When bad guys use encryption to conceal their activities, we need to be able to decrypt it. Crippling the NSA is not the answer. The real problem is oversight. FISA is little more than a rubber stamp for whatever the intelligence services want to do. We need stronger oversight to protect the privacy of law abiding citizens, not a weaker ability to catch bad guys.

I'll bet a truckload of dead pigs that it won't result in any measurable improvement in China's environmental quality. China's environmental crisis has been brought about with the blessings of the Communist Party. Expecting them to now fix it by executing a few factory owners is very naïve indeed.

Introduced 29 years ago, by Steve Jobs.

Introduced 13 years ago, by Steve Jobs.

Introduced 12 years ago, by Steve Jobs.

Introduced 5 years ago, by Steve Jobs.

Introduced over 2 years ago, by Steve Jobs.

See where I'm going with this? We all know Apple's history. The point is: what insanely great innovations have they unveiled since the death of Steve Jobs?
Answer: NONE.

The aside about IBM exiting the x86 server business has me wondering. Perhaps the "International Business Machines" corporation needs to change its name to the "International Software as Services" corporation. Or how about the "American Software as Services" corporation? I prefer the acronym generated by that name.

By "normal food" I assume you mean non-GMO food. Normal food has centuries of history behind it. GMO foods are being forced upon us by corporations seeking profits without benefit of our being certain that they are at least as safe as their non-GMO counterparts. The benefit of the kind of certainty garnered from generations of human consumption have been denied us by the short term greed of companies seeking to make a fast buck.

I find this interesting in Mr. Lynas's statement:

"As an environmentalist, and someone who believes that everyone in this world has a right to a healthy and nutritious diet of their choosing..."

I agree with his mission statement. In fact, it's best argument for the labeling of GMO foods there is. But until GMO foods are labeled as such, people won't know what diet they're choosing. Let GMOs be labeled and give people the real choices they have a right to.

Until genetically engineered foods are proven to be safe I will continue to oppose them in our food supply and our ecosystems. We should be erring on the side of safety with these Frankenfoods and not simply assuming they are safe until proven unsafe. They should be banned until proven safe.

I like to wear a black Versace cocktail dress accessorized with fire engine red Prada fuck-me pumps when I code. It makes the occasion special.

Given Microsoft's dismal history with mobile platforms, the prospects for Surface's success seem questionable. It's entirely possible that a year or two from now the only significant installed base of Microsoft's tablet interface will be found on PCs, not tablets.

The big problem with time travel isn't when you'll rematerialize, but where. The planet is orbiting the sun at 18.5 miles/sec. The solar system is also traveling at 43,000 MPH. And the Milky Way galaxy is moving at 600 km/s in the direction of the constellation Hydra. So, if you climb into your time machine and jump to the same location at some point in time in the past or future, the Earth will not be at that location when you arrive. It could be millions of miles away. You and your time machine will be floating in space, or worse, on the shore of a methane ocean on Uranus. In order for a time machine to be of any practical value, beyond simply being able to travel through time, it will also need to be able to calculate the precise location of the Earth at the specific point in time you intend to travel to and have the means to rematerialize exactly at that spot.

Clearly you don't use either iOS or OS X. Because if you did you'd know that while OS X may have adopted some features from iOS, the GUI remains as distinctive as ever.

I'm not a huge fan of iOS, but to Apple's credit, at least they confine their tablet interface to tablets. I fail to see how Metro on a PC without a touchscreen makes anything better.

And wouldn't it make more sense for Microsoft to see if Surface Pro is a hit BEFORE they drag desktop users to Metroworld?

GoDaddy supported SOPA initially, but rescinded their support last December.

http://www.godaddy.com/newscenter/release-view.aspx?news_item_id=378&isc=smtwsup

Mother Nature also made us naked, hence the need for a protective foreskin. But, like the appendix, the foreskin has become obsolete. We're better off with it off.

This confirms my experience as an IT Manager that it's hard to find good people, even in a recession.