We want him to stop reading /. and foobies at night so he gets some work done.

And a microwave is a closed system also, specifically designed to contain radiation so as to direct the maximum energy into food items. That's why it "only" needs 750 watts. ;-)

There. I just knocked 'em.

In China? Out of 1.3 billion people? They have some catching up to do....

I'm Morgan Freeman.

I did a double blind test and picked 10 out of 10 correct comparing mp3 at 128 to 320 to wav, the difference was always obvious in every case. What do you expect? Even at 320, 75% if the encoded information is just gone. But I guess the whole issue really only matters to people to whom it matters. Most have never heard music played properly so they don't know the difference. Maybe ignorance is bliss in this case, hearing my college roomie's Quad setup in the 80s sent me on a very expensive and sometimes frustrating ride.

It's still the coolest IP on the net.

My boss does this to me every day.

...of Fleischmann/Pons.

...if it stops the signal just before reaching the speakers. There's no way to stop anyone from grabbing the analog signal once it's out there. TFA didn't say where the signal was going to be stopped in the chain. If there's a switch right at the jack it's a simple matter to tap it. Depends on how you look at it. This DRM implemented in hardware at the digital level would be a Bad Thing, but the presence of an actual analog line level hidden signal would be merely an inconvenience. I'm just sayin. Good luck with that, RIAA.

http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/british_steam_car_plans_for_170_mph_at_bonneville.php

...they want their drug back.

"Willful helplessness" is about as good a description of stupidity as I have heard. Might also call it laziness.

...but after all this is /.

Plus- it's easier to say than "Google" Minus- it's not Google