I just heard Homer Simpson exclaim, "D'Oh!" in my head. Thanks for the laugh!

Also how do you know your USB stick has the only copy? You don't. That is why you must use a Transaction to transfer the coin into another wallet, that you trust is secure because you created it. And now we're right back where we started. Because the same guy that just gave you that USB stick in exchange for something can go right on giving out copies of it over and over again. And you can "verify" them all you want, and they will all show that that wallet contains that coin. Until one of his dupes (or himself) decides to transfer that coin out.

A USB stick with bitcoin wallet on it is only worth something if you can transfer it to another wallet. That is the only "verification" that is valid. And the amount of electricity consumed to do that is what the article is talking about.

Ubuntu would work just fine for what you are describing.

But, it is use of public infrastructure (right of ways to build their cables to your house), and they owe their own customers the advertised service that they purport to be selling (internet access, which includes access to my website).

But you already knew that.

That's not the central issue at all. You are an idiot. Or a paid sock-puppet troll, which seems more likely.

The central issue is: are ISP's a "common carrier" or not? Should they be regulated as such?

Hint: The answers are "Yes" and "Yes". Which, coincidentally, they have already demonstrated themselves to great effect. It is no mystery what would happen without these regulations, we have recent history to look back on. The demonstrated, repeated bad behavior of these companies is why the rules were needed in the first place.

Pointing to something completely different that other companies who happen to be supporting the fight against gutting network neutrality may be doing is a cheap transparent diversion tactic. And here's a hint: gutting net neutrality will not encourage new media companies to reduce censorship or start allowing more free speech. Quite the opposite. Which is what tells me that you don't actually believe the arguments that you are putting forth - they are not even internally consistent.

So all of the Phish fans from this article:
https://news.slashdot.org/stor...
are just itching to limit free speech. Big fans of censorship, Phish. Now I personally am not a fan of Phish, so I guess I'd better line up behind Chairman Pai, because Phish fans are against his plans.

You can't know that yet. Someone like this guy might land on you while you are sitting in rush hour traffic on the freeway. Or while you sleep in your bed at night. Who knows! Home made rockets could become popular next week. Or not.

Are you sure you're updated to the latest version? I just did it and right-clicked on the pocket icon, and the only option on the menu was "Remove from Address Bar". Clicked it and it's gone.

No. Cash for Clunkers did not force anyone to buy anything. Simply gave an incentive to do so (and destroyed a whole lot of perfectly serviceable vehicles).

Or law enforcement officers. Basically anyone who deals with the public as part of their profession can be subject to unwanted attention.

And that's already a thing, unfortunately. See Captagon, et al.

People always misquote this, it was "Don't Be Evil", not "Do No Evil". See, you can still do some pretty Evil shit, and still claim to not "Be" evil. Your point still stands, however, and then some.

That was also my experience in Xi'an, and Beijing and Wuhan. Cash is universally accepted, and there are taxis everywhere, as well as other transit options like city buses and trains. However, getting around in China without speaking Mandarin (or Cantonese in the South I imagine) is not for the faint of heart. I was fortunate enough to be traveling with native speakers.

It's not just GarageBand. Not even close. Take a look at any pro audio software and plugins, VST synths, Audio Unit stuff, it's a lot of the same. It makes life a pain for actually using them day-to-day.

Absolutely. Whether it's a with a mouse or a touch interface on a tablet or a phone, interacting with fake knobs on a screen is painfully annoying. Physical knobs are good when you need precise quick control. Digital knobs are the opposite - as you say, a travesty.

My experience has been the exact opposite. The old beige econobox never gets noticed by police, the nicer car does. The sports car, even though not painted arrest-me red, really makes them perk up and take notice. It's like a Pavlovian response, I swear the look on one Sheriff's deputy's face as I drove past (not speeding) was like a kid at Thanksgiving dinner, it was hilarious.