Thanks for posting, that was one of the best things I've ever read on Slashdot. It's all so very very true. :)

Neat story. And excellent point about tarmac/concrete. Something that always bugged me about people who say running barefoot is good for you because it's natural also "must" take the extra step of running/walking on "natural" surfaces. That means no sidewalks, no paved roads, nothing man-made at all. What did humans walk on 10,000 years ago? Dirt. Gravel. Beach sand. Swamps. Woods. Snow. Open fields. etc... These surfaces "give", unlike solid man-made surfaces. I would imagine that the "perfect" shoe would probably mimic this experience, at least partially. That's probably why all shoes have some sort of cushioning built into them. Shoe's are man-made technology designed to work in conjunction with other man-made technology, roads and artificial surfaces.

Hack this by changing seats a few times during the movie. Or, slip someone in the movie theater $100 so you can go up into the projector room and film it there... "Our watermarking technology has determined that the movie pirate is... the projector!"

Microsoft products are like Lego's. You don't always get the pieces you want in a set, but they plug together nicely, and can be centrally managed through Active Directory (very robustly, I might add).

Everybody out there always criticizes Microsoft when they find another company (the flavor of the year) who has a better Lego piece, or two, than Microsoft. It's touted as the best invention ever, and promoted as the downfall of Microsoft.

But as it turns out, it's not a Lego piece at all. It's a K'Nex piece. By itself, it's wonderful and awe inspiring. But when you want it to play nicely with the thousands of Lego pieces you already own, good luck!