Excellent response! Thank you!

Does anyone understand WHY the writer of this article can't play the game left handed? I read through the FA multiple times (yes, I know - hard to believe), but I don't see any explanation of what specifically the game requires that cannot be done by a left handed user. Any further clarification would be welcome.

As I said in another reply:

Microsoft is saying good things about open source in ALL OF ITS markets. For now. Changing what they've done in the past.

My reading skills aren't the problem here. Perhaps some focus on your own skillset might be in order?

That's a fair point - but really - while that might work, my point is that we've got an editorial that doesn't really make the point you are trying to make. Microsoft is saying good things about open source in ALL OF ITS markets. For now. Changing what they've done in the past.

Microsoft has ALREADY attacked open source. Many times. I could link to a dozen articles, at least, discussing just this here at Slashdot. If you are going to write an editorial, know the subject, and know your history. Thanks for playing!

Agreed.

Before 1947, it was believed that the speed of sound represented a physical barrier for aircraft and pilots. As airplanes approach the speed of sound, a shock wave forms and the aircraft encounters sharply increased drag, violent shaking, loss of lift, and loss of control. In attempting to break the barrier, several planes went out of control and crashed, injuring many pilots and killing some. The barrier was eventually shown to be mythical, however, when Chuck Yeager surpassed the speed of sound in the X-1.

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/sound_barrier.html

There are some real problems with that argument. While it's true that there are people exploiting the vulnerabilities in the wild, the number of people who'd LIKE to be exploiting these weaknesses is far greater than the number who are.

Think of it this way - with computer exploits, you often have a small group that has a bunch of exploits they keep under lock and key in order to pull of the jobs they want to do. But you've got a LOT of people who, if given a tool to take advantages of those exploits, would use them - and use them a lot. We call them script kiddies. The same is true, if not more so, in the world of actual $$ - don't you think? Not EVERYONE would try to take advantage of this knowledge - but MORE people would - and that number would likely be significant.

Of course, FIXING these attack vectors would be the preferred method for dealing with the problem, instead of trying to suppress the information. But that's where the real world goes head-to-head with our ideals.

Sure, Bush was president, as if that meant anything in this area. But do you really believe the executive branch cut the purse strings/funding for the project? Do they even teach how the government of the United States works anymore? Hint: the executive branch doesn't get to play with providing funding. Let me get you a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers_under_the_United_States_Constitution. Check out the section on "Checks & Balances" and the differences between the Legislative and Executive branch. And try not to drink the KoolAid - while the Executive branch wields a lot of power, and is often indirectly (and sometimes directly) responsible for what happens under their watch, law & funding wise - the President is usually just a good scapegoat.

That's interesting to me. I was shopping for a hybrid at the time. Guess what? You might not like how the Prius looks, but it's interior design is superior to the Civic and the Insight. There's ROOM in the car. A normal adult male can actually feel comfortable in the driver seat. Hell - they can feel comfortable in all four seats - at the same time! No scrunched knees! And if that's not enough, the interior console is easy to read and understand, and I can fit eight foot long pieces of lumber in the car.

Why'd I pick the Prius over the other alternatives? It drives better, looks fine, and has a superior design for the shit I actually care about. Looking like a "regular car" isn't on the list. I find that people who are upset that my car doesn't look like theirs have a lot of other personal "peculiarities" and opinions that I find equally as irrelevant - though often more dangerous.

It's difficult to keep yourself in the top ten when everyone has blocked your mail servers. Poor China, all locked out of the fun stuff. Can't even play with the big boys anymore!

Wow, you are seeming kinda of crazy here, from those of us who watched the entire video. Watch the unedited version of the video, first two minutes. LISTEN to the what the military are saying. WATCH when they tell you these people have weapons. UNDERSTAND that while you might not "see" the weapons, they can easily be mistaken for weapons. http://collateralmurder.com/

But Everyone Loves Raymond! It says so right in the title. Surely, if the aliens LOVE our stars, we couldn't possible have a better ambassador then Raymond himself. The choice is obvious, people.

This will be a great, hot new trend until companies start running into what Google already has - their research & assets seized by the government, the company kicked out of the country, and no compensation or help forthcoming. It may not be in China's best interest to do so, but they have the track record already. If a company breaks whatever new, ultra-restrictive law that China decides to put in place, they'll lose everything. Businesses will either get out on their own (assets intact), or will be put out of business, with all their hard work going to enrich the government of China. Good luck!