You don't have to be running a public NTP server to be affected.

The U.S. by the look of things. I think it'd be a bit heavy-handed to call it a proportional response though as Sony is a lot smaller than a country.

You're welcome. I just switched to openNTPD as I mainly use Ubuntu and they don't seem to have patched NTPd yet.

I don't know why you're so bothered about it. If you don't like, you don't have to follow it (I don't). Look at it this way, the "paleo" people are testing if the paleo diet works and after several years we should get some free statistics on whether it makes any difference to health.

But yes, you're right about eating a balanced diet. That's the easiest, healthiest diet we know of for now (or maybe eat Japanese food; they seem to live a long time).

You don't necessarily need that. If we can figure out how to extend our lives by 15 years, then we've got another 15 years to wait for another advancement. Rinse and repeat.

Not quite. Maybe some people think that we should feel bad for going there, but not me (I think human culture is based on sharing whether allowed or not).

off-topic rant, but why are submissions about the NTP flaw disappearing? I heard about the latest CERT advisory for NTP and saw that there was a slashdot submission about it, but it later disappeared. I submitted a story earlier today (bored at work), and it's now disappeared from the "submissions" list. Here's the link if you're curious: http://slashdot.org/submission...

You might find that an advantage, but the genes only care about reproduction. Maybe if perfect skin helped you take care of younger relations, then it could be selected for.

It's quite likely that it would have some consequences (our bodies are very complicated systems), but it wouldn't have been subject to selective pressure if it only has a major affect after child-bearing age. There's no advantage (in terms of gene replication) in a 60 year old having perfect skin if they're not going to be having any more offspring.

If Sony were at all concerned about the safety of their employees' private data then they would have taken steps to protect it BEFORE they were hacked. Sony have an abysmal history of computer security and this latest travesty is them trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted in an attempt to stop their chickens coming home to roost.

Rihanna's "We found Dove in a soapless place".

I think you're confused about isolator/insulator. Wires are commonly wrapped in insulation (e.g. rubber) to prevent them conducting. You can also put insulation into your walls to reduce heat loss.

An isolator is typically a mechanical switch that would completely disconnect an electrical circuit.

Do you mean like the Call of Duty series?

When you write $100.000 do you mean $100 or $100,000? I can't figure out why you've got three zeroes after the decimal point unless you're using it instead of a comma.