I find it kind of surprising that so many people take issue with the head shot comment. I'm pretty sure it was meant more as a snarky quip and not meant to be taken seriously.

So that's where I left my car keys!

Ah. Gotcha. Never saw it.

Ha!

Copernicus was a great liar? In what way?

I didn't take his comment that way, because he was criticizing someone for making the distinction. There's nothing in his statement that suggests that he is indeed from the UK, but there's nothing that rules it out, either.

I remember the difference between English and British, and it's an important distinction, especially considering the period in question. Scotland, for instance, was ruled by James III of Scotland during Richard's brief reign. The title "King (or Queen) of Great Britain" didn't exist until well over 200 years after…

They would have shot up if they were freestanding. However, these fireworks were likely packed tightly in boxes, which were likely stacked on top of other boxes. So they couldn't escape. And of course, these are fireworks. They're designed to explode in all directions at the end.

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I think that's what RIM was missing all along. Their company wasn't named after a fruit.

If it's true, it might be the final nail in Blackberry's coffin. I doubt even the most ardent iPhone fanatics would go for a three year contract. It also precludes those who want the latest Blackberry from upgrading for 3 years! That'll be a sting.

I see your point about the iMac, but even the original iMac brought something new to the table. It was really the first time a computer looked, well, cool. They were hip, something to show off, something that wasn't an eyesore on your desk. Before that, they were all that awful shade of beige, remember?

The difference here is that when Apple introduced the iPod, iPhone, iPad, etc, they were either redefining the industry or, in the case of iPad, inventing a whole new market. This phone is more akin to Blackberry trying desperately to catch up with everyone else.

It looks like a nice phone, but what about access to apps? A smartphone without apps is just, well, a phone. If consumers can't get the latest Angry Birds (or whatever), they're not going to buy it. After iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, and whatever else is out there, will app developers really want to spend time…

I suppose one could use this rather implausible scenario to educate the reader either about aeronautics or astronomy. And while flying terrestrial planes on other planets is ludicrous, it may someday present a real challenge if we ever get our act together and start colonizing other planets. Air travel on Earth is…

The only possible use I can think of for something like this is for long plane trips, like to Australia or something. A lot of storage means you can put a lot of movies and/or TV on your tablet, so you can while away the time watching the movies you want to watch in an internet-free zone. Of course, as soon as they…

As a person who wears glasses every day, all I have to say is "suck it up."

I don't know if it will necessarily take that long. It wasn't that long ago that people thought Microsoft was invulnerable, but there are plenty of people here talking about its impending demise. People used to say the same thing about Kodak or Pan Am. When was the last time you booked a flight on Pan Am?

I'm not sure what markets they are innovating in. Sure, they still lead the PC operating system market, and the office suite market. But what innovations have they offered up? What is going to keep them the largest software producer? It seems that everything they've developed in new markets over the last decade or…

True, they still dominate office suites, operating systems for traditional computers as well. The key word there is "traditional". They haven't come up with a decent innovation in their areas of dominance in years.