Thanks for the link, this is why I participate in Slashdot, to discover interesting nuggets I was not aware of previously.

I was not aware of Alan Watts prior to 15 minutes ago (I'm now listening to How to Make it Out of the Trap).

Thank you.

I love the phrase you used: "Thanks Jobs!".

I'm going to start using that, probably so much so that I annoy everyone around me...

They appear to be a news site of some sort, nothing much on there I would read though (how many articles can be there about HBOGo before saturation?).

Wouldn't any result involve a 2nd opinion?

Cases:
1. Dog finds nothing, perform biopsy, just in case (2nd opinion).
2. Dog finds cancer, perform biopsy to confirm (2nd opinion).

Or would you perform surgery on a dog's recommendation without a medical test?

Seems this dog would be a hypochondriac's best friend...

Your comment about dating got me thinking about the dating skit with Steve Guttenberg and Rosanna Arquette in the movie Amazon Women on the Moon.

I really enjoy that movie...

Seems like a clear cut Sarbanes-Oxley problem as well, an external audit would seem to be required given the intrusion they suffered.

Korea would probably be a better choice (still a declared war by the two Koreas).

I was more considering active wars, which, according to this Wikipedia page, Afghanistan is the longest ever:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...

How about Elon Musk himself? He doesn't seem to be a patent shrill (he makes things, faster than we expect in most cases). He didn't create all of the patents he controls, but those working for him did (assumption, he may have bought some patents, bet he's using them). He's into solar, space, electric cars (all thanks Dr. Seuss, "and Mars").

He's pretty incredible actually. And he's more than a millionaire.

So we "rushed" to leave the single longest military engagement in the history of the United States? (Afghanistan is probably #1 now, but we're having problems with stability)

What would stability have looked like? Everyone getting lattes at Starbucks?

The reason we have ISIS is because the US invaded Iraq and Afghanistan. It was a war of attrition from day one on the part of those who call the area home. The current result is not a surprise, the only question was how long would we occupy? The balance of power shifted and the bad guys just went underground, planning what they would do after the US left. And then they did it.

Smithsonian Magazine has an article in their current issue about copiers. The Soviet Union controlled access to copiers initially.

I haven't read the article yet, but it sounds interesting (Smithsonian Magazine is a gem, the TV channel, a travesty):

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/...

The topic at hand is a history chorus, and it's rhyming...

Iran is a "young" country in terms of population age.

From 2011, but that's only 4 years ago:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...

So if 70% (7 out of 10) are using VPN and being cataloged, they are basically doing a census.

If they are tracking usage then they remind me of the US, they just track everyone. I'm from the US.

Nasty face isn't required, just the dead stare. Relax face completely and stare directly into the eyes of the other. Let them move. And don't look back, but they will.

I'm not imposing but move with purpose. And I'm not aggressive or passive, just standing there, staring at you. I've walked into larger drunk guys with their chick who initially start to act aggressive but stand down once they meet my eyes. The dead stare says "I don't care."

This. It was a relationship movie, about how some are persecuted for their relationship preferences.

I found it enjoyable and my wife, who was familiar with the name, did not know how it was going to end. And it really bothered her.

Her reaction was the movie fulfilling its intended goal in terms of getting someone to think about persecution. The historical perspective or "tech" was largely irrelevant in my opinion, it was a movie about how one person can be incredible, in the face of increasingly difficult odds, and then be destroyed by the same people after proving effective at being a genius.

It's almost like everyone except him was guilty of "not thinking well enough" while he alone (mostly) was guilty of "thinking/feeling wrong".

I haven't seen it, but I'm expecting Boyhood to win. It should have a lot of support on the concept and execution alone (it's a grander project than Lord of the Rings in my opinion, given the time frame during which it was produced - and a lack of CGI...).

A security camera (powered with DVR but not web connected of course) at the entry is all that is needed.

The car wash logs should expose when it was tampered with and who via license plates (excepting a deep break that can override/clear logs, a lot of work for a car wash...).

I think the police would enjoy tracking down people hacking car washes, it would give them positive/fun visibility (local news would eat this up) and probably involve felony level charges for hacking (rather than just stealing a $10 car wash).

In the end it is risk vs. reward for someone considering this, and the risk (felony hacking for a $10 car wash) is just a non-death Darwin award in my opinion.

Of course there is just messing with the car wash without actually using it. I could see someone setting the washes to extra long and then going and paying for one... I'm not worried about safety as the machines can't move beyond certain tolerances, and driving out, even through a door, is not difficult.