I am trying to figure out whether this really solves the problem, or just moves it. The idea establishes the printer as being a fairly critical component. However in the event of failure, it would obviously not be available to generate spares. So, would an inventory of spares need to be generated on arrival, along with the requisite storage space, or would repairs rely on a delivery...

I completely share your sentiments about the taste of beer. It tastes as though someone allowed a pile of grain to rot to the point of becoming liquified, ran the resulting "juice" through a strainer, bottled it and put it on a shelf.

I am not sure that we have the entire story yet, on either side. From the Serious Tubes website:

Important news:
Comcast did not help us fix The Pirate Bay. The problem was GBLX using reverse path filtering. We shut down one of our transits because it was flapping. The result was that all outgoing traffic to GBLX got filtered even though the packets took the same path as before. The Pirate Bay is using different paths for incoming and outgoing traffic to avoid beeing traced. We don’t even know where their servers are. We resolved the issue by activating our other transit again.

I am wondering if the criteria will be published. Could we possibly see a game developed specifically with the intention of hitting every button possible?

He isn't the youngest patent recipient. The youngest was a 4 year old who created a device for grasping round knobs on doors and cabinets, intended for peopel with physical disabilities.

I read this a few weeks ago. While I actually enjoyed the writing and the basis for the storyline, I am still not sure how I felt about reading the book.

It may be a bad comparison, but I liken it to watching Schindler's List for the first time. It was an excellent film, but I didn't know how to describe my emotion when I was done watching.

For me, The Magicians was very similar to that. I also enjoy reading to revel in the escape. Despite the content and genre, you don't really get to escape in this book. Instead, reality is right... there...

I work in an American university physics department. Your comment is right on the money here: we support both operating systems - Linux and OS X.

I can't think of anyone who uses Windows at all.