Indeed, to paraphrase, "In theory, theory and practice are the same, in practice, they are different". The weakest link in security is always the human element (coders, users, attackers...). I was just clearing up the misconception that the algorithm is weak/backdoored as conjectured by another poster.

No, AES has been independently vetted and attacked by multiple security organizations. The only flaws that have been discovered in the algorithm are minor and inconsequential. The NSA is a double-edged sword - they help with useful security tools such as SELinux as well as their traditional spook espionage. The NSA can't crack AES even with a supercomputer (right now, and only if the user has a decent password and/or 2-factor authentication).

Right now, yes, but it is unwise to predict limits to technology.

Unfortunately, easy to pick up is not the same thing as easy to continue playing. Fortunately, Megaman is retro-style enough that the difficulty is easy enough to tweak. (Health, enemy aggressiveness...)

The key to make a game appeal to both types of gamers is to include elements such as 'rubberband AI' (In Mario Kart, CPU speed was adjusted by player position; items get better as you fall behind) and difficulty levels (imagine that!), choices, or chaos (The Super Smash Bros series can turn a near-win into a loss or a tie through items or stage elements). Super Mario Galaxy 2 allows players to choose between easy, doable and brutally difficult Stars. Frequent checkpoints and lives ensure that the challenge is painless for those who wish to undertake it. Since you only need 60 or so to win, the challenge is self-adjusted. Unfortunately, as games have become more complex, tweaking hardness is nigh impossible without losing balance or frustrating players; this is a brilliant little strategy that leaves all players fulfilled. Now, 'casual' games made in 5 minutes are a different story....

As soon as censorship is mentioned, media coverage (pro and anti) will jump in the fray. Not good for an organization committed to facts (in principle, anyway), not controversy. Fox and "family" groups will always contend Wikipedia is not going far enough regardless of anything they do. What I see happening (unfortunately) is the de-sexualization of topics (i.e. stick figures for examples and clinical language for descriptions) now that this can of worms has opened. This will inevitably lead to a loss of information, as Wikipedia's rabid destruction of lists and articles on rare subjects has told us time and time again.

Strategy from the start?

Perhaps in its execution, but not in its intent. According to my studies, criminal law is intended to prevent crime and civil law to correct damage done. There is no mention of "punishment" in either.

The FCC does not need to be regulating this. We could be spending the cash on eliminating our trillion-dollar deficit instead, or another worthy pursuit. This law co-opts censorship. It labels it as good and necessary, when in reality it depends on the maturity and development of each child. This is a fact that psychological studies always seem to sidestep. I play videogames and watch violent movies. This does not make me a cold-blooded assassin. My brother, on the other hand, could not as it would rub off on him significantly. The Senate is subtly saying "Censorship is OK".