Just because the movie is out of order doesn't make the storyline graph particularly hard. In fact, after watching the movie once or twice you're already picturing the graph in your head.

Instead, try doing something like the "Back To The Future" series; characters meetings change based on the revision of history, characters loop back to see themselves, the same encounters happen with different generations of the same family.

Now you're thinking with portals.

I Green Stamps and Disneyland E-Tickets.. They haven't expired either.

I'm just having a hard time redeeming them.

Oh good, so now I get to be exploited by the version I'm using AND the version waiting in the shadows.

Adobe won't get rid of the EULA check because they need to cover their ass with each and every release. Which means it can't install/overwrite your current version until that happens and the downloaded/installed version can sit in the shadows for a while. Ripe for the malcontents.

Also, since it has hooks in your browser, you need to close your browser to update the code too. And seriously, when DON'T you have a browser open?

He can do do what a friend of mine did. My friend had created a cool skull avatar that he hosted on his own site. Someone else thought it was so cool that they wanted it as their own avatar so they just linked directly to my friend's site (thus incurring traffic that he didn't really want). His solution?

A minor redirect in Apache; if the image was being called from a site other than his own, it would instead show an animated gif of rainbows and unicorns and "I am gay for stealing".

Maybe the OP could do the same and have it say "I should really pay for this image"

I did something similar with all the various PIN numbers I had to remember. They became phone numbers. Vera: 818-222-1234 on an old scrap of paper is pretty innocuous but I knew it was the PIN for my Visa.

I understood it perfectly. The Supremes are making a comeback after more than 40 years of hiatus and their first hit, "Bilski Patent", will be thrown out for free download soon.

Right?

I think the key to it all would be logical aggregation.

Consider I do a search for "e3 2010" today. I'm sure millions have. For the moment, it's *ahem* important that Google knows exactly who I am so it can create targeted ads for me. But by next year, or the year after, what's the point?

Over time, change from the individual to the demographic. Out of those millions, there has to be at least a few that are of the same age, gender, geographic location, etc. as me. Does it really matter that *I* did it or that a something-year-old gender from city, state made the search? The only thing lost is an absolute who.

By simplifying the data, it becomes easier to mine.

There are a few things I've learned from 24

1. Trust no government official; they are either on the take, inneffective, or will be killed before they are useful
2. "Good guys" are generally "bad guys", but are working toward something you agree with
3. The Constitution is like the "Pirate Code"; more like a guideline

It's not a hospital wall white, but more like a Motel-6 wall white. You know, white, but muted so that the the owners don't have to scrub it all the time but it still looks white enough.

But movies rarely stay true to the book. And most people agree that the book is always better than the movie.

So giving away the book is telling the audience, "Now that you've seen the bullocks we've made, see how far from the original we were allowed to go and still keep the title."

But this can only work if things are exactly designed to factory spec.

How is it going to handle the fact that my blinker fluid line had to be re-routed to make room for the alarm system? Or I'm now running a hydrogen engine? [soundbyte="Mythbusters - Well there's your problem.mp3" /]Will I have to put everything back so the headset can understand the reality it needs to augment to show me that I need an oil change?

Where does Jesus fall on the latest nutritional food pyramid? Am I okay with a weekly serving of "savior" or should I be eating smaller wafer portions over the course of a few days?

You are correct.

It's perfectly legal for me to start up "RedHat Carwash" as there is no chance for confusion. But I'd be treading dangerous waters if I started "RedHat Computer Repair" (even if all the employees wore red hats while serving customers) as it has the potential to confuse and/or dilute the existing name.

Like all great businesses they will merely redefine the word "unlimited".

All plans will go to "unlimited" data; you can download, stream, email, and whatever all day long. However, the 3G network will be tweaked as only work at a 2400 baud speed. Get all you want, but the network will be segmented so that all users get equal access/service.

People keep crying "Oh noes! PayPal seezees my monies!" Why the hell do you leave money in there?

Once a week, transfer everything out of PayPal to your real bank; you know, the one regulated by the FDIC, has potential to earn interest, and you use to pay all your bills.

So, you take a fee-hit every time you do so. Either suck it up, buttercup and consider it a business expense --OR-- figure out how much you would spend on a real Merchant Account so you can accept credit cards, plus the time, energy, and resources for building a custom, secure commerce system, and so on.

For my website, PayPal works just fine. And for that 1 in 5000 customer, I maintain a PO Box for sending me Money Orders