Bravo on your article. Half the country has known for a long time that we were duped into this war. What's amazing to me is how long it's taking for the other half to wake up. How many other disasters do we have to endure before everyone sees that this administration has done nothing but weaken us -- diplomatically, economically and morally? Why are we fighting cabals abroad when we've got one of our own at home? It's time for those of us who truly have moral values to stand up and take back the title of "patriot." What Bush, Cheney and their cronies have done is so un-American it makes my skin crawl.

--Angela Wilson Gyetvan

P.S. Deriding Wilson as an out-of-work nobody whose wife got him the gig? Geez Louise, what does that make Mike Brown? And how do you explain that to the folks in New Orleans?

Hi, Heather:

Thanks for pointing out some of the best shows that those of us who watch -- and make -- web video for a living have known about for a while. We've been watching Maria Bamford for some time at www.effinfunny.com. Here's to hoping the writers' strike will bring more of these shows out of the closet. Revver's mandate is to power this kind of independent creativity -- check out folks like Hayden Black (www.abigailsxratedteendiary.com), the Gnooze (www.gnooze.com) and It's All in Your Hands (www.itsallinyourhands.com).

I think we're in for the attacks either way -- race-based if it's Obama, gender-based if it's Hillary. Totally irritating, when the focus should be on who can get the job done. But not surprising, I suppose.

As the parent of a teenage daughter, I think Bristol Palin's pregnancy is rightly (no pun intended) a matter of great concern. Her mother is publicly a social conservative who preaches abstinence and opposes abortion; it's fair and just that her family should be the walking embodiment of the consequences of those values. I may sound cruel, but I'm supporting their right to make such choices, which is more than they would do for me or my daughter. Give them a chance to show us how graciously they handle it! But let's not forget how much their access to resources exceeds that of the average Americans to whom they'd like to deny the right to make their own choices. If Bristol ends up with a full-time nanny, well the rest of us can just go eat cake!

Stephanie, those of us working in the medium of 3D -- like the folks here at 3ality Digital -- thank you for writing about it. We're also delighted that some of the commenters have clarified aspects of your story, as the technology itself can be rather complicated to explain.

Some additional details: RealD is not synonymous with 3D. There are other theater systems out there, by manufacturers such as Dolby, XpanD and MasterImage. Some of them dominate other markets, much as RealD dominates the US market. Also, all are projection systems which don't have anything to do with how the imagery is actually acquired -- it's the leap to digital filmmaking and the subsequent ability to align and correct images that has made this all possible (including the improvements in projection).

Furthermore, major CE manufacturers have announced 3D-enabled TV's, with many models shipping for the holidays this year. None of them use the projection technology cited above. So, while there will continue to be a steady stream of innovation on the cinema front, 3D technology is also rapidly on its way to the home. In addition to our movie project (U2 3D, released to near-universal acclaim in 2008), 3ality Digital has been busy creating live 3D sports events (NFL; BCS Championship Game), and is developing other live events for delivery to the home. For many of the people who saw the live sports broadcasts, 3D quickly moved from "gimmick" to "gotta have it" status, because it replicates the feeling of being there. As a matter of fact, it's far better than the nosebleed seats that the average fan can acquire. Can you imagine being able to view the Olympics, World Cup Soccer or even the Inauguration this way? We can.

I'm with you, Tree Hugger. I'm constantly amazed at the bile folks spill at Hillary - scared of their own shadows, in Jungian terms, I suppose. It's thrilling, I guess, when she acts like she might eat them, which, of course, is their deepest fear. And why is it that societies that treat women equally (all both of them) seem to be a little more fair and balanced, to coin a phrase? Face it guys, this agenda IS diplomacy - I can't think of anything more powerful and more subversive than ensuring that HALF THE WORLD'S POPULATION has a chance to speak up for those things we supposedly hold dear in the old US of A, like freedom, human rights, and economic resources.