Actually, the drug addicts are the low hanging fruit, and the war on drugs is precisely why the US has imprisoned a far higher percentage of its population than any other first world nation.

Anarchy Online.

The only way to defeat a troll (like the parent) is to ignore it. When you find yourself thinking "what the hell is wrong with this guy?" just let it go.

As soon as the tools were added for a web page to open a new web-page, I'm sure pop-ups were "invented" simultaneously across numerous ad agencies.

Do you really think the man who opened all of Tesla's patents to the public has wealth as his highest aspiration?

I don't think there will ever be such a thing as a 100% accurate shotgun.

The content of telephone calls was brought under the protection of the 4th amendment around the 1950s. Why such protections still haven't been extended to electronic communication is beyond me.

To be fair, this data is generated via pageviews. Since there are many computers running linux out there whose sole purpose is to serve data rather than consume it, that portion may be underrepresented here.

There's a big difference between mapping the genomes of cancer patients and developing individualized treatments, akin to the difference between being able to read a novel and being the editor. As it is, we can't even understand most of the human genome, but I suppose this is a step in the right direction.

A list of recently purchased/downloaded or even new additions would cycle a larger group of useful apps to the app store audience.

The fictional compression algorithm doesn't work. The metric for rating compression algorithms does work (insofar as more compressed/faster algorithms achieve a better rating).

The fictional compression algorithm doesn't work. The metric for rating compression algorithms does work (inasmuch as more compressed/faster algorithms achieve a better rating).

Aside from centering around Silicon Valley, I don't see how these stories are related. That one is about a fictional compression algorithm, while this one is about a method for rating compression algorithms which is becoming nonfiction.

Well, none of those can fit inside your wallet. However, the buttons are capacitive.. and given that you'd generally need to hold something this size between your thumb and forefinger at all times, leaving your thumb off the button and moving it between buttons may prove to be a bit of a challenge.

You really have to wonder? Late payment fees is all they will get.