If what you're saying were true, then every Windows computer in the world that's on the Internet would be vulnerable to one hacker sending out a format command.

They got the right by providing you with the network connection at work which you choose to use for your personal banking and e-mail.

As opposed to what? WordPress? Joomla? Drupal does have a steeper learning curve than some of the other open source CMS's but it has more flexibility, and if you're going to standardize on one, that flexibility is important. I'm curious to know if you have a specific alternative in mind.

I would define someone as a "math genius" if they're able to solve previously unsolved problems, and publish results in major, refereed mathematical journals. Has he been publishing papers since his injury, or at the very least, has he been doing well on university level math exams? Nothing in the article seems to suggest this, so I do question the headline.

GPS is already taken by something else. This could cause some confusion.

I can certainly understand a university requiring gmail to communicate with teachers, but I've never heard of a university requiring students to use gmail to communicate with fellow students. Does that mean that if I become friends with someone in one of my classes I cannot use any e-mail system other than gmail if I want to make plans with them? That sounds like a huge invasion of privacy, and frankly, I'm not even sure how this rule would be enforced.

I'm glad the "experts" cleared that up for me. I guess I'll have to change my vacation plans!

What was the uproar about actually? Were people afraid the computers would make mistakes and overcharge them or what?

Modern facial recognition seems to be immune to facial hair changes, as well as other simple attempts to fool it. It is based more on measurements of bone structure, and distances between certain facial features such as eyes, nose and mouth. Also, sophisticated AI software is used to make the system robust against changes to some of these features as well. Unless you wear a bag over your head, it's pretty hard to fool modern systems.

I agree with you that the problem is "herd immunity", but not in the way you think.

The problem is in people's perception of the risk vs. benefit of vaccines, and the phrase "herd immunity" does a lot to distort that perception. It suggests that perhaps the risk to an individual getting a vaccine is greater than the benefit to that individual, and the primary reason for the pushing the vaccine on people is for the greater good of the population. First, that isn't true: for pretty much all the standard vaccines people get, the risk to the individual by not getting the vaccine is greater than the risk to the individual by getting it. "Herd immunity" is really a bonus, in that getting a vaccine reduces everyone else's risk of getting the disease as well. However, no reasonable parent is going to subject their child to a risk of harm if the sole benefit is to other people's children, and so placing too much emphasis on "herd immunity" really could be doing more harm than good as it could distort the public perception of the benefits of vaccines for the individuals getting them.

A second problem is the terminology itself. As anyone in advertising will tell you, word choice can have a profound psychological effect on people's perceptions. The word "herd" in all other usages of which I'm aware applies to livestock, such as cattle. When doctors talk to parents about "immunizing the herd", it suggests, even just subconsciously, that health care professionals see children as livestock, and not human beings. While this may not be true, if parents are already wary of vaccinating their kids, the phrase "herd immunity" certainly won't push them in the direction of wanting to.

How can the ticket depend on income? How do they know how much you're making? Do they look at your tax return? What if you're a tourist from America or somewhere? They don't file tax returns with the Swedish government, so how do they know how much to charge?

That's simply false. I lived in SC for 4 years, and everyone drives about 10 mph above the speed limit and I've never been pulled over. And the cops I have talked to were actually very nice.

Can the astronaut accomplish the mission all by him or herself? Or does he/she need a ground crew and a team of engineers to design and build the rocket? If so, then they would all be participants in the astronaut's death. If I decide I want to die and I hand you a gun and ask you to shoot me, is it ethical for you to do so?

But therein lies the problem. There are other people involved.

Actually, it is already illegal in many jurisdictions to hitchhike or pick up hitchhikers and has been for quite some time.

Skin of Evil was pretty bad too. That's the one where Tasha Yar was killed by an oil slick. I also wasn't too fond of Manhunt. Bloodlines was a real stinker too, especially disappointing since it came so near the end of the series.