The novelty of motion control quickly wore off for me after a couple of days of Wii bowling.

Since "novelty" means new, perhaps Wii bowling was a novelty, in the same way "Stanley Steamer" must have seemed novel, as is all emerging technologies. I'm not suggesting Kinect will be the breakthrough product, but it has promise in a transformational way in the world of digital media. I hope Microsoft executes well on Kinect, and that competition really pushes motion control to a new level.

To reduce it to annoying contortions is to miss the real potential, IMO. You may not like it, but I think many will.

Care to guess again?

Sure. My guess is: your dad wasn't involved in a conflict "so secret" that no one else knew about it--including the US and Vietnam governments, the American public, journalists, and every credible historian since. My guess is, your dad was jerking your chain, or you're making it up. Technically that's 2 guesses, but I'll take the liberty.

P.S. Floating around in the Gulf of Tonkin does not count as "conflict".

If you break American copywright and patent laws for American products then you should accept that you can and will be punished based on our laws. If your governement will allow your extradition to stand trial, then your only quarrel should be with your government not the US. You should assume these risks when you engage in this activity. We work hard to create movies, music, and software for the world to enjoy and deserve to be paid what we deserve. If you feel we don't deserve what we charge then you have the write to not use our products (good luck).