-but this really reframes the whole "fur is murder" stance. How about, "murder is murder"? I'm sure PETA has some nice folks who mean well, but their public face too often is comprised of uninspiring screeds from quasi-celebs, and it's a bit of a turnoff.

http://www.classicshell.net/ I recommend this to everyone who's complained to me about Metro. For a bonus it customizes the Start Menu and Explorer. No Windows 8 isn't bad, just the forced mobile GUI was a bad choice. You lost the mobile war M$. Foisting your mobile GUI on desktop users isn't going to increase the love.

I really hope he sues the bejeezus out of the university police. Just as the police would tell us, ignorance is no excuse. Lrn2compute.

[Darknet, http tunneling] Widespread sharing may someday be throttled, but piracy won't stop. The law of diminishing returns & stuff; it's just too expensive to stop the clever ones. (See: crime) I'm just curious how some data suggests public sharing hurts some artists, but seems to help others, like free advertising. Sounds like market forces choosing what's good instead of the marketers. :)

I'd be really surprised if material scientists haven't already created an adequate replacement since then. It seems like we have a spray on goop for just about any setting/insulating type task.

Don't forget another part of that song, maybe even more relevant:

But you can reach the top of your profession
If you become the leader of the land
For murder is the sport of the elected
And you dont need to lift a finger of your hand