I use a Mac too so I guess we're both better than everybody else.

It probably ended up in the toolbag that floated away. It'll probably colonize another planet by asexually reproducing - I give it about 3 months before we hear from *them*

While some learn nothing of the magic mirror that takes them into their fantasy world there might be others who find in it something that inspires them to learn more.

A good example to illustrate my point. I imagine that the only real world social interaction that you experience is rubbing up against people in line waiting to buy a new role playing game.

I can certainly see how online gaming or social networking might help these kids develop a better understanding of technology. However, we probably don't want them to become obsessed with these kinds of interactions and become completely inadequate in conventional social situations.

Or a large hang glider perhaps, but you heard it here first and I expect to be fully compensated if that is in fact what they end up developing.

I expect that the post only addresses non-salaried employees. If somebody has to spend time waiting for a computer to bootup it is only fair that they should be compensated. If a tool needs to be prepared by the operator before it can be used in the production of a good or service then it is still work.