Not quite. Windows RT also has a prominent tile called "Desktop Mode," which looks identical to Windows 8's desktop mode. See here for more information: http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-rt-desktop-mode-gets-detailed-better-than-expected

And here's a lovely video of Windows RT's desktop mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D06Lb0W37w

It was baffling enough to confuse you, apparently.

It needn't be a random guess. If another species of harvester ant exhibits similar behaviour, that's pretty good evidence that the behaviour is older than the rift between the species.

The paper discusses a single species, but if Dr. Prabhakar thinks the behaviour is millions of years old he may have some idea what he's talking about.

He means he doesn't understand public key cryptography.

It seems a bit disingenuous to call this a "bug."

The API was operating as designed: when a friend lists a new email address, my address book is updated to reflect it. That's normal behavior.

The "bug" in this case was Facebook's decision to modify their users' contact info without permission. The API is not to blame here.

That's not precisely true.

There's been exactly one fatal clinic bombing. A single idiot named Eric Rudolph murdered a security guard and injured a nurse.

As far as I know, other bombings have been directed at property but not at human beings. There have, however, been doctors shot to death by similarly-minded idiots. For a non-exhaustive list of incidents, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violence

He didn't cross a border. He was driving from El Paso to Austin. The "checkpoint" is on a major expressway between two US cities.

But in this case, no "border crossing" was involved. George was driving from El Paso to Austin, on an Interstate highway. They've setup "border crossings" on high-traffic roads inside the US, which is absolute bullshit.

The DVD isn't disabling those buttons. It's just a plastic disc with some data on it. It has no power over your player.

The culprit here is your insubordinate DVD player, which willfully disobeys your commands.

It might be possible to overwrite the player's firmware to make it more docile. If not, you should consider having it put down. If you tolerate insubordination, that will only set a bad example for the rest of your electronics. Eventually, it could lead to outright mutiny. Best to nip these things in the bud.

Saturday Night Live is a scripted comedy show. You understand that, right?

I saw that episode. It was funny. Shatner didn't insult his fans. He was playing a role, making fun of himself more than anyone else.

(And besides, as he clearly explains in the episode, those hurtful comments were made by the evil captain kirk from "the enemy within.")

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x930vt_william-shatner-snl-skit-get-a-life_fun

Bethesda may not have anticipated the bad press that this affair is generating. Notch has offered them a face-saving way out. It would be wise of them to accept.

Meanwhile, in the aforementioned Nordic countries....

• Officers charged for assaulting whistleblower
  Cops probed for beating handicapped driver
  Police brutality caught on tape
  Nigerian man beaten to death by Trondheim Police
  Danish police beating unarmed civillians
  Five Finnish narcotics police to face misconduct charges
  Photographers pepper-sprayed in Iceland

Mind you, I don't doubt that each of these countries has a better police force than the US. I'm sure they have the best police on Earth!

But even so, it seems to me that Nordic civilians might occasionally have cause to record their own generally-trustworthy police.

Cursory googling reveals a Wisconsin teacher suspended from her job because of a facebook picture of herself aiming a rifle:

http://www.wkow.com/global/story.asp?s=9801650

Also playing this month: Taxi Driver, Black Orpheus, Salesman, Midnight in Paris... and they have a regular silent film series with live musical score. (Battleship Potemkin was a couple weeks ago.)

Are you upset that they don't show "high brow" films exclusively?

I visit the Drafthouse often. They never run advertisements before their movies, with the exception of previews for upcoming films. To fill the time between movies, they run old cartoons, or kung-fu fight scenes, or whatever wacky reel the projectionist finds entertaining. Never advertisements. For that reason alone, I've stopped patronizing other theaters.