Actually, their original vision statement was, "A computer on every desk." They had to revamp the vision to justify the XBox.

I remember when an engine fell off a DC-10 departing from O'Hare and the aircraft crashed killing everyone aboard.. Does that count as worse?

So... "hard" science == 100% solved?

Tree rings. I once counted the rings on a willow tree that had been cut down approximately 30 years after it was planted. It had between 110 rings.

Yeah! I haven't had to deal with a BSOD since... let me think... Oh yeah, it was yesterday.

On a Windows 7 laptop.

Due to a registry problem.

Just like it always is.

Since Windows 95.

Have you taken a look at scientific linux?

  https://www.scientificlinux.org/

It's like CentOS, but is supported with a budget by big-name laboratories.

So... It's just like DOS except you have to hit the windows key before you type the name of the program you want to launch.

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

In answer to your questions, no. It only searches the name of the icon of the app or application in the most brain-dead way.

I have found nothing similar to windows 7's or gnome 3's "search it all" functionality, but maybe it is hiding somewhere. I'm done writing my résumé now, so I don't expect to be using windows 8 again until my résumé needs updating.

The only workflow I have found to work for me in Windows 8 is to hit the Windows key and type the name of the program I want to run and press enter.

It's almost as good as DOS was, except with DOS I didn't have to hit the Windows key!

I thought that at first too. In fact, I had to google how to turn off!

But then I thought, "The computer is currently in the 'on' state and now I'm setting it to the 'off' state. I guess it is a setting."

But then I thought, "How come I can't turn it back on using 'settings'. I'm turning it from the 'off' state to the 'on' state. That should be a setting, too!"
So here's a question: How to I turn off the mail app? And how do I arrange things so I can see an email and an associated document at the same time?
Why does the desktop feel like it's just an "app" on the same level as "mail" and "calendar".
Why call it "Windows" if none of the new, modern apps are going to allow Windowing?

And then I realized that now that I'm done writing my resumé so I can put away my Windows 8 netbook until my resumé needs updating and go back to fighting with gnome 3!

Hilarious. This reads just like a Linux desktop post from a few years back.

Why do you hate Linux? All you have to do to get your stuff working is...

And then everything will work except... and ....

Mr. Cuban is quoted as saying:

"Remember most brands don't have social media departments. They rely on common sense. If someone likes your brand, it seems like common sense to me that you can expect your posts to reach 100% of those that like your brand. Doesn't it to you?"

I guess if I had spent money on Facebook advertising to get likes only to discover that I can't market to those people without spending even more money, I would feel a bit ripped off. Why did I spend the upfront money getting the likes again?

I do. But like any slashdotter worth his slashdot id, it's on my own email server.

To be fair, there are actually quite a few sports that don't risk impregnating women.

That would be a good way to make them into clocks, but any constant (w.r.t the orb) periodic animation would work.