Whatwat wat wat wt??

... join them

Apple is still an island though
But for how long?

There is probably one good reason, if your company promoted a dumb ass, as your boss.
The reason is the oldest in the world. Politics, politics and politics.
But then again, Darwin's law always wins, no matter what the game rules are.
So when the market gets tough on companies to deliver significant results, the trades, networking and comradery will make room for effectiveness and performance.
Perhaps not in the short run, but certainly in the long run.

Then the future doesn't look too bright, or too bright depending on how you see it.
What's the plan?
Did anybody think ahead of not using dem nucrackers?

That must be great for hunting all the really really tiny sub particles

If so, could a combination of clocks be used as the ultimate offline-GPS unit?

No. You will not transported off to a hidden location, where you will receive a brain transplant, before being returned to your original destination.
But how will you convince your delusional and paranoid uncle Bob?

I shall therefore elude from making any comments to prevent any further damage to my otherwise fine reputation. Pax Dei et Lux Dei Vobiscum And God bless Slash Dot

JavaScript is more like a sonic screwdriver, where node.js is the tardis and you are doctor who.

End of story.

Looks like the year 2015 will mark the revenge of the web.
With an all-round browser support of asm.js, the road is paved for all kinds of heavy duty apps running in your favorite browser.
Hopefully MS is not just considering asm.js for Chakra https://status.modern.ie/asmjs

Isn't this what all hackers do, all the time?

If it's illegal, call an informant-hacker. Informants / agents can do anything. Anything right?

But how do you scan code for back doors, trojans, viruses, malware, bots etc.?

Everybody is afraid of being wrong.
To scientists, being right means everything. It's their livelihood. So no wonder it's such a touchy issue being right (special, different or even more correct).

Now who would like to pay to write lame comments without being bullied by big nasty sarcastic evil trolls? WTF!! Quit your asbergers medicine and get a life or get laid or somthing, just try it for once. Get out of moms basement, perhaps it is in the middle of the day?