Nuf said.

We, as humans, got the lead on the other monkeys in the tree by using (handheld) tools. This does not scale to well since we only have two hands. So now we make tools that we can tell what to do and then walk away. However, like learning how to use a tool, we also need to learn how to tell tools what to do. Enter Computational Thinking. The best way to teach children Computational Thinking is to present them with an inspirational simulated world where they can pester toys until they get the hang of it. I guess Statistics is a simulated world, but i myself have never found it inspirational. Worlds like Scratch (scratch.mit.edu) and Robomind (www.robomind.com) are more to my liking (disclaimer, i am one of the culprits who made the latter).

Stability, Drivers, some Apps, Games. And yes, i practice OS-darwinism. Every year or so i switch my development machine back to linux, and see how long it survives. But it keeps using the Dodo as role model.

From the link the parent provided:
CAUTION
Usama Bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks killed over 200 people. In addition, Bin Laden is a suspect in other terrorist attacks throughout the world.

So I would agree with the parent that the FBI didn't have enough evidence to tie him to 9/11. Otherwise the FBI would have certainly mentioned it.

This signals the death of that part of Agile development

Right on! I have always wondered why everybody wanted an iPod. When I was still traveling a lot, I got me a nokia n800: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N800. It does everything I needed when I was on the go. I can read my email, browse the web (it has flash) and skype with people. I admit that the screen size is not impressive, but on the other hand, this thing fits in my coat pocket.

Nokia did not market the thing Apple did with the iPad. And it does not have all the fancy games like Crazy Birds. But that was not why I needed it. I just needed it for the email and web. I was waiting for a new version with MeeGo, but I will wait to see how that project develops.

Looking at the speed of new developments by Google and Apple, i can not help but wonder how far we would have come since the Alto/Lisa had it not been for the stifling influence of first IBM and then Microsoft. OK, maybe the newbies stand on the shoulders of giants, but damn aren't they a couple of feisty dwarfs.

And has never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SII-jhEd-a0

Somebody gets a clue about the impact of data retention. If only somebody with enough cloud in the EU will take the same stance...

I don't know where the GP got their $30,000 from, but your reasoning is flawed.

The FD has 45 people and needs 10 firefighters to put out a fire. The FD needs people 24/7, so they need at least 4 shifts. Which means that you only have 11 people available at any time. That would make the grand total according to your example to about $8300

In our polytheism world we can have multiple gods, so we have a secure OS that can run QMail and DJBDNS