"Censorship", "Blacklisted", etc.. are too strong words to describe the simple act of having to type an extra Enter key.

AFAIK, you still get your search results, so what's the big fucking deal?

You want "pamela anderson" "naked" with her huge "titties" ? Press enter.

BTW thanks to whoever marked my comment down as "flamebait" (sigh) for quoting the Google CEO.

Here's the citation you asked:

“If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.”

"And it’s important, for example, that we’re all subject in the United States to the Patriot Act... "

The "Patriot Act" was given as just one example, not as the main reason. The old "security versus privacy."

Hardly surprising, since Google CEO Eric Schmidt's notorious "if you want privacy, you have something to hide" remark.

The problem with this guy power-tripping on some kids, was not that he didn't give importance to people's privacy - which is apparently along the lines of the company's general mindset - but that he got caught for being stupid.

Looking at the way companies are run today, I'm not sure long-term success is sought as much as short-term ones. Making the quarter/year books look good & investors happy & stocks rise, even if it is just for a while, seems good enough to qualify for a "Top Gun CEO" nomination.

Nope. "Cronyism" is putting friends in positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications.

Hurd's record as a CEO speaks for itself, like HP becoming number one in computers sales, and having its market share for printers increase significantly.

He is also known for aggressive cost-cutting with massive layoffs, but that's actually another positive trait in a CEO.

They state that "a skeletal scan would only expose a person to radiation that is the approximate equivalent of taking one cross-country airline flight", but If they implement it as they hope, to "scan the skeletal structures of people at airports, sports stadiums, theme parks and other public places that could be vulnerable to terrorist attacks, child abductions or other crimes" - how much radiation is that per year? I suppose that scanning your skeleton is only possible with radiation that is strong enough to "reach" your bones.
Other question: - How many countries have a database of terrorist skeletons just waiting to be used?
The good news is that, we don't have to surrender our privacy, since it's already long gone. We just have to watch out for cancer a little (or a whole lot) more.

And here's the answer to the question everyone wants answered: What does "D" stand for?
"We chose the 'D' in the name, not because it came after models A, B, and C, but because it can stand for demonstrate, deploy, drag, and/or de-orbit."
- Edward "Sandy" Montgomery. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

To be defend-able, doesn't a patent need to be somehow novel and its invention non obvious?
Just because a patent is filed doesn’t mean it is defendable in a court of law. Looking in the details of some of these patents listed in the article, they don't strike me as particularly novel nor non-obvious:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=6,910,205.PN.&OS=PN/6,910,205&RS=PN/6,910,205
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=RE38,104.PN.&OS=PN/RE38,104&RS=PN/RE38,104
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,426,720.PN.&OS=PN/7,426,720&RS=PN/7,426,720
etc...
That reminds me:
"IBM sued [us] over a RISC patent that asserted that 'if you make something simpler, it'll go faster.'...and we lost." -James Gosling

? I just told you I didn't mean to equate Usability testing with UAT?

Beta = feature complete + usability testing (+ UAT)..

But to those who found my "comeback" hilarious, hey, I'm glad I made you laugh.

As for UAT not being done in the beta stage, it's not a absolute rule at all. I've seen it done, and that would be why I put it in parentheses.

As for the AC's "pure bunk" qualifier, someone posted this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle

Looks like it was not "pure bunk" after all. And no, I don't thank people for insulting me. I'd rather be a "dick".

First of all, I didn't mean to equate usability Testing with UAT. I put the latter in parentheses, as a possible add-on during that phase, the same way I did for unit testing. True, looking back at it, I could have been more clear, but you throwing insults at me was unwarranted. You could have asked for clarification.

Second, I have been working in Software development since 1994, so yes, I consider myself reasonably knowledgeable in the field, and do not really need a lecture on testing .

Third, my breakdown applies to what is *generally* understood by the terms, not by Firefox's own practices, of which I have no particular knowledge, and don't care that much about anyway. There are differences with each company.

Lastly, if I want more crap from you, I'd just squeeze your little head. So act as an adult, and people will respond accordingly. Or insult, and be insulted. Thank you!

"Pre-Alpha" = a development release without white-box or black-box testing (but possibly unit-testing).

Alpha = dev release that has undergone WB & BB tests.

Beta = feature complete + usability testing (UAT)..

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What's common to all releases is there are no guarantees it won't crash your system. The *theoretical* difference is in the probability of that happening...

"Yes, business is personal, especially these days." Right. Google was losing market share in China. I bet that if it wasn't, business wouldn't have gotten anywhere near being "personal".

And what's that special "experience" of a totalitarian regime a child can get from the moment he's born up to 6 years old? Please.

A corporation's goal is to increase its profits & market shares. Trying to make it pass as some kind of moral authority is at best a marketing trick for image polishing, and at worst utter hypocrisy.

John Connor: No, no, no, no. You gotta listen to the way people talk. You don't say "affirmative", or some shit like that. You say "no problemo". And if someone comes on to you with an attitude you say "eat me". And if you want to shine them on it's "hasta la vista, baby".

The Terminator: Hasta la vista, baby.

Unfortunately, his/her co-workers too.

It perverts a "natural selection" in the industry, leading to an increase in the number of incompetents, doing a disservice to all capable workers in the field. You get a person like that in your team, and you end up doing extra work in any case:

• if he/she stays you'll have to spend time correcting his lack of skills
• if he/she is sacked, you'll have to add at least part of his assignment to yours

They should be expelled from CS, and subscribed to Economics, to match their natural talent. They'll fit perfectly in Wall Street & Investment Banking.