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Sounds like a good idea, until you realize that a satellite can be shot down without much fuss:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASM-135_ASAT

That doesn't seems like an issue for the OP. Leo Babauta has six kids.

Don't forget the F-104 Starfighter, also designed by Johnson. Pilots nicknamed it "Lawn Dart" and "Widowmaker" for a reason.

Good luck making your own SWF creator or player without stepping on an Adobe patent.

Sturgeon's Law Corollary: 90% of people will buy crap.

TRON is rarely used outside of Japan because the specification documents are mostly in Japanese. TRON is more like an industry standard for an embedded RTOS than a concrete implementation. Of course, some open-source code is available, but these are reference implementations. More info:

http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/itron.html

That's the old Web 1.0 startup scheme. Web 2.0 changed phase 2 from "?" to "Banner ads/Get bought by Google".

Exactly. John C. Dvorak is a professional internet troll disguised as a tech journalist. He uses misinformed rants ( or "controversial opinions" if you like the euphemism better ) as a source of hits. He has trolled the FLOSS and Mac communities for years. But trolling the White House ?. That's effing crazy.

If you want real subversive fantasy, I recommend Andrzej Sapkowski's The Last Wish and the other of books from the saga. It has everything: The main character is a male witch (or witcher), the female wizards have formed a secret society to take over the world and nonhumans (elves,dwarfs) are subjected to human racism and bigotry.

And do not forget to try the exercises at the end of every chapter. They are the key to fully enjoy the book.

I think Marx's "The Capital" explains better the current economical situation.

But meanwhile, in Fantasyland ...