You are correct. I'll retract my statement and say that it is more true that it is not prescribed. A lot of people view recommendations by a doctor equal to prescriptions, though, which is where it gets tricky. Not to say that they're right on any level. Actually, I will agree they're wrong in thinking so, but I hear "I was given prescription to cannabis" a hell of a lot more than "I was recommended cannabis". Looks like I fell into that myself this time.

Cannabis withdrawal, described nearly identically, is also in the ICD-10 classification, which would be the diagnostic criteria followed by every medical doctor out there as well, if you prefer the science of medicine over the "pseudoscience" of psychology. At this point, it's well known in medicine, pharmacology, psychiatry, neurology, and any other field that has any interest in these things that the withdrawal symptoms are fact. Not everyone has the same symptoms, however, so you can't dismiss them based on you or anyone else not having them. And I did mistype increased appetite and weight gain--it's actually decreased appetite and weight loss, as pointed out in the link I provided. My mistake in typing quickly off the top of my head.

There's no comparing in my post. As I also posted in reply to my own post, if you compare, opiate withdrawal is more severe. The point wasn't to compare, though. I was simply refuting the claim that cannabis isn't addictive, which it is.

I will add terms that will work, though:

Of the two drugs mentioned, one can fairly easily be taken in high enough doses to kill you, while the other you practically need an IV with ridiculously high doses for it to kill you. That is a pretty big difference.

Neither one has withdrawal symptoms that are likely to kill you, though (opiate withdrawal is significantly more severe and also more likely to interact with medical conditions that could lead to death as the withdrawal makes those medical conditions worse, however).

Wrong. The first is prescribed by a doctor and is highly addictive. That part you got right. Congratulations.

Cannabis, you're wrong on, though. It is prescribed by a doctor in growing number of states in the US, and I can't speak for outside of the US on that, so I'll leave that to someone who knows better (as far as I know, it may or may not be the case elsewhere in the world that doctors prescribe it). So, a little right on the first one there, but equally wrong.

As for addictive... Cannabis IS addictive. Psychologically for sure (you can be psychologically addicted to all kinds of things, though). Physically, despite popular, bullshit lies, you CAN be physically addicted to cannabis. Physical Dependence requires Tolerance and Withdrawal. You definitely get tolerance with cannabis, specifically because the receptors that the cannabinoids attach to begin to down regulate or stop functioning so that you need more cannabinoids to have the same effect. As for withdrawal, there is very clear withdrawal symptoms associated to stopping cannabis use suddenly: irritability, anger, aggression, restlessness, difficulty focusing, increased appetite, weight gain, sleep disturbances (insomnia, disturbing dreams, etc.), anxiety, depressed mood, cravings, sensitivity to light, stomach pain, increased sweating, fever, chills, and headaches, to name a few. In fact, because this has become accepted fact throughout the psychological and medical fields, they are adding official diagnosis of Cannabis Withdrawal to the latest diagnostic standards (mind you, they are also dropping the terms Abuse and Dependence and moving to simply Substance Use Disorders, with a spectrum of No Diagnosis, Mild, Moderate, and Severe).

Reputable facts are a good thing to know if you're going to make claims...

Do you have a Galaxy Nexus? Because I definitely do, and I can definitely say that the camera is far underrated. I won't say it's as good as the 4S--I have yet to actually play with a 4S to be honest, so I don't know if it's actually comparable there from personal experience--but it beats my friends' iPhone 4s (that's plural 4), as they say themselves. I've been in the same boat as the OP you're replying to has mentioned. As I said, never with a 4S (because I don't know anyone as well that has one yet), but with 4s and 3GSs for sure.

No fucking clue why the first article is linked, myself... it has nothing to do with what the summary is talking about.

However, the second link actually shows what I think they're trying to talk about in the summary (you can kinda make it into a strange triangle sort of thing...).

Or you can go to http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ and select AIA 193 (or AIA 211, AIA 335, or AIA Composite [all three of those, but one that it particularly stands out is 211, 193, 171]) on the drop down below the picture of the sun, and you'll see another view of it.

This. The 3 main areas mentioned have Verizon's 4G coverage as well (and I am sure that AT&T and T-Mobile also have 4G to some degree in these areas, though, as they're pretty significant areas to get covered). Traveling from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back with Verizon, I had pretty decent coverage the whole way (with a few holes). Same for Los Angeles to Las Vegas and back (a few more holes in the desert than the other, but I doubt you're going to avoid that with any carrier).

Although, specific areas (less than a square mile and less some times, even--this is especially true when you're in the more hilly/mountainous areas in the region) of those can still be different. I've found T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon to be pretty consistent throughout, but there are definite areas where one beats the others and areas where that same one loses to the others, along with some pockets that they all suck. Generally, though, if you're just traveling through and not getting stuck in a specific area for extended amounts of time, they are all pretty decent. I don't mention Sprint, because I have the least experience with them, so I can't be sure how they are in the areas, but I would be surprised to see that they suck too bad throughout, considering how important most carriers would probably consider those cities...

1. RTFA.

2. It does not mean any of that.

3. It means that they're pumping money into Linux. For what means... speculation includes the Tegra platform (which really is not a bad speculation at all), but who knows. You also have Oracle, Adobe, etc. in that list that have little to no support for Linux with their software (or other questionable attributes).

Get better sources.

You don't need a server running your PHP code. As an experiment to prove it to someone, I've even used GTK in PHP without any server running at all. I quickly decided that in most of the cases I've ever looked at, there are significantly better choices, but it is definitely possible to use it just like any other interpreted language outside of a web server.

That's a little too true, being white and living on the west coast myself...

Personally, however:

1 pair of Merrell True Gloves with vibram soles in black/molten lava; I pretty much wear these all the time, but especially when out on my 6 mile trail run twice a week.
1 pair of pretty much normal, all black New Balance sneakers; particularly for if the Merrell's just aren't good for something otherwise--typically can pass as not quite dressy but more acceptable than the Merrell's in some cases, and also are much more waterproof for the few times that that really matters here...
1 pair of black dress shoes for the rare occasion that I have to have them...

And black goes with everything I wear (which is 90% black...), so yeah...

But try doing that on any modern smartphone... Compared to today's smartphones, even the old dumbphones of years passed didn't have much of a need for something like this. Now, we're in an age of smartphones that are having less and less expectation to even make it through the day. My Galaxy Nexus lasts 15-20 hours pretty easily under low to moderate use, but that's terrible compared to the last dumbphone that I had, which I would regularly forget to charge it for a night and not have to worry that it was going to be dead in the morning. Personally, aside from maybe aiming for a dumbphone that wouldn't ever need charged at all, I would see smartphones being a pretty big market for this sort of technology.

You can buy some things that are similar to what you're talking about already. I've actually got a kinda small one that won't do much while using my phone with like everything on, but if the phone's sitting idly, it'll charge it pretty well. This one's not quite as much as you're talking about--it does have a battery that it puts the charge into, but it's actually pretty small and really only meant to keep the charge off of the panel more consistent (makes a light more solidly on as opposed to flickering on a very similar panel without the battery; this is just my very limited understanding of it, so I could be off on why they have a minimal battery on the thing, but that's the way the sales guy was describing it to me when I bought it). However, if they even started selling these with phones, that would be pretty cool in itself (though I think it's more of a niche market--most people I know don't really charge the phone in sunlight very often...)

It's been proved several times over now by several showings. Louis CK is the one that this article talks about. Apple has done that with their DRM-free stuff as well. Neither of them are the only or the first.