Here's that Nook piece for future reference:
<a href="http://blog.fsck.com/2010/01/dont-buy-a-nook.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.fsck.com/2010/01/dont-buy-a-nook.html</a>
<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1071138" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1071138</a>