Do you understand what 'programmed' in assembly means? Does not mean there is an assembler or interpreter on the device, only that the source code was written in assembler for some processor architecture, assembled to a binary image, and then programmed into ROM/FLASH/etc on the target device.

'Programmed in C' does not mean your fancy toothbrush has to have GCC running on it to be able to do its thing any more than 'programmed in assembler' does.

X86, ARM, AVR, IBM360, PDP8, or what? Just saying 'assembly' is not all that interesting. Processor architecture(s) would be interesting to know.

The area of the UK is about 95K sq miles, about the same as the state of Wyoming. The 48 contiguous states are 30X larger than the UK in area.

So yeah it is a lot easier to deploy infrastructure when the amount you have to deploy is 30X less.

Patented in 1992, 24 years ago. Patent would have expired even if it had not been abandoned in 1995 due to non payment of maintenance fee.

The only one who will win anything on this is Mr Florida's lawyer for his fees. Hopefully he is not so stupid as to take this on contingency.

Everybody just VPN into Facebook, they have our back!

Problem solved!

Kill me now.

The Real True One And Only Donald would never post as AC! Imposter! :-)

I don't think I could take more that 140 characters of Donald Trump at one time!

Donald Trump. Just say no.

Sure: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...

Just as reliable a source as all those who attribute the code to the NSA.

More reliable IMHO. NetScreen founded by Chinese nationals, sustaining engineering has been done in China.

Don't you mean the *CSA* (ie, the Chinese Security Agency) and not the NSA? Juniper code was infected in China. Cisco has development in China also.

Your MARGINAL tax rate could be close to 50%. However your EFFECTIVE tax rate on all your entire income is likely not anywhere near 50%.

Is this less of a Cisco/Juniper problem and more of a FedEX/UPS/DHL problem?

When I ship a package via FedEx et al, I don't expect it to be detoured thru the local NSA office to be 'enhanced'.

I expect it to be delivered intact and not adulterated. Come on FedEx et al, do your job!

How about relocating Syrian refugees into these unused housing units?

This is Germany, right? Back in the olden days the culture was if someone on high told you to do something (turn on the gas) you did it no questions asked. Maybe that culture still exists (following directions without asking questions).

They can fill a moneypit OFFSHORE from the United States. A majority of Apple's $200B cash hoard is overseas. They have massive DEBT of $40B+ in the US.
So if Apple is going to build an iCar it will be in China most likely.

I consider Apple's entry into the automobile design realm as some executive(s) wet dream. The biggest problem is they don't know what they don't know.

Anybody remember when able bought the Cray supercomputer back in the 80s so they could use it to prototype next-generation CPU designs?

Can you say boondoggle? I new you could.

If I'm going to support a candidate for the job of POTUS I expect them to get elected and then do the f***ing job for at least four years.
If he says he will be a one term president up front I then applaud him for that. But getting elected so he can resign makes no sense.
Go back to academia where you can play what if. We need a real POTUS committed to the job of running the country.