The Snowden bill seems more fitting to a Pirate Party than the EU citizenship. The Pirate Party has been around on a global scale for quite a while now, even getting some members in the EU parliment. They typically take a stance for Internet freedom, against heavy intellectual property laws, and for privacy.

That's what people seem to forget to mention when they announce some great movement in Iceland. The US had 57 cities larger than Iceland so Wichita Kansas has more impressive stats than Iceland population-wise

I think the key is that most people aren't going to upgrade their OS so they're basically lost sales anyways. The few people that build their computer and know how to stick an old Windows on it to get the free upgrade aren't worth the effort. This has pretty much always been the case when "upgrade" versions just required a few Windows files on the disk before they would be able to be installed.

The vast majority buy a computer with the OS already on it and won't buy an upgraded OS for that, so Microsoft is basically just getting everyone used to their latest ecosystem (keeps them from looking at alternatives).

Yep, was milky tea. I unplugged it and ran rubbing alcohol through it, but you can't get into the main electronics without snapping off the bits on the back

My trusty model M died when I bumped over a cup of tea and the contents went into the keyboard. Several of the keys don't work correctly anymore.

What do other forms of energy run on? Magic?

I have to agree- especially with all the low cost or free (as in beer to an extent) engines out there now, too many games seem to be going the 2D 8 bit style. Even the 2D can be ok, but at least spend a little more effort to make some HD graphics. A lot of late nineties flash games had better graphics.

That's even more hassle

It's also a lot more hassle because you have to get more cash from an ATM all the time and are stuck carrying cash/change around.

Businesses have to deal with extra security of handling cash, plus the risk of actual theft.

I guess for robots like you that view everything objectively, there is no advantage. Unfortunately it looks like Samsung is catering to us human that can't poke holes through gorilla glass.

When you poke/squish the plastic, it moves and deforms. When you do the same to glass it stays rigid (like a solid). People like something that feels well built and solid even if the plastic being able to deform has other advantages.

I agree, however this is about the feel and appearance of the phone and a lot of people want the solid feel of a phone with glass on both sides.

It likely means it feels more robust and well made. I have an S5, and while it is a good phone, the plastic cover makes it feel a bit cheaper and flimsy.

The vast majority of customers don't remove the battery anyways, so it was probably a move in the right direction on that front. The 128GB internal storage negates the no removable storage issue.

The thing that bugs me is they've given up on making it waterproof which is a cool feature in previous models.

They haven't written the full rules yet and the FCC is not part of the Obama administration

How does "maternity care for a 60 year old woman" increase premiums? That seems like a very small market