......that so many Slashdotters should cry foul at the suggestion of actually discussing the Constitution and it's meaning with your children. Isn't that kind of a good thing?

DRM is what was made to combat pirating. The solution: STOP PIRATING. And that oh-so-awful DRM will disappear. Publishers like EA wouldn't feel like they needed it if there weren't a problem to begin with. This whole arguement is as rediculous as being upset when a store decides to put an anti-theft tag on a shirt. If you don't play games all that often, then you probably don't mind waiting a few years for the price to drop to $10 or $20. If you just think that $50 is too much to spend on a game, then tough. Look at your expenses and find a way to make it happen, or find another hobby. But if you can afford to maintain a computer that can run the latest $50 games, then some disposable income, in the amount of hundreds, is clearly available to you. The real issue is the disassociation with what one is actually doing when pirating. It's stealing, plain and simple. The only difference is that instead of pocketing the toy and leaving the store, running the risk of being caught, you click the button and it's done. Stop cheating and they won't have to assume that everyone is cheating.

I know, let's all sue everyone and everything for anything bad that's ever happened to us! I remember stubbing my toe on a chair once. I was running, the toe broke. Now, I don't recall that chair coming with an owner's manual stating that broken toes may result from improper placement of chair. I'm thinking Target's got deep enough pockets to get me set financially for a few years. The emotional trauma, the countless things I COULD have done had I been able to walk and run properly that few weeks, but now will get the chance to do. What if that was my chance to meet a /.-reading wife? I grow weary of lawsuits against companies that took insufficient pre-emptive action against the stupidity of others.

Living in Seattle, there was a lot of hype built up around the Vice Presidential Debate, but when it happened, it was pretty boring and uneventful. Despite my pleasure at the outcome of this election, I can't help but feel like this will be the same thing. Obama can't just wave his magic hand and fix everything. Like other posters have said, it's still big government, and he'll be abiding by those rules like any other.