Yeah. There's always the "low speed race condition" when two cars on either side of the traffic lane decide to back out at the same time.

For a "real-world driving experience" claim, I think parking is something Google should run and document. When they get 3000 "in and out of parking", I'll be a lot more impressed...

How many times has the Google-mobile pulled into and out of parking spaces at busy malls? Frankly, that's where I've had my accidents.

Great stuff, particularly well done for time travel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Beam_Piper

Samsung devices will be required to contain a warning: "This device contains technology that Her Majesty's Courts have determined is not as cool as an iPad."

And Apple will post a precise statement, "In the United Kingdom, the Court has determined that Samsung Galaxy Tab does not copy the iPad. In other jurisdictions (list), an opposing judgement has been rendered."

I have recreations of both Greek and Roman works. See http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/beginlst/ancient.html for a good summary of available recordings.

I respect RMS' position on software, even if I don't fully agree with it. As I understand it, he says that a software developer should be able to make money by selling services, e.g. maintaining/customizing software, and there are people out there who do just that.

But I think the argument falls down for music. Sure, following the 'services' argument, performers can make a living (in theory) by performing the music. But not all song-writers are also performers. So in this case, how would RMS propose that a songwriter get reimbursed? What about the people involved in the production of music, e.g. sound engineers.

I think the "music is like software and should be just as free" analogy does no't work.

(This is not to support the RIAA's unacceptable use of the the courts to prosecute the token file-sharing user with outrageous and probably unconstitutional damage judgements.)

It's a pocket computer. -THAT's- the big shift that RIMM missed, and -is still missing-.

Nice summary of what the iPhone changed here: http://daringfireball.net/2012/07/iphone_disruption_five_years_in

Yeah, lots of precedent for Microsoft following (and losing lots of money) under Ballmer's watch. Not just Apple, but also Google.

I don't understand why he's still CEO.

Seriously... There's a lot of cool things to build and the bricks would probably be a lot easier to handle.

Several people pointed out Win 8 Tablets don't support AD. Thanks, I didn't know that.

But we've been here before! MSFT Win 8 Tablets not supporting AD is exactly like RIM Tablets not supporting Email. In both cases, the developer fscked up by ignoring their greatest strength for using and integrating their devices into corporate networks.

(Queue "repeat lessons of history" quote...)

A premium price for Windows tablets would make sense if Microsoft plans to leverage their (strangle)hold on the business world. The argument would be "you know how to manage and secure Windows desktops. By paying this premium for Windows tablets, you get tablet devices that you can similarly control, thereby reducing Total Cost of Ownership."

But that would mean Microsoft is abandoning, or at least substantially downplaying, the consumer, and ceding that ground to Android and iOS. That -would be- a bet-the-company move for Ballmer, et.al.

I was with you until you misused "it's" in your link.

Really? Are you using the Internet? Guess where that came from, "knucklehead". DARPA funded the basic research, and then DoD direct contracts funded a lot of the BBN switch development. That's just one example.