There's a great Radiolab episode, Patient Zero (http://www.radiolab.org/2011/nov/14/), that covers the the spread of AIDS and tracing the disease back to its origin.
I always felt as though I'd be more creative, but I'd smoke and still be in the same bind. I was able to churn out tons of code, but I'd have a lot of bug fixing to do later.
I think Roku is closer than AppleTV. It has "wiimote" that can be turned sideways as a gamepad or used as a motion capture remote. Not to mention they actually let people develop for the platform, they just need to offer something other than that terrible Basic clone, BrightScript.
Fun game! I'm colorblind, though, and on level 10 the orange and green look very similar to my eyes. The ability to adjust colors, hues, or even just the "star" icons would be a huge help.
I wrote http://www.mineconics.net using Backbone, it solved my jQuery spaghetti and reduced my LoC by about 25%, it made it easier to add new features as well. Thanks for Backbone!
I think that's part of the problem, though. Once your parents, coworkers, and old acquaintances have littered your friends list it is no longer a fun experience. To me Facebook just feels like such a chore.
Automobiles are incredibly complex and I don't think anyone really faults a company for having to issue a recall to fix a problem.
What's unsettling about Toyota, though, is the coverup. They attributed the problem to floor mats and even blamed drivers for adding extra floor mats. This wouldn't be an issue if Toyota had just been upfront from the start and not tried to sweep their problems under the rug.
Not to mention subsidizing the production of raw materials such as steel. If China could put more US steel mills out of operation they could raise the price considerably. The cost of bringing a steel mill back online is astronomical.