Refresh my memory - g-c800:5 was the command to low-level format the drive, wasn't it? Damn, my age is showing... lol

You should probably check your facts on the current "consoles". You will find out that the Wii has outsold the Xbox 360 and the PS3 by almost double. (Wii 54 mil., X360 32 mil., PS3 27 mil.) And your insistence that MS will win the market buy just throwing enough $$$ at it? You have heard of the Zune, and Zune HD right? Granted, the do have a good share of the keyboard and mouse market...

All the more reason to practice what amounts to "civil disobedience"... Yet another biased judge that ignores previous precedents regarding fair use. Big surprise huh? Maybe if enough of us just do it anyway, eventually they can't sue all of us, eh?

Apparently, the time enabled wasn't for English/Grammer classes... ;) I suspect you meant ^-- "finish"

That's it folks, our armed forces are screwed!

Oh god, please, no... When I got my new computer at work, I used Office 2007 for 3 months and finally had IT take it off and put 2003 on. That ribbon thing is awful.

... I believe most TV shows are on BitTorrent sites. :) Reminds me of the obligatory Star Wars reference "The more you tighten your grip Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers..."

because here's my response to them... "No"

Even at Warp 9 it would take you about 4 years to get there :D

I have to second this one... Leo is far more in touch with the common man than these other two clowns.

FWIW, I think you're doing a fine job Mr. Beckerman, and thanks for all your hard work on this subject. And there really are a number of peeps here on /. who really need to appreciate you more and take the time to thank you. Without you being involved, I'm sure things would have been much, much worse for our fellow netizens, and the RIAA would be out of control at this point.

ended up giving her a mac mini.... so if you want to configure Windows for a senior - my suggestion is to turn the PC into a hackintosh osx. Just my $0.02

What's a real shame is that I already have an HD-DVD player, and as such, really feel no need to buy a Blu-Ray player anyway, UNLESS it is a 'combo' unit, IOW, able to play my HD-DVD discs too. I think then, and only then will I buy a Blu-Ray player... (and be about $99 like the toshiba I bought - not really interested in paying any more than that) I don't see how this 'rush' to embrace Blu-ray helps them sell more, because at this point, I simply have no urgency to buy yet another HD format than what I have.