The NSA et al are (legally) *more* restricted in the US than abroad. While there might be congressional hearings & other hand wringing about what the NSA does in the US, foreign countries are a cyber free fire zone. Information superiority is the goal, and the NSA has huge fire power ATM.

Well, they charge exactly the same for 2 years of coverage for the 5c, 5s, 5, 4, and 4s.

Hardly.

The PDF touches on security, but only alludes to faster lines. I wonder how you'd protect the 25,000 pylons? Seems like the answer is "not bother".

Spending a big $100K on a popularity contest isn't going to ensure every kid can program. That's shut-up money, "Look, we tried, but USians just aren't up to snuff, give us more H1Bs!"

What exactly is the director supposed to do? Senator knew the answer, knew it was classified, but asked it anyway in open session. Director's staff acknowledged after that the answer wasn't "accurate", but were also not allowed to correct the public record.

If only we had an easy way to make an oxygen free environment to store our silicon nanoparticles prior to wetting them...

Immature B-cells are trained in the spleen:

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

Immature T-cells are trained in the thymus. Defects in these self-tolerance processes probably lead to all autoimmune disorders.

Let's add the Iceland has been continuously inhabited with reasonable records since the year 874.

Here's a nuanced example of some of the things you can do, personally, without any help from anyone:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/opinion/31niman.html

Other examples include driving less, flying less, using less energy at home (running the AC & heater less).

Which states are those?