"[It's] impossible to make sense of such violence and suffering," quoth W.

Well let me try.

Any nut with an address in the state of Virginia can buy a handgun a month, not to mention weekly "gun shows" where you can get whatever you want from these arms dealers' "private collections".

And what's that nut Derbyshire's answer? Let students take guns to class. Hooray.

So the solution to gun violence on campus is... more guns on campus?

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance"

-- Thomas Jefferson

But, for some of these major virtual play sites, the percentage of female users is staggeringly high: Stardoll's audience is 93 percent female and Cartoon Doll Emporium's user base is 96 percent female. And several sites -- like BarbieGirls.com -- are overtly marketed toward girls.

Possible headlines:

DOLL DRESS-UP WEBSITES FAIL TO ATTRACT MALE USERS

BARBIE WEBSITE TARGETS GIRLS

After just a year or two of use, a Windows machine gets so gummed up with spyware, viruses and other nasty stuff that it seems malicious to ask anybody for money for the thing.

That's right. Just throw it out. Don't format the disk. Don't reinstall the OS. Really, I'd expect more nous, even from an Apple user.

How many times have I heard people say that their kids "downloaded some porn" which "used up all teh memory" and "makes the computer slow" so they "had to buy a new computer" even though it was barely a year old. I've got a few decent PCs for free that way, so I just can't buy into the "Macs are cheaper" argument.

Yes, I know a Benz is cheaper than a Ford if you buy new and upgrade regularly, but my Ford cost me $650. Plus spare parts are cheap and plentiful!