Cognitive load and HCI inconsistencies are often the downfall of comparing two human factors experiments. This seems like a reasonable concern.

All the casinos, Vegas and elsewhere, that I've been to don't let you place your cell phone on the card table. And if you are constantly putting our hand in your pants pocket to touch something they might ask you to leave.

Michio Kaku's book Hyperspace provides an interesting use of the dimensional analogies from Flatland framed in the context of modern String Theory. The distinction between a spatial and a temporal fourth dimension are also examined.

> doesn't have the infrastracture (sic) to handle what they sold me
and to:
> they can no longer deny that they support VOIP or gaming[...]
IMHO, I'd add that selling a 10-20 Mb package (Cox) and their first thought of my usage is web pages...I know msn is bulky, but Jeez Louise!

Also, do you know how quick you can blow through a monthly consumption cap of 60 GB (480 Gb). You can probably do the math in your head, so I won't bother.

I'm not sure what angers me more, that people submit generated papers, or that the reviewers let it pass.

The obvious analogy: Wouldn't you consider a hacksaw as taking some measure of brute force?