Is this some kind of age old tradition, or did the guy actually deserve this?

What charities has he contributed to? Not all charities are equal...

And since it's on a cue card, it's automatically true?

Maybe you should do some digging too...

No, he's much better as a behind the scenes kinda guy. For instance, if Obama cancels the pipeline, forcing the oil to be sent over Warren Buffet's rail road, then well, that's just a happy coincidence. If he were actually in office, there is no way he could have made any money off that deal...

Yo dawg, I heard you like windows, so we put Windows in your windows...

I'm sorry, I would have continued this joke, but I just got a BSOD and crashed my car

recipe app could be installed

You could possibly set your window to show a different view than what is outside.

The addition of a camera could make it change from mirror to window.

Could be incorporated to a home security system to make it easier to monitor when something goes wrong.

Could program it to open the blinds automatically with your alarm.

It also doesn't need to be a window facing outside and could be built into a cabinet or room divider, allowing for varying decorative animations and pictures to be displayed.

There are many reasons why technology like this is a good and useful thing.

wasteful how?

hmmm...

Add a camera and it can go back and forth from mirror to window

She said people can't see what you are looking at from the other side, she didn't specify if that means that the other side was opaque, a mirror or something else. It's possible that the way the screen is set up means that why they can't see you're porn, they can still watch you fap...