The same people that support them now? At least with a modern operating system they have a better chance of getting support for applications released in the past decade.

I tried to setup a new XP virtual PC the other day from an old CD.

Apparently windows update needed an update but there wasn't an easy way to get it. Went to the microsoft update webpage...and it didn't work in IE6. Had to get the latest IE - but actually not since that doesn't work, fortunately IE8 worked (because I had SP2). Finally got it to allow me to update windows update and then a few more rounds of updates getting the latest service pack and then windows update worked normally!

The strange thing is this isn't a problem all that unique to XP - I set up a win 7 machine earlier straight out of the box from HP - it wouldn't let me install all the updates at once, had to do them a few at a time.

While mobile phones probably refers to texting and different apps more than calling, it seems they conveniently left TV as an option. I didn't see anything about limiting themselves to only TV channels/shows available in 1986. This could easily just push the kids off the computer onto the couch in front of the TV

So you're saying we should deport him back to Kenya or something? There's also a good chance that they would be dead AND more people (including Libyan civiilians) would have died if Obama had sent reinforcements - then we'd be hearing the Fox News crowd blaming Obama for recklessly sending troops around.

How about a step to reform election laws to third party candidates are actually viable? Voting third party or "none of the above" isn't that helpful if the congress just gets to appoint a president when no one gets the electoral votes.

So what do you suggest? A non-democratic solution? Move to a dictatorship? Seems like the wrong direction to me

Yeah! So who are we running for President?

Well if you don't mind being addicted and the costs related to it, then go ahead and do it.

Drones used for surveillance would likely be small sized ones so they could fit nicely in a trunk

In reality they have limited resources so they have to pick and choose which cases they take. Would it be better for more cases to be brought because gun rights groups are jumping in to help or fewer because the ACLU is devoting more resources to 2nd amendment cases over less popular 5th amendment cases?

It's kind of a waste of resources for the ACLU to defend 2nd amendment cases. The NRA and other groups are eager to fill the gap whereas there are fewer groups for other civil liberties.

No, it's about a quarter of that, but Microsoft does strange things so every hotfix and service pack needs to store it's installer forever, so that can easily expand to much larger.

Mr wiki might be wrong on this one - It should have been death +50 (+20 bonus years after 1998). The 120 years is suppose to be time after creation for corporate owned IP. Since it was essentially published (not just created), it would only be 95 years, but since Dr. King wasn't a corporation, I'd guess it'd only be 70 years after his death. Not sure now that his Estate owns it if that turns it into a corporation copyright, but either way, the 120 years seems wrong.

Your normal rate is £100/min? I gotta get into that industry!

Slashdot's gone through quite a few changes - sometimes the new versions take a little while to get used to