Suppose this was a Wall Street bank being audited. Suppose they just said "We store our financial records on a server in Ireland. NA NEE NA NEE NOO NOO, YOU CAN"T CATCH ME"

Yes, that's probably who leaked it. Kinda like those prototype Apple phones that get "lost" at bars and turn up in the hands of a tech gossip writer.

Yup, it's mind boggling to think of a mission that takes so long. Here's hoping they don't discover a moon orbiting Pluto at about 6000 miles, or forget to take the lens cap off.

What he can't study is the that impact unlimited file sharing would have on major studio pictures. All he can say is that restricting piracy to only those people who are willing to make the extra effort and take the (albeit) small risk has the double benefit of stirring up some interest while still encouraging most people to pay.

So it's reasonable to say that Hollywood's efforts to control piracy is working quite well.

I suppose it depends on what you mean by "move". The swell (which is different from a wave of water) is moving the water vertically, and the swell did originate thousands of miles away.

Yes, exactly my point. Selectively removing distortions by selectively lowering the tax on one product versus another is effectively subsidizing the product. There is no difference between a government removing the tariff on one product versus keeping the tariff but giving the buyer a discount/rebate/credit/subsidy on it; they are all the same.

For starters, please learn what the term "market inefficiency" means, these negotiations have nothing to do with it. Then learn what a "subsidy" is, this is what the governments are (effectively) trying to do - artificially lower the price of a special category of products.

Have you ever tried to boil a pot of water outside? Especially when it's cold and the wind is blowing? And when the only fuel you have is what you carried in on your back? Even in a tent it's a challenge.

This isn't "market inefficiencies", the market is just fine. This is social engineering by subsidizing one group of products and letting other products pay the price. Attempts along these lines have already had big downsides (e.g. the inordinately high grain prices over the past few years brought on by subsidies to the ethanol industry).

All of people's creative reasons for wanting one really seem to be just using it as a remote control for their phone.

For that it does have one advantage: convenient access because it's strapped to your wrist. The down side is that almost all apps will need to use voice command. Even the simplest touch interface will be more bother than pulling out the phone; plus, people over the age of 45 will need to put on reading glasses to see all but the biggest block letters.

A Nigerian prince.

The US has a long tradition of hanging horse thieves.

I don't think your comment applies in this case. Replace the UAV shooting a missile with a guy sitting a mile away and picking off your guys with a rifle. Cost effective and terrifying.

The same companies that installed closed circuit TV so the kiddies can watch infomercials all day.