I'd settle for unstinkable.

going to pay a monthly charge to get an overpriced data plan for my car!

You do realize this is not the same thing as Javascript, right? Far fewer sites use actual Java compared to Javascript.

So, yes, obviously they've sold out.

Ember?

Damn near anything could be said to be "possible in fifty years"! Why is this news?

I have never bought anything from an online ad, so they are wasting my time and theirs by showing them to me. Any business model based on "views" and not solely on "click-thrus" is bogus.
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I follow technology news, so when I see a new product that interests me, I will GO LOOK for it. I don't need companies throwing constant ads in my face for stuff I don't want. Most of the time they just annoy me and make me less likely to buy their product in the future, such as with forced trailers on DVDs/BluRays (Yes, I'm talking to YOU Disney).

My personal theory is that advertising is like The Force - it has a strong effect on the weak-minded.

This could lead to Global Cooling!

So basically, religions are like distros?

Scientists build the ultimate computer. The first thing they ask it is, "is there a god?". The computer answers "there is now!"

....Power Corrupts.... Corruption is a Crime.... therefore, Knowledge is a Crime!!!

The Tom Swift Jr. series written under the pseudonym of "Victor Appleton II" ended in 1971, but yes, there have been additional books since then using the name Tom Swift. Those appear to be updated versions of the character rather than a continuation of the original Tom Swift and Tom Swift Jr. series. I haven't read what Wikipedia refers to as the Third, Fourth, and Fifth series, so I can't comment on whether they are as interesting as I found the Second series when I was a kid.

You might want to check if the books are currently in print. Many series I loved when I was growing up have been out of print for years. The Lensmen, The Skylark of Space, Tom Swift Jr., Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, Carson of Venus, and on and on, are all partially or fully unavailable on paper. Fortunately a lot of the older stuff that is falling into the public domain is being made available in eBook format and is either free or extremely cheap (like $1.99). A Kindle or a Nook might be a good recommendation for someone looking to explore scifi classics.

I grew up reading the Tom Swift Jr. series, so I would also recommend them, but good luck finding them. As far as I can tell, they've been out of print since the last book came out in the 70's.

Why not Andre Norton's own books? She wrote many excellent scifi novels in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. The Stars are Ours, Star Born, Galactic Derelict, etc. Many of them are back in print, often with multiple stories collected into longer books.