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Holy bejeezus that's a lot of comments! Just goes to show how popular Ars is. I don't normally do resolutions, but I would like to live a little more healthily: eat better foods and be a little more active.

I find the following quote ironic: "DisplayPort and HDMI allow for slimmer laptop designs, and support higher resolutions with deeper color than VGA—a technology which is more than 20 years old," This is ironic because the advent of the digital HDTV standard has retarded resolution increases...

If recent rumors of cheating on the SunSpider test turn out to be true, how will this affect IE9's standing? I, for one, would like to see a number of other benchmarks. Relying too heavily on a single measurement tool will of course drive optimization for that tool. I want something more robust.

The article seems to end rather abruptly after bringing up the HDTV issue. I think the article should be extended to include what is currently known of the HDTV switch and perhaps wrapped up rather than ended with a single sentence in a manner amounting to "OK, we're done now. Bye!"

There is one up-side to all this. Oracle can't "close" any of the source that's already out there. Projects may be in danger due to losing a major industry supporter in that Sun is no longer in the game, but there may be support from other sources that step in to fill that void. I am still...

Well, I would say that the level of reasonable-ness in this comment would vary depending on how easy it is to get at this information. If it's readily available via different access methods and presented cleanly and clearly on demand, sure. If it's hard to get at and hard to interpret, then your...

It's lost a lot of its teeth, but it's still a bad idea, IMO, and I hope that it is largely rejected on that basis.

I like the bit at the end summarizing his view of 3D in movies, about how you should be seeing into a 3D space, not having the 3D space jump out at you all the time. That said, 3D for movies still has a lot of ground to cover. Even that which is done very well tends to be a bit dim, and the 3D...

Not according to the data in a recent Consumer Reports. McDonalds was almost at the bottom of the list for burger taste among fast food joints.

Funny how a number of companies and artists are making money, and a living, off of free content which you think should only exist within a communist society (it does sound like you are mixing up your communism and socialism, BTW). Jonathan Coulton and Cory Doctorow both make their livings...

Legally, you are correct. However, one need only look at the many studies which refute the positive economic and social benefits of long and/or strict copyright and patent terms to see that current "IP" laws no longer effectively serve their intended, stated purpose, meaning there is much change...

You have a very stilted view of the world. I truly hope you get better some day. I can see how easy labels and cheap shots make dealing with the complexities of modern reality less confusing and difficult, but viewing the world in black and white doesn't really get rid of all the shades of grey...

I usually don't agree with Ben Heck's aesthetics, in that I prefer different colors and designs, but all the lines are clean and the parts well-crafted, so no, there is nothing at all which resembles the work of a child. Professional artists create things all the time that I don't like, but that...

Maybe if more people realized that the resulting ash from burning coal is radioactive, isn't as well regulated as spent nuclear fuel, and takes up more space that nuclear fuel they'd change their minds about nuclear plants.

Ahoy, Ars! I've love a chance at some o' that loot.

The article summary on the main page mentions the game being more "casual", but the actual story doesn't reflect that. The game sounds more usable and accessible, but that's not the same thing as casual. I do hope the final review addresses this distinction correctly. For clarification, casual...

I recall the old Kensington TurboMouse, which predates their modern products. It was pretty fantastic. But back then they had better software and driver support. Now that Vista and Windows 7 offer robust mouse and button support, Kensington has been slacking on the software side.

You use a rather arbitrary definition of appliance. Yes, even modern gaming consoles are appliances. They are narrow (relatively) purpose entertainment appliances. I think many people would be perfectly happy for their video game console to remain the same as when they bought it. Many also might...

Reviews are, at their core, opinions. The best and most respected critics in every field will disagree about things. There is no scientific, evidence-based approach to reviewing. Could this review have been more detailed and comprehensive? Yes. I've read Roger Ebert movie reviews that go the...

The writers of the trailer script apparently remember the animated movie quite well. "One shall stand. One shall fall."