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Good Questions

From SFGate:
Why Does Windows Still Suck? Why do PC users put up with so many viruses and worms? Why isn’t everyone on a Mac?
Unfortunately the article doesn’t answer the questions, but it does an excellent job of framing these questions plus a few more.
Why the hell do people put up with this? Why is there [...]

This is a Shame, But Inevitable

NASA budget calls for Hubble’s end (CBC link)
Keep in mind that the HST was designed to last 15 years; it was launched in 1990 and went into service in ‘91. Not a bad ‘career’ at all, considering the science that’s been done. And, according to NASA, the end is coming not because of the sheer [...]

Oh, Why Not

I’ve had plenty of opportunity to carp about Microsoft’s operating systems over the past few days, so why not just pile on? From The Register, via Ditherati, comes this tip on how to keep Windows XP running smoothly on a Tablet PC:
“I shut down my Tablet PC most evenings and start it up from [...]