All I want for Christmas is a sign of technological sanity

It's been a crazy year. Since the world didn't end last Friday, you're probably reading this on Christmas Eve, 2012 -- a year in which blinding technological advancement confronted willful technological ignorance and legislative dementia yet again. This yin and yang has ruled the past several years, it seems.Venus Williams Annika Sorenstam Matthew Broderick/ Nathan Lane Mel Brooks Emeril Lagasse Nicole Richie Heidi Klum Mario Batali Eric Idle/