@RuckingFetard: I'd actually be OK with that. I don't think battery will be as much of a problem as the UI.

@Ian Logsdon: I think 4:3 is a much better ratio for tablets, and millions of iPad buyers would seem to agree. I assume the reason we're seeing so many 16:9 tabs is partly that screen manufacturers churn out cheap screens at that ratio.

@seven5suited: It's the aspect ratio of every modern device except the iPad, one of the fastest-selling computers in history.

@m1ndtr1p: Also: you do know that 'simple tasks such as media playback, limited web browsing, checking email and playing crappy games' is all 90% of the population want from their home PC, right?

@m1ndtr1p: @Klappstuhl: I'm pretty sure you're both being pretty silly. Neither of the device classes you're talking is about is 'not a tablet.' They're different types of tablets. If you don't like 'em, fair enough

@Hiko Saemon: It looks to me like the idea is that this will sit on your desk as your main, keyboard-interacted computer; then if you want to pick it up and take it to lunch or whatever, it's already on, i suppose. it's for ENTERPRISE, dammit!

@virgilstar: I've got 1.2GHz and 1GB on my oldest PC, and 1.8GHz and 2GB on my netbook, and I find this to be true on both of those too.

@danieltobey: It depends on how good your computer is. If Avast doesn't seem to be slowing you down, fine. If it is, you'll probably find MWE a better bet.

@4thletter: I tried Avast and AVG and both reduced my computer to an unusable heap. MWE is designed to strike a better balance between perfect protection and performance hit.

@icypalmtree: You're right in a sense, in that if the eventual Chrome OS laptops are $500 and no lighter or faster than Windows 7-touting alternatives, Chrome OS will fail. But I think the point is they will be faster, and cheaper, with cool stuff like SSD instant-on. That's the sense in which your comparison is…

I downloaded Reeder but went back to the google webapp. It's a bit slow on a 3G.

@AwokeKnowing: We haven't found more stars and no examples of life; we've found more stars and we don't know yet about the life part.

@Aaron Crabtree: But then the issue is 'finding.' In the blue nose example you can see all the people. We can only see a handful of planets, so the more potential hits, the more chance we'll find one.

@Richard Servello: We kinda coped OK with the hospitals-calling-you thing before cellphones, no? I don't think my not finding out my kid had been in an accident would lead to 'thousands dying.'

@Unspellable: I concur, though I think they think everyone just uses full-screen, which may be true. What does it mean for a cat to 'fetch'? You mean like, fetching a thing? I thought only dogs did that. cool.

@orev: that's true for a cinema-size screen. it's hardly true on a small device or in a window on a PC screen. like i said, what about photos?

@Warren Blyth: wow thanks. I'll check air mouse out a little.

Am I really the first to say anything along the lines of 'Joel McHale can subject me to an enhanced pat-down anytime?'

@Warren Blyth: I was just thinking this! (hence finding my way to this post.) Use the iphone camera as a sensor and bam, actual mouse.

You know, considering his big thing about never wearing a shirt, Zuck looks a lot better in one.