The first step to defeating corporate personhood is convincing people to think of corporations as plural entities. Despite being British I usually write in American English, but this is a notable exception.

http://www.rawtherapee.com/?mitem=4&faqid=17

Is RawTherapee an interface for dcraw?

No. RawTherapee uses dcraw only for decoding of the raw files. It is not commonly known, but dcraw is the basis of the decoding engines of almost all raw converter software (including Photoshop, LightZone, RawShooter, etc.).

All the algorithms of the image processing steps (including the demosaicing) are RawTherapee's own methods.

Some filters are restricted to working on 8 bits per pixel per channel images, so that's 24 bits per pixel for RGB images, typically padded out to 32 bits for memory alignment. Calling them "8 bit" is very misleading.

New Apple mice don't detect right-clicks, they detect secondary clicks. It's not a true right-click because it's not independent of the left-click. It's not possible to hold one of the buttons while clicking the other.

It's a serious threat. Think of what happened to the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

The only advantage of lithium batteries is high energy density, which is irrelevant for a static installation. For powering something as long lasting as a house it would be better to use something more robust. Nickel-iron batteries have low energy density but are very robust. I wouldn't want a house battery I'd have to replace every few years.

This is "News for Nerds", not "News for Oil Traders". We use SI units here.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if it's true. Most modern console games have unacceptably high latency:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-lag-factor-article

Ardour is the only Free software DAW suitable for any serious work. It uses JACK, which is an excellent low-latency audio routing system, but actual audio playback on Linux depends on the ALSA backend, which varies in quality depending on your hardware. Check the Alsa SoundCard Matrix for details. Recent Linux kernels have reasonably low latency by default, but for very tight latency requirements you might need a custom kernel configuration or patches.

A bistable LCD is exactly that, but able to display motion too.

E-ink displays have very bad contrast ratio. Typically about 10:1, compared to 1000:1 or more for an LCD. The only visual advantage of e-ink is higher DPI, which is a marketing based rather than technical benefit because there's no reason LCDs can't have just as high DPI (see the OLPC XO1's display, which is also reflective so it's usable in sunlight).

E-ink is a dead-end technology. Bistable LCDs will exceed it in ever aspect. Ferro Liquid Display technology looks promising.

Consistent fonts are a good thing. People argue over hinting and serifs and kerning and the like, but the single most important factor in font legibility is familiarity. Always use the same font and you'll read faster and more accurately. This is a big reason why I prefer to read on screen.