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Now there is a fallacy...

Anything worth keeping is also worth fighting for. The problem is that a large number of people do not actually do anything to protect the things they value. If you want to see a world without patent abuse, you have to actively engage - donate to the EFF, call your Congressman/woman, educate people on the issues, buy some advertisements, etc, etc.

I would rather have an open codec used for the open web. I did find this move by Google to be a little odd, I am wondering if MPEG-LA called Google up and asked for money.

they will outlaw neither only because Shakespeare's work is out of copyright, it's in the public domain. Now if we were to talk about Mickey Mouse, that would be a different story...

I would totally be beating the libertarian drum too if the ISP "market" was a free market. Free markets work when there are actually free markets - problem is that a monopoly/duopoly isn't a free market. It is a sad day that we lost a lot of net neutrality supporters with the recent elections.

Being unable to use HTML5 for enterprise applications only applies to those enterprises that are using Microsoft Windows without alternative browsers...

I don't know about you, but my online banking website doesn't look, act or feel like a book or magazine. There is a definite difference between a content web site and a web application.

I personally don't have an issue with requiring accessibility for most sites (as long as you can provide an accessible alternative to your content or web app) - the tools they do use need to be updated more often. Some of the screen readers require IE6.

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Hmm, I had the key to the gas pumps - I'm no pump technician. Of course our pumps still had mechanical dials and the max price of fuel was 2.99/gal...

Anyway, there is a key to the printer on current digital pumps, so the receiver could be stashed inside the pump without needing to be a tech.

He's the guy that told Steve Jobs "You're full of shit". http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Close_Encounters_of_the_Steve_Kind.txt

The general purpose desktop market is going to start migrating towards developers and major power users (like graphic design), but the 90% use case for most people right now is surfing the web, checking email and playing flash games. All these can be accomplished with smaller, cheaper, portable devices like the iPad or whatever other tablets come out.

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I've been there, done that, have the t-shirt...

So, HP is going retro, they couldn't think of anything new so they re-invented the fax machine!

Invent! - they need to rethink that tagline...

With a traditional Visa/Mastercard 'debit' card that pulls money from your checking, there are two ways to use that card and pay for your purchase:

• Use it like a credit card (you don't type your PIN)
• Use it like a debit/atm card (you enter your PIN)

If you use you card as a credit card, you are protected in the same manner as you would with a credit card, you aren't responsible for fraudulent charges above $X.xx and you can dispute charges, etc. If you use it as a debit card, if your PIN is exposed by some 3rd party (i.e. the store you are purchasing from, the company they contract with for their POS system, etc) you are fully on-the-hook when it comes to losses - if they steal $2000 from your account, you have lost $2000 - there is no disputing charges or limited liability like with a credit card.

tl;dr;
Use your card as a credit card, you have many protections, use your card as a debit card (you enter your PIN), you are liable for every transaction associated with your PIN.

Compared to FaceBook, Google looks like a saint.