What is with the branding scheme on these things? I see a summary with lots of letters and numbers and almost no useful information as to what the hell good they all are.

The "shapes" derive from the Fedora Infinity logo, which iirc debuted with Fedora 8. It's basically the mathematical sign for infinity, rotated counter-clockwise by 45 degrees with the lowercase Fedora "f" imposed onto it. It's quite elegant.

Graphics-heavy Fedora Wiki page on F8 artwork.

I believe what is being referred to (and misinterpreted) are abandoned vehicle laws. Some states have abandoned vehicle laws where a property owner can file a title claim on vehicles that are determined to be abandoned. Different states have different rules for what qualifies as "abandoned". For example, Minnesota Statute 168B.

Here's how I run "Chrome": First I go to http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/waterfall/console Then I find the build that's all green for Windows and green for the first dot in the first column. This is how I decide it's a good Windows build. Do the same for your OS of choice. Make note of the build number on the left. Find the build here: http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/ Navigate to the snapshot build directory. For Windows, you'll find a "portable" zip directory. Doesn't require install. There's also a mini-installer, which I use. End result is Chromium, up to date, and without some of the Google-added things that I don't really want.

I haven't switched, but sometimes Bing's results genuinely are better. I still use Google for "interesting" searches, but when I just can't remember the URL to something or similar, Bing is typically better.

Experiment for the reader:
A very specific thing. I want the WikiBooks LaTeX guide, and I can never be bothered to remember the kinda-long URL.
Type "wikibooks latex" (no quotes) into both Bing and Google. Tell me which results are better.

Maybe, but the problem is sufficient motivation. I was definitely NOT motivated when I first enrolled in college for a Computer Science degree. I quit after about three semesters. After a few years of partying my ass off, I decided to get a real job. After a few years of manual labor I began to appreciate the value of an education. When I say "the value of an education" I mean the ability to get a sufficiently challenging and satisfying position (clue: most of them require a degree). Now I'm enrolled again at 27 years old, with about three years to go before I graduate with my first degree in Electrical Engineering. I enjoy it, and I'm now taking it seriously. But that doesn't mean I'm motivated enough to learn all this material, all the fundamental concepts and higher level applications, without people who know what the hell they're talking about within easy reach. Try as you might, you can't replace real human interaction with the motivated types you find in a good engineering program with internet access.

If Google does this (turns over the IP address), and they are consistent (same IP addresses that create the account consistently access the account without deviation), is there anything the court can even do with them?