Did you feel that rumble? Did you hear that sound? Well it wasn't no earthquake, but it shook the ground. It made me think about power, like it or not: I got to work for earth for what it's worth, 'Cause it's the only earth we've got. Shut 'um Down! If that's the only way to keep them from melting down! Shut 'um Down! If that's the only way to keep them from melting down! I've heard a lot about safety and human error. A few dials and gauges is just a wing and a prayer. If you need perfection, and that's what it takes, Then you can't use people, don't need people, You know people make mistakes... Shut 'um Down! If that's the only way to keep them from melting down! Shut 'um Down! If that's the only way to keep them from melting down!

Exactly, or even upgrading and not using, like I am. It does seem that FCPX is work in progress, but that is no reason to freak out.

Oh, like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, etc. But you have a point with I.G. Farbenindustrie AG.

What a load of pop(sic)le psychology. Tim Adams is a beagle for those who want to ban anonymity for all of us. Seriously, comparing kids stealing candy with valid democratic discourse on the internet - Pleeeese! Sign the petition today: http://www.change.org/petitions/google-inc-google-needs-to-allow-pseudonyms-on-services-like-google-for-anonymity Thank you.

Consider this: the internet was not created and then we began to lose our right to privacy, but instead, the internet was created to bypass our right to privacy, and we all fell for it.

Well that's exactly right: they DO have the time for stupid endeavors, and this is by design. The warlords and crime bosses and bigC's of the world would not stand for government mucking about in their profit-gathering biz, so councils are appointed to keep public servants busy with make-work.

I get a choice when I log in: not now, skip, or upgrade - just like every other app I have. Not a problem here...

PHP. What else do you need? But any CMS will do. Coding individual HTML pages in Dreamweaver of anything else seems pretty much "olden days" to me.

As a retired UI designer, the referenced article reads like sour grapes. The reasons for the "trouble" as posted (lack of established guidelines / misguided insistence by companies / developer community's ignorance) sounds like whining from a standards organization. Old farts always sound this way when someone younger and more bold come up with something new.

Exactly. Dropbox is one of many "Facebooks" of cloud storage. I wonder what Evernote is doing... but not that I really care. I would not put sensitive data in the cloud without providing my own security first. I've used Dropbox, and kudos to the drop-outs for designing something so drop-dead simple to use, as compared to say iDisk in Mobileme, which I assume was designed by folks with advanced degrees.

>> why does the general public in the US still cling to their customary system of units?

Is it the general public that clings, or Corporate America? Granted, the average citizen might be confused for a year or two, but if mfgs used both units on their packaging for a year or so, and Corporate America committed to convert, it could be done easily. Stop blaming the poor slob, and put the responsibility where it belongs - on the mfgs!

All our Seagate Barracudas are made in Thailand. The failure rate for the >1tb has been below norm (none), and for 1tb, about average (occasional). Darn good iron, if that's your thing.

....and it helps cure a bad case of the lobstermonstrosities!

Face to Face? Dead as a doornail. "The world has moved on..."

As a frequent flyer to Tland, I'd say that was odd. Either you said something in a way they found offensive or dangerous, or it was just routine. With that said, the Thia equivalent of the TSA is very professional, and follow whatever guidelines they have to the letter. I've never seen them pat down a crying six-year old however, and plenty of skanky looking tourists pass thru unheeded everyday.