New Apple mice don't detect right-clicks, they detect secondary clicks. It's not a true right-click because it's not independent of the left-click. It's not possible to hold one of the buttons while clicking the other.

It's a serious threat. Think of what happened to the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

The only advantage of lithium batteries is high energy density, which is irrelevant for a static installation. For powering something as long lasting as a house it would be better to use something more robust. Nickel-iron batteries have low energy density but are very robust. I wouldn't want a house battery I'd have to replace every few years.

This is "News for Nerds", not "News for Oil Traders". We use SI units here.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if it's true. Most modern console games have unacceptably high latency:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-lag-factor-article

Ardour is the only Free software DAW suitable for any serious work. It uses JACK, which is an excellent low-latency audio routing system, but actual audio playback on Linux depends on the ALSA backend, which varies in quality depending on your hardware. Check the Alsa SoundCard Matrix for details. Recent Linux kernels have reasonably low latency by default, but for very tight latency requirements you might need a custom kernel configuration or patches.

A bistable LCD is exactly that, but able to display motion too.

E-ink displays have very bad contrast ratio. Typically about 10:1, compared to 1000:1 or more for an LCD. The only visual advantage of e-ink is higher DPI, which is a marketing based rather than technical benefit because there's no reason LCDs can't have just as high DPI (see the OLPC XO1's display, which is also reflective so it's usable in sunlight).

E-ink is a dead-end technology. Bistable LCDs will exceed it in ever aspect. Ferro Liquid Display technology looks promising.

Consistent fonts are a good thing. People argue over hinting and serifs and kerning and the like, but the single most important factor in font legibility is familiarity. Always use the same font and you'll read faster and more accurately. This is a big reason why I prefer to read on screen.

I'm right. Those algorithms look acceptable in screenshots but show obvious artifacts in motion.

You'll get ugly distorted results using any kind of fancy interpolation filter. normal2x is best.

Those scalers work well with photographic content, but fail miserably on the pixel art you find in old games. The only scaler suitable for pixel art is simple unfiltered integer ratio pixel duplication.