Why was my previous comment on this post taken down? Because I said you guys are tasteless?

Well, you are. What a pathetic display here today.

Now that's just friggin tasteless. Get a clue, TMZ.

I don't think there's anything wrong with academic institutions wanting to protect their lectures and other materials. Why should they be compelled to provide these things for free? As someone above said, they would just be placing boundaries on the content, not limiting access. You pay, you get the content. You don't pay, you're locked out.

I think that virtual tradeshow sounds like a fantastic idea! I wish more companies would get involved with something like that. They could definitely reach more people than they would with a traditional booth setup, so I think it would be well worth their time to do it.

Wow, this whole situation seems more and more like a soap opera with each passing day. I agree that Digg will probably end up paying contributors "in some form" sometime soon, so I guess there's really no bet to take!

I agree that introducing Xbox 360 at this price isn't going to make a lot of difference now. MS isn't viewed as a gaming company in Japan; a lot of my friends think of them as pretty much software only and therefore aren't too keen on trying other products (like the Xbox).

Is there anyone in Hollywood that *doesn't* lean left?? As far as Pink goes, I don't know much about her music. I'll hold off on judging it until I actually hear the song. I didn't think Hank Williams Jr. was a good choice for the MNF theme, but that song grew on me after a while...

For $144, I think I'd give that thing a try. There are some meetings where I need to copy down drawings or charts, which I obviously can't do on my laptop. This device would certainly do the trick though.

I think this is getting into the territory of the truly creepy. I wouldn't buy a piece of furniture simply because a celeb touched it or sat on it for a few minutes. Wow. They're just people like everyone else...

At first I thought it was ok for Piven to react that way to the ridiculous questions the interviewer was asking. But the more I read about this guy, the more I see that he's pretty much rude and obnoxious in most interview situations.