Maybe I've just not been lucky, but I've never once been on a flight where I'd want to see any of the passengers naked. I think planes full of naked people would result in *more* attempts to crash the planes, not less.

Because I'm a nerd. I'm composed of organs, enough muscle to roll the dice, and fat. Since I could still roll the dice, I assumed it was the fat :)

The article (more of a quick summary) doesn't really say specifically what wavelength of UV is needed for the stuff to glow, but if the wavelength needed is what makes it to the Earth's surface from the Sun, that could explain their excitement.

Also, it seems some of the interest comes from the luminescent leaves absorbing their own light back in for photosynthesis. I wish that article were more in depth, since it seems we're getting half the story.

I used to drink way too much Dr. Pepper. Now I've cut that and drink a moderate amount of coffee. With that one change, I lost about 7 kg of fat.

This sounds like something companies already have happen, but pay some poor part-timer minimum wage to do. The part-timer has a slower parsing rate, but it's about the same.

In other words: what you put out on social websites is pretty much like what you put on any other website: open to bot scrutiny. I would expect nothing less from a completely free service. If you want privacy, pay someone money to provide you and yours with a contracted service for such.

Never heard of Security Week beyond a CIO/CEO's reading table, but that's probably just me showing my ignorance. I guess I still get offended by people messing with the word "hacker", but it especially hits home with something as greasy and vile as this. Here's an alternative Hacker Business Model:

0) Grow up infatuated with all things mechanical and electronic
1) Spend countless hours playing with Linux and Perl while the other kids smash heads together on the football field
2) Convert that time into "years of experience with Linux and Perl" on a resume
3) Get a job where they actually pay you to do what you like, albeit with some weird social obligations
4) Back to the basement, ad nauseum.

I don't necessarily see money as the direct result, though the money from your job certainly helps to buy more gadgets that run Linux, or even a mini trebuchet for your desk. Your personal Hacker Business Model may vary, but this one worked for me and many of my coworkers.

Oddly enough, when held to candlelight at night on the open ocean, a maddening text is cast from the glass onto the cabin's walls: "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

Just what exactly are these so-called scientists awakening? What powers do the far seeing crystals truly hold?

Zuckerberg and genius in the same thought? Clearly the author and I have differing views on what is considered "genius".

"We are arresting you."
"Why?"
"You destroyed our tracking device, ergo you knew what it was, and if you weren't up to something, you wouldn't need to hide it."

So, freedom of speech means I can say this type of thing without getting spooks at my door/under my car, right?

... and that said intelligent life didn't want to eat us crunchy humans for breakfast. I'm all for blaring out "Hey, we're here!" after we determine what they like with their toast.

For me it has to be Sunday. It's church all day...

Heh. I love Sundays for the opposite side of that coin. Where I live it's Mormon country, and every Sunday it's like I get free reign over the streets, hiking trails, bike paths. There's never a better day to catch a movie or go out to eat around here than Sundays!

As an aside, the folks I wish good morning on my Saturday hikes never acknowledge me, while the Sunday crowd is decidedly more pleasant. Yes, I love Sundays, because it's church all day :)

They need SuSe and the clout they have to make sure that they have a suitable place to run all of their other software.

Seriously, VMWare is only interested in SuSE. They want a complete stack to compete with Microsoft's and Red Hat's VM product lines. I believe they recently picked up another company to fill another role in that stack, but I'm far too lazy to look it up right now. They do offer a version of Linux called Just Enough OS, but I've heard nothing spectacular about it.

Novell's other software is being slavered over by a rumoured 20 companies or so. Granted, one of them wants it for legacy compatibility, but I don't think we can call their other products dead yet. And, oh, I WISH we could... :)

This is following Novell's earlier buyout offer that they rejected on the condition that they would procure other suitors to appease the shareholders. I thought they were off their rocker when they rejected that offer, so I'm glad they've made good on their promise.

Sounds great. Where's the pot so I can contribute a few dollars? Would the FSF be the ones to do this, or who?

And here I thought social media was used to fake a life...

I drew pictures like that way back in third grade. This is very old news, and I'm sad it's taken military officials so long to catch up.