>> If desktops and laptops had such a vast array of apps created by modern-day slave labor, I doubt people would use the inferior, small screen phones or tablets.

Duh, they do. Look at the millions of apps available for Windows machines (including Flash-based games)...and that's a big reason why Microsoft has prospered over the years.

OK, if they want to guess how far we are from disaster caused by nuclear weapons, that's fine. But why co-mingle "climate change" - is this just a "we need funding" thing?

It's already on the bottom of every web page.

>> Slashdot is a Dice Holdings, Inc. service.

Anyone who's been here more than two weeks already knows that most of "Nerval's Lobster" submissions come in the form of "compare similar terms X and Y often found on resumes"

>> If you are a semi-oldtimer on the PC gaming scene

Yeesh...I guess those of us who played Zork should be in a nursing home.

>> a bid to foil the NSA, security chief John Stewart says

Both John Stewarts are funny guys.

Unfortunately, this recording is on piano rather than one of Bach's preferred instruments. Hint: look at the title of the piece. Or, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...

I prefer TDD. And programming languages that offer the right mix of all of these.

Seriously, who gave the poll mike to the sophomore comp sci moderator today?

Get certified.

>> my boss approached me about offering security evaluation and penetration testing to customers in our area

Because it might at least mitigate the damage after your company get sued by customers who get hacked after you tried to learn on their dime. (Google "Target Trustwave"...)

Seriously, if there's a real business opportunity in your market, your management should either hire an experienced guy/gal and/or partner with an existing firm. Then, you'd have the opportunity to learn along them...while picking up the certs you'll need to be credible when talking to other companies. (And if your management is too cheap to buy your security certs, that's a BIG red flag!)

>> So what do you do about your smartphone then?

It lasts longer than 18 hours. :)

>> 18 hour battery life in a typical day

Anyone else think this makes the watch useless for its target audience? I've had a lot of days that started by leaving the house at 4:30, flying to another city, working and meeting all day, going to dinner, and going out for drinks and ending up back at a hotel at 1-2am...in another time zone. With only 18 hours of time, my freshly-charged watch could be dead at 8-9pm (before we hit the bar).

CES was months ago now. Please quit the string of crappy "hey, this one time at CES" articles.

>> where 1 AU is the average distance between the Earth and sun

this

If "yes," then it's not self-driving.

>> want to recruit Linux professionals...likely to hire a candidate with Linux certification

Wait...which one do you want? Professionals or certified neophytes?

Google "Word macro virus"...