Only it's full-duplex, spread-spectrum, and allows many separate, invite-only, multiparty conversations. Besides that, no improvement here.

I thought that's what forking was for - you roll your own version, advertise it, and the original author may be persuaded to incorporate your changes. Worst case, you have two project cross-pollinating (e.g. mplayer / mplayer2 / mpv, ffmpeg / libav, TWiki / Foswiki).

Seriously, no hand-edited directory has been able to keep pace with WWW content for... ten years now? fifteen?

For those who don't mind the lag: DMOZ - the Open Directory Project.

The original author is talking about water, not hydrogen, because:

(Emphasis mine)

From TFA, which quotes the original author:

(Bold mine)

I thought you were going to say "this is 39 square meters". Even Google converts automatically into m.sq. when you input "47 square yards".

In a mobile device, and given the usage trends? 3-D dick pics.

Same reason why minstrel shows were popular with white audiences: it takes the stereotypes and shortcomings surrounding group X and exaggerates them; non-Xs find it funny.

So, they're looking for civili[zs]ations classified as Type 3 in the Kardashev scale:

OK, suppose we find their galaxy, conspicuous like a flamingo. How do we hail in order to confirm?

Educated guess: since some files will eventually have to be modified/deleted, and they aren't about to toss a disc every time, I'm guessing they log file (block?) invalidation for deletes/updates. Once the disc has too little valid data, the valid data (likely of several discs in the same condition) is copied to a new disc and the old one goes to the shredder.

If regulations internal or legal) specify that some data has to be effectively destroyed at the moment, then just skip the invalidation bit and replace the disc right away.

I knew someone would bring up OCZ's reputation. News flash: they've been wholly owned by Toshiba since January. Why they decided to keep the tarnished brand is a mystery to me.

Then add the bloody exception, because a man-in-the-middle attack is out of the question and that's precisely what it's for.

Wow, someone's ulcer is flaring up.

If you're using https, it's worthless without a trusted certificate. Blame who made your router. And psst... it can be bypassed with an exception, even permanently.

I don't use the Wonder from the North, but apparently the update can be postponed, and the whole auto-update mechanism can be disabled.

I know, right? So hard to find competent help these days. So fire them!

Have it your way