Great!

Up to date IBM Thinkpads?

DROOL

Does this also apply to people who just subscribe to cable internet, and not TV? If so, then great - but otherwise I'm out of luck (of course it makes sense that it wouldn't but eh).

Did Hell freeze over? Need for Speed made by the Burnout developer?

Sounds like someone just divided by zero. In other news, that's awesome =D

If BC2 is half the game MW2 is I will be playing the beta much more than the MW2 SP... just gotta wait for the 360 beta to come out XD

Honestly, it's not the job of the government to protect the kids, it's the job of the parents.

What else is out there that can damage our little poor kiddies poor, poor, minds? Pornography? Religious (that isn't their parents') propaganda? Dare I even say, politics from either side of the spectrum?

Some of this is regulated. Some of it isn't. In either case, it's up to the parents to decide what they want to expose their children to, because there are censorship laws regarding advertisements (i.e. what will be shown in public) in both the UK and the US. Your kid's home is your home and you get to decide what to bring into it.

But don't punish the adults who are not children and have the power to make the choice on whether or not to buy the game. Don't make an injunction against selling the game that will target adults too, and trust in the parents of these children that they will protect their kids, whether that trust is warranted or not.

No, people are complaining because a 24 hour rental does not cost $25. Blockbuster never charged that much, nor Netflix, nor cable on-demand. Do I think it's a reasonable cost considering how people are now using post-theater and post-opening day options to bypass the cost of a movie night out, instead of rental being a rescue option for people trapped in by a storm, illness, etc.? Yes, especially since I think corporations can charge what they like because it's the consumer with his voting dollars who really sets the price in the end. But do I therefore see why people are complaining? And do I agree with them? Hell yeah.

I think you mean a P$P then.

Is it thin enough to cut cheese or cake a la MacBook Air?

Think of it as a ruggedized netbook. Whenever a normal laptop is sealed against moisture/dust etc, the price is generally doubled or even more. Insulating this netbook against water, flour, etc. will have the same financial effect.