Couldn't you just have said the formula (X/7)*10 to begin with, then state that it equals ~43% more?

If this requires a Java applet to run, then isn't the virtual PC essentially running in the Java runtime environment? Yeah, suppose you can do some stuff to make the browser interact with the VM and vice versa...but I don't think this really demonstrates anything special, other than demonstrating the ability to virtualize a WinXP machine in Java.

Of course, I haven't read the article...

I've been poking around in the features of G+. I have a feeling that it's going to win (unless FB changes) based solely on the greater amount of control it gives users over privacy, as well as the openness (which I'm assuming will come when an API is published) that will allow innovative integration of G+ into other applications/web services by third-party developers.

It looks pretty plain right now, but that's because I've only got a handful of contacts. The simple fact that I can decide who gets to see each post, and that I can easily move people in/out of multiple different 'circles' to facilitate this makes G+ much better IMO already. Yeah, FB has a similar concept through 'Friend lists', but it's just plain difficult to use. Ever wanted to share a comment, photo, etc. with just a handful of specific friends in FB? You simply can't...you have to create your lists first. In G+? You can do the same with circles, but you can also add individuals. When you end up with everyone you know in your list of contacts, and when social networking becomes the best way for you to keep in touch with people important to you on a regular basis (e.g., friends/family that you don't get to see very often), this ability becomes very important.

I believe only a number less than or equal to zero can satisfy that statement.

Because if a third-party site can use/hack the plugin, there's nothing prevent them from creating an innocent looking link/button that quietly loads the plugin without your knowledge...and with a bit of JavaScript/HTML manipulation, the webcam or mic could simply be loaded in the background.

If I recall correctly, Flash requires you to give permission to use webcams/mics (unless you configure it to be automatic). I'm not as sure about Java, or other plugins.

Yes, the fact that my webcam was used in the tool is not what surprised me...it was the fact there was no interaction beside clicking the first link that started it up.

Now that I realize it's the googletalk plugin, it makes a bit more sense. But if any HTML button/link can trigger the application without user confirmation, that's where I'd wonder if this plugin can only be used by Google's sites (I would suspect yes, but now I'm curious).

Turns out this is driven by the googletalk plugin, which I installed ages ago and never really touched since. False alarm I guess...although is there any way this could be hacked into somehow by a third-party website?

Thanks Adobe, but...fullscreen Flash is still completely unusable on my quad-core machine with 1gb dedicated video.

So what would be preventing the establishment of wave+wind farms? Assuming both occur in the same location...I imagine with a bit of coordination with the installation, you could harness both quite easily.

I imagine there will be locations that get lots of wind and fewer waves, or vice versa...in which case, it's good to have two techniques for harnessing the energy.

Are you talking to the people reading this, or the people that actually need the advice you're offering? I suspect those two groups are for the most part mutually exclusive.

I can see this resulting in a lot of dead birds in the future.

If I recall correctly (haven't installed Fedora from scratch since about version 11), you can pick your filesystem using the advanced options in the installer, just like the Ubuntu installer. I don't recall whether this option is left out of the LiveCD installer, but I doubt it. As far as I understand, the LiveCD just has less packages installed by default...but the installer it runs is otherwise the same.

Don't forget the TV/cartoon series...or series of series. I think you'd have to be living under a rock, that is itself lodged underneath another larger rock, to have not been exposed to the majority of comic superhero stories.

I pay taxes for police services and such...since they're the government-employed guys that would remove the intruders you speak of, I believe it's me and other tax-paying citizens subsidizing them, not the other way around.