Analog Data fairs better when it isn't touched, every read could damage it a bit, and copying a copy of a copy using analog methods will degrade its content.

For digital data, it wants to be moved around.
The more you copy and move digital data the better it is.
Raid Disks makes sure you have a couple of copies.
You post it the cloud and it will last longer.
You could get fancy and have a backup method that copies your data from one drive to an other. When it fails you swap the drive out with a new one.

Being that your 32bit Macbooks are 8 years old.
You really should expect to not get much updates in any software what so ever.
I am surprised that Google had 32bit mac support.

I have to agree 2.5 billion for a game title is over the top. Especially as most game titles do not have a long life. Sure it is popular now... However in 5 years? 10 years?
Nintendo got lucky with a few franchisees.
Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon. But these are charactors/story universes. Mindcraft doesn't have such an in-depth story it is just the game fad of the time.

For the most part people are happy with that.
When you own something it is up to you to keep it maintained. When you have these services the owner needs to do the maintenance, if something goes off it is their fault. As well on the average they have the resources to keep all their devices maintained.

Sure I kinda wish these companies can give us the option to own or rent. For those cases where I feel I am better off owning it even with the extra responsibility of ownership.

Being that the iphone is more useful. I expect it goes thew more rigor on the average then an android.

I think it is the even number rush.
The original iPhone (iPhone 2) Had a good demand on it.
People gradually got the iPhone 3 and 3g (incremental improvements nothing show stopping)
There was a big demand on the iPhone 4 (The higher res screen, and FaceTime)
The iPhone 4S 5 and 5S were incremental improvements the bigger screen on the 5 is nice but not enough to get people off the 4.
The iPhone 6 with a significantly larger screen means the people who have been hanging onto the 4 needs an upgrade.

Well the argument that it is better for the environment never really holds much.
So to get people to switch we need the following.
1. Cheaper then our current sources of energy. A little cheaper we can get some traction, a lot cheaper we will get good movement.

2. Economics 101 low demand means low price. The issue is low supply (in terms of it being packaged) that is keeping its price high. Making a technology to do this cheaper will help improve supply because people can produce Hydrogen and make money off of it.

3. Danger isn't as big of an issue as people think. Granted the fuel in our cars is safer then hydrogen. But good safety measures in place there shouldn't be that big of a deal.

True... However the dealership model is one of the few decent middle class jobs creator in the country that doesn't require a lot of education and/or certification.

Direct sale just means more profit to the big auto makers (Their price will not be lowered) and less people will benefit from the auto economy.

Well sometimes the courts are easier on a person if they admit to do what they did and apologize for it. Vs wasting the courts time trying to convince them that he did didn't do it, or was just in doing it.

Apple never has been ahead of their competition based on raw technical feature.

Apple wins by taking the modern features that have been proven and implement them in a way that is either unique or better perfected.

Any company and make a phone by placing a faster processor, and a bigger/higher resolution screen. However the details are what makes it a device that you play with for a few days and no longer use (like my old Palm-pilot 3 that I have, mostly due to the fact it didn't have a rechargeable battery). Apple does have a tenancy of putting a lot of though in subtle things that don't normally fall on the feature list.

However if you want big fast processor. Go with an Android phone. That is their market, you have more choice

I have the same problem with mine. But the issue is about speed.
After 3 year web pages do more and more and you need a faster method just to view pages.

Also there is a style factor too. I know we are not suppose to look cool or trendy. But if you have an old phone you do look like you are too cheap.
I am not proposing going out and getting the next phone every generation... But get one when you realize your old phone is getting out of date.

But are they implemented?

My credit card company has just recently send new cards with the microchip.
Now I have seen the chip reader on 80% of the card readers I have seen.
And only Wal-mart has it implemented and working. Target has the new reader, but it isn't implemented.

So the upgrading of the card readers happened to make people feel good, however like so many other IT projects their implementation was half assed.

I think the issue would be reduced, if they streamed the next day to sites such as hulu or on BBC America website then the need for piracy will be reduced.

The problem is the following.
BBC/BBC America put a lot of buzz around Doctor Who 50th anniversary, and the 12/13th doctor. A lot of us bought into the buzz. However a lot of us do not have access to BBC America. and we need to wait months to see the stuff on our streaming services.

So the BBC Increased Demand, and artificially limited supply, as to raise the price of their services. However because the supply is artificial, that means black market methods will come in to meet demand at the actual supply levels.

Now I am sure the Cable companies probably put pressure on BBC America to not stream. So it may not be all BBC fault.
And granted the Brits are paying for the BBC service and they should have access to their tax funded services, and not from free loading people from other countries. But the fact the economics of the situation was artistically created that means black market activity will continue.

The problem is people are still trying to convince the deniers that there is a problem.
All this does is increase the radicalization of the deniers. The Deniers will not believe any logic or proof that you tell them. Because...
1. They don't want to believe it. Any logic your bring up is part of a conspiracy.
2. It is inconvenient to believe it. AKA they have a lot of money in industry that profits off of releasing global warming gasses.
3. Their religion/philosophy/political view has chosen to not to believe it. Not form any religious text per say but because of a charismatic Person for #1 or #2 who has manipulated the text. It isn't because all these people are just brain dead followers... But because they are in a situation in their lives where they have learned growing up that they are good guys and bad guys. And the bad guys are obviously wrong, or corrupt.

Now there are liberal agenda items that are not backed by science however they will firmly deny them as well, so it isn't that the other group is that stupid, but it is due to the human condition.

To correct climate change, We need to stop trying to convince the deniers about the problem, they won't listen. But you need to create solutions where alternatives are available.

For example don't mention green.
1. It is cheaper.
2. You have more control of your power and you are not as dependent on someone else.
3. Jobs available in a new energy market.

You need to get the tree huger/I HATE AMERICA type cast from the issue. That way you can sneak it into their culture without them having to really believe in global warming.

That is why GM is advertising it as a more advanced form of Cruse Control... Vs. Autonomous driving. In short it is a feature to make your drive easier. but not as a way for you to just not pay attention to the road.

I would love that feature on my car, when taking a long drive. It would prevent driving exhaustion.