those of the other consoles"..

In case you haven'y noticed, worker bees vastly outnumber "bosses". I rarely take my laptop home these days, but my tablet is also redundant for me personally at work.

Having said that, I bought a couple of tablets for some of our "worker bees" out in the workshop. They use them for an app I wrote that lets them receive new machining tasks, and give live updates on production status from out on the floor. So tablets aren't just useful for PHBs and layabouts.