The Macs (yes, plural) that I'm forced to use crash on a regular basis (twice last week within the span of 3 hours). The one that crashes the most is a brand new (4-month old now, I guess) fugly all-in-one desktop that can never figure out how to manage a slideshow and Firefox at the same time. It's not any hardware we've been able to identify (not that anyone could check because the god-forsaken things are packed tighter than a japanese car).

IMO, if this school system wants to teach their students about the real world, they will allow all platforms and use a common, browser-based solution. That's what they're going to see in the real world when they get spat out of the 'education' system.

Better still... Search for: "58.44 g" and you'll get perfect results.

1 letter of context makes all the difference... and, as stated before, anyone who expects valid results from an otherwise arbitrary number is an idiot.

Google is not a mind reader (nor is any other inferior search engine, for that matter)... It works for non-arbitrary numbers (like Pi and e) because those numbers are exponentially more common. If the number of g/mol for salt suddenly became an extremely important number, so much so that it was required for every math/physics class from Middle School up, then guess what? It would suddenly start showing more results in searches. But it's not an extremely important number, so it's all going to end up moot.

Worthless article about a worthless project.

... because I want to help a criminal get out his punishment at my expense! Actually, I think I'll save my money for when the RIAA gets around to suing me for the files they can't really prove I shared.

Why is the government (EU) so concerned about keeping Microsoft out of a monopoly on a piece of software the is 100% free across the board?

Nobody has paid for a mainstream browser in the last 10 years, at least. The only time Anti-Trust should come into play is when a company is handing out a free product to steal business from another company that is charging for it's similar product (like what happened with IE vs Netscape). Today's scenario is completely bogus... The EU is basically saying: "You can't give away your free product because you're stealing nothing from another company."

Microsoft has already remedied the only thing that could have posed a concern for users: IE being a required component of Windows. And note that this is only a major concern because of security. I'd classify all other concerns as minor (things like personal preference, the fact that older versions didn't comply with HTML standards). Windows 7 allows you to completely uninstall IE8... I've done it myself and I've had no problems what-so-ever.

Besides all this, IE is not a monopoly. The other browser solutions are gaining market share (can you even call it a market?) and I have no reason to believe they won't continue to do so as the next generations understand browser technology.

As with most Penny Arcade strips, it's not about the game the strip is specifically referring to, it's about the concepts that are at play in the background... you gotta read between the lines.

The point, if you can't see it, is that the poster goes through the following process:

1. Frames his rejection of an idea.
2. Claims he's not a bigot/hypocrite and/or attempts to validate why he's certified to hold such an opinion.
3. Makes a stupid statement that completely invalidates the main thrust of his position and confirms that he is, in fact, a bigot/hypocrite.