Because they can't, or don't want to. I have some applications I've used for many years, that don't run without Rosetta. Since versions of the OS later than Snow Leopard have no compelling features I want, and some UI changes I actively dislike (open folder in new window, anyone?) there's no reason to update. plus, of course, the fringe machines that CAN'T be updated, but are still completely usable.

I have lots of Macs, and some are on the current OS - but I prefer to use the ones that aren't. For me, 10.6.8 is the Gold Standard.

If you read the original article, a couple of women nearby rolled their eyes and covered their faces, clearly not wanting to be recorded. She said she felt "threatened" by this, and specifically TOLD them she would now be recording them. Sounds pretty antagonistic to me.

"...what will it take for general acceptance to finally take hold?"

Major changes in society, that won't be happening anytime soon. Look, we're already monitored basically 24/7. We don't like it, but if we squint our eyes and look the other way, we can pretend we aren't. The Google Glass thing is just shoving it in our faces and not allowing us to ignore it. (The reasonably common perception of Glass wearers as pretentious hipsters doesn't help).

I think it's far more likely that places like bars (where we want to relax and do foolish things) will ADVERTISE that they don't allow these devices, and don't record internally. Glass may be the straw that triggers the backlash.

Another no. At least, not until most of your neighbors are cyborgs.

Basically got tired of the game vendors and their nonsense. The newest game I (occasionally) play is Escape Velocity Nova, and that's a dozen years old.

200 comments to say "NO"?

"...capture and redirect an asteroid to a safe orbit of Earth's moon for future exploration by astronauts in the 2020s." Note that it's already 2014. At this point, we couldn't get a box kite in the air in six to fifteen years, let alone a mission like this. No budget, no sense of urgency, and no time to divvy up the contracts amongst the congressional districts.

I like Slashdot - I really do. The news may be a little stale, but the design is clean and efficient, and the commenters are generally reasonable adults. Now, a lot of successful web pages have been redesigned to "freshen" them or expand their market. I wonder how well that works out, in general? I no longer use Google News, Google Images, Slate, or a family of humor sites - was it cheesburger? - I used to visit. I can't think I'm so much an outlier that I'm the only one.

2009 iMac. Under normal use, the computer itself is completely inaudible. If I fire up the external RAID arrays, however... The 2008 MacPro I can hear, but it's under the table so I don't really notice it. The PCs go up the scale from there.

Maybe sometime, but I've been within five feet of a fair sized ball, and a vaporized bird would not be my first choice for an explanation. It melted the screen in my bedroom window.

Virtually everybody WHO MATTERS. If you're not on the committee, you don't matter; and if you disagree, you don't matter either.

"A lot of the privacy people, perhaps, don't understand that we still occupy the role of the Great Satan."

Maybe we shouldn't occupy that role?

After all, these politicians are well within the "three jumps" connecting them terrorists. Heck, they spend all day in meetings ABOUT terrorists!

I have no problem with putting, what, 20 square feet (maximum) of solar cells on the car roof. It'll trickle a little power into the batteries, and it's kinda cool, even if the weight and cost of the cells makes it impractical. But, a 200 square foot optical carport lens sounds ludicrous. Ugly, expensive, and requires an always-on, guaranteed 100% foolproof object avoidance system, so the car doesn't run over toys, pets, or toddlers as it shuffles back and forth under the lens.

You may say it's a "concept car" to promote solar power, but believe me - this stupidity isn't doing solar power any favors.

Correct, it's a feature. As I read it, the software was optimized for fast charging, a major customer concern. The patch doubtless increases charging time, but is more forgiving of non-optimal power delivery. A "charges slower / blows up more" selector switch would be nice, but not for public perception.