Not by half of what? The oceans are thousands of feet deep and cover 2/3 of the planet.

water also expands as it warms.

Hmmm. Which is more fun? Making spaceships and awesome cars or making batteries for somebody else's ho-hum cars.

Tell that to this guy: http://applemanbicycles.com/re...

His business is custom built carbon fiber bikes but he got through the lean times by repairing CF frames. He still does it and he's not the only one.

It's newsworthy because in this age of constant surveillance it's amazing that anything like a commercial airliner can just disappear.

Rentals from Amazon or the iTunes store can be streamed or downloaded for later viewing. They get that you may want to watch a movie on an airplane or in the car while you have no reliable Internet connection.

I have two kids, one just out of single digits but she'll still watch the same episodes of A.N.T Farm, iCarly and others over and over again. With a Netflix and or Hulu subscription you can view whatever is in their catalog as much as you want. That includes lots of kid friendly movies and TV series. It's like having a video rental store in your home except that Netflix tends not to have newer releases.

For new releases if you have Amazon Instant video, which allows you can stream or download for a few bucks. There is however still value in having a DVD player even though you don't care to buy DVDs anymore. Redbox lets you reserve a DVD online for $1.00.

Remember that my response was to a poster who couldn't understand why anyone would see streaming as a desirable option compared to owning a hard copy. I understand why some people still prefer a DVD but there are plenty of good reasons why others don't. I get the impression that some folks don't really know what options exist today.

Personally, I don't often have a desire to see a movie more than once. Owning a hardcopy doesn't make a lot of sense when that is the case. In fact usually I can rent a movie online a few times before it would add up to the cost of buying a hard copy anyway.

I honestly don't feel like I'm missing out on much by watching HD streaming video vs a Blu-Ray and no you don't have to have an Internet connection to watch a movie you've previously downloaded.

Then some liberal, communist sympathizers had to go and ruin it. Insisted on destroying all but the lamest ones.

Of course it's apples and oranges. Relatively few people had much at stake in the production and maintenance of the nuclear arsenal. By contrast CO2 is a byproduct of our lifestyle. Any meaningful reduction will require more emphasis on energy conservation and cleaner ways to generate power.

The change will be definitely hard on some people. Most of us could benefit. We've become ridiculously addicted to gadgets that require electricity or gas. Case in point: My wife and I were looking at furniture a few weeks ago. We discovered that many recliners are now powered. We've even gotten too lazy to pull a lever to rest our fat asses on a lazy boy.

Let me explain some other things about current reality in America.

Democracy in the US has been severely eroded by big money. Federal gun control legislation that would not violate the 2nd amendment often doesn't even see the light of day due to threats from the NRA, - an organization that had $256,000,000 in revenues back in 2012. It doesn't matter if the legislation would be supported by the majority of Americans or not.

As to the "Gun Nut" comment. The constitution rightfully states that you can't take away somebody's right to bear arms because their behavior is merely "suspicious", or you don't like their politics, or you don't like their hobbies. As long as they have no previous history of felonies and they are mentally competent, they have that right.

Reality is though that lots of folks are shot for no legitimate reason by people with no felony record,- either intentionally or even accidentally. So, what to do? Fortunately the Constitution doesn't prevent the development of technology that would limit the ability of a weapon intended for self defense to be used for another purpose. Why would anyone be against that as long as using it for self defense is not unreasonably inhibited?

Note: I'm not saying wearing a watch is the right solution.

This is a tough one for lots of developers.

If it's a bad idea or poorly implemented, let if fail for that reason.

If it fails as a product because the developer or potential distributers feels that their personal safety is being threatened, that is wrong. And yes, I would consider posting the location of her P.O. box as threatening. What else would the intent be?

"I have no qualms with the idea of personally and professionally leveling the life of someone who has attempted to profit from disarming me and my fellow Americans," one commenter wrote."

The constitution doesn't prevent the nation as a whole from deciding which sort of weapons are appropriate for self defense and which aren't. Nor does the constitution restrict anybody from developing a weapon that has safeguards built in designed to prevent it from being fired by anybody other than its owner.

The above quote is a not so veiled threat and yes the poster has a right to question whether the person behind the quote is somebody who should be trusted with a gun, - constitutional rights aside.

One recommended change an auditing company made to us in regards to IT is that each member of the staff take at least 5 consecutive business days off each year without any contact with the organization. That's forces the staff to make sure they can adequately cover for each other.

Will you still have management responsibility for the IT functions of the company? If so, then you need to have regular meetings with this new staff person. Major purchase requests, major network, sever, and backup changes should still be discussed with you. Disaster planning, IT budgeting, information security you should be heavily involved in.

But day to day operations you should keep your nose out of once you are comfortable that they know what they're doing. Let them do their job. At the same time, keep copies of important passwords and contents in a secure place. I'm assuming you will still have to act as this person's backup if they're not available for whatever reason, so you need to maintain a working knowledge of your systems.

I once took a job as a programmer/sys admin for a small organization of about that size. By that point in my career I had lots of experience with both and was much more comfortable with the technology than the management person whose responsibilities I was supposed to be taking on. The thing is he could never quite let go and would second guess even the smallest of changes I wanted to make. Eventually I left. So don't make that mistake. Be aware of what they're doing, but don't micromanage.

That's a real problem, but it's a problem with our economic system and not how we choose to generate electricity. Tobacco farming has taken a huge hit since the 50's, does that mean we shouldn't have discouraged people from smoking?

Personally, I'm all for finding a way to pool some money to help people who are hurt by transitions like this. And I think as much as we want to make villains out of the Koch brothers, I'm sure part of their motivation is taking care of the people employed by their companies. At least I'd like to think so.

Nevertheless we have to look at the bigger picture and set policy that helps the most and harms the least. That is the best you can really do.