People who believe that their "personal information" isn't being sold are just being ignorant. These are probably the same people who believe that ALL the money they deposit is sitting in the vault at the bank.

... but most of all, samy is my hero.

Read: This money is going to pay our legal fees as we try to save our asses!

Oh yeah, because Ubuntu has never had remote exploit. Ever.

Who mods this crap?

You're actually correct in that the human eye cannot tell the difference between 1080p and 720p at a certain distance.

I read an article many moons ago when the format war was still in high gear on Audioholics (link) which was titled "1080p and the Acuity of Human Vision". It's an interesting article because it cuts through all the marketing and gets down to the science of HD and if it ACTUALLY matters.

A good summary line from the article would be:

"Put bluntly, from 8 feet away while watching a 50 inch plasma TV, the human eye is generally incapable of reliably distinguishing any detail finer than that shown on a true 720p display!"

Most "quality" differences people see between the formats (unless they're sitting in the first row of their home movie theater) come from richer colors and cranked up contrast and brightness on sales displays.