This. It is cutting edge, but a device called a "switch" has been created. In another 10 years, we'll allegedly have a "knob". When we can all control our temperature in our cars by turning a knob, and not even have to look at it to use it (gasp), we'll truly be living in the future. /s What a screwed-up gimmicky world we live in.

As any reasonable person rejects Apple. /s

If the folder is writable by the attacker, all bets are off. What does 'encryptable' mean, anyway? Certain filesystems have encryption, but the same basic process can be done in userland. You could, for example, tar up all the files/folders in question, then encrypt the tar file, then delete the source data. There is no practical way to stop such a process that I can see, other than making the entire filesystem unwritable via some hardware method (commonly known as the power switch).

Every Microsoft mouse I've ever used was garbage... including that one. Logitech had mechanically superior ball meeses for years after that. You just had to clean them every so often. I'll still take an old ball Logitech gaming mouse over _most_ modern stuff, though I'm very happy with my Steelseries mice. Ball mice had one "feature" that I loved: you could pick the mouse up mid-movement and the ball would continue to roll for a bit. I'm sure many gamers know what I mean. After a while, you begin to use that extra spin. It became an integral part of my gaming technique, and optical mice can't do it (in hardware at least). It allowed you move the mouse pointer quite a bit with very little physical input.

Ever see a regular person try to run a powerpoint presentation? What is the success rate? I predict the hologram will never work and/or will fail constantly. It'll make for good entertainment.

No argument there. MW2 may be the best PC FPS available. "Most optimized" doesn't mean "good", though. Yes, I think the lack of dedicated servers IS the shaft. My friends and I are still playing "cod: world at war", because we can control the server completely. Many hardcore multi-player FPS gamers aren't interested in anything without a fully dedicated server. I'm not worried, though. This void will be filled by another company, soon enough. The market will provide. -chris

Really, does the Slashdotter crowd care? I assumed that Shub-Internet had risen and swallowed Activision and Infinity Ward whole. Are they still making games? A pox on the lot of them. Those jerks have proven conclusively that they hate us PC gamers, to the extent that most of the Infinity Ward employees quit and started a new company. I'll be waiting on that game, thanks. Keep your money. While I'm at it, screw EA too!

You're right, I don't like the show, but:
- Intelligent leader balks when unknown element with no trust rating tries to assert power. Relents when he decides the new element has a positive benefit/cost ratio.
--> Sounds good, I agree. In the case of Baltar, however, it doesn't compute. I guess I don't see Adama as the "Oh well, Thats Democracy, I'll just keep my mouth shut about the mumbling traitor that was elected" kind of guy.

- Desperate survivors of a holocaust who mostly never saw combt before their homes and families were wiped out of existence by a superior military force and who are cut off from all normal supply lines and logistical support resort to improvised guerilla warfare and traditional asymetrical tactics, as were probably defined in one of their field manuals anyways.
--> Despite NOT behaving anywhere near that for at least 1 season.

- Fighter Pilot from influential family with history of military and government service at the highest levels spontaneously goes Governor, then President of the most powerful country on the planet.
--> In one day? I went from lawn mower mechanic to computer scientist, but it took longer ;)

- Military unit's actions are strongly shaped by the personality and actions of their leader. Custer's men followed him to their deaths. The holocaust was perpetrated by men considered to be some of the finest, most elite soldiers alive. Other units of the german army were just regular people convinced they were protecting the interests of their homeland, and were not horrific war criminals.
Certainly it has happened before, and Cain's personality is definitely passed to the crew of the Pegasus. Conceded. Cain is _also_ the leader of the Galactica. The mindlessness doesn't seem to trickle down to Galactica though (i.e. The rest of the army doesn't fall in line). Meh, I'll give you this one :)

BSG isn't even decent sci-fi, and it's creators aren't Martin Luther.
The character's personalities have been re-molded so many times it is ridiculous:

* Adama is outraged at the idea of a teacher being president and forcibly takes over the government (only to give it back), yet rolls over for "Democracy" when a *known* criminal, traitor, and lunatic (who mumbles outloud to NOBODY) is elected. Nice job!
* Trained, hardened, reasonable, and resourceful soldiers *suddenly* resort to STRAPPING BOMBS TO THEIR CHESTS to fight the enemy.
* Fighter pilot spontaneously goes lawyer. (no offense to lawyers or pilots)
* Some human ships are filled with normal humans, others (same training and organization) are filled with bloodthirsty sadists with no regard for the lives of others (Pegasus). I hope U.S. aircraft carriers aren't like this :)

On the bright side, the visual polish and effects are very slick.

Essentially, the show is crapsh!t.