Ye' old general discussion board. Basically, for everything that isn't covered elsewhere. Come here to shoot the breeze, shoot your mouth off, or whatever suits your fancy. This forum is not for asking programming related questions.
Yes, last I read they were using FreeBSD. I could be wrong though, my memory sux.
Set Search Time - A google chrome extension. When you search only results from the past year (or set time period) are displayed. Helps tremendously when using new technologies to avoid outdated results.
The thing is, what happened to the iPod can happen to ANY device that connects through the USB and acts like a mass storage device. A company could release USB drives with a virus or worm on them. Even SD cards. Just image that next USB thumb drive you buy ends up infecting your computer because the manufacturer was using windows for testing purposes.
Heck, even a digital camera that comes with built in memory can have a windows virus tucked into it and you would never really know it.