And you didn't need iTunes to put music on it.

Never try to explain an authority the "irony of the situation". Chances are they will lack the intellect to understand.

Well, isn't that a good thing? What would be the logic of this agreement if the companies just continued supplying chargers with each phone?

Who decided she was female?

What? Don't they have computers in cafés or libraries in the US?

And since the human brain has a computational power of 100 petaflops at 20 watts, it'd well exceed DARPA's requirements.

TFA says they were looking for "prescription-strength drugs", but in fact they were looking for ibuprofen, a relatively safe, over-the-counter analgesic. Basically they strip searched her on suspection of carrying aspirin. And she didn't even have the drug in her possession!

Bah, I didn't like those movies at all. If I was in Iran, I'd probably be so pissed off that they're showing me such garbage that I'd take to the streets and wreck at least a couple of cars.

Don't all systems require monitoring? Besides, biology is just applied chemistry. There are applications where chemical processes are just too complex for us to manage, so we have cells managing it for us, like in composting.

Like with all drugs that activate the nucleus accumbens, you'd develop tolerance. Soon even the largest laser doses wouldn't suffice, and you'd become a laser addict, roaming the streets, rummaging through trash containers, trying to find old CD drives to get your laser fix. Is that really the kind of life you want for yourself?

People who claim that Obama or the American Democratic party for that matter is socialist needs to take a trip around the globe. In many European countries the Democrats would be considered a right wing party.

Yeah, I was thinking about this... If they select only the burp-less cows to be bred, what if that means they select the ones that also produce less meat or milk? Then they'd have to raise more cows to meet the demands and the advantage of having cows that burp less is lost.

1 foot = 0.3048 meters

There you go, NASA. That one's for free.

Why is it okay for "normal" people to impose surveillance on others, but not for the government? The government is people, too, isn't it? If you think about it (and I'm playing the devil's advocate here), it would be worse if some militant, over-zealous neighbourhood watch type sat in front of a monitor array eighteen hours a day hoping for someone to commit a petty crime, than if trained government employees with a clear and lax code of reporting did it.

Of course, ideally no-one would surveil no-one, but that doesn't really seem to be the case in this world.

I dunno. I know some people like having people watching them with cameras in their bedrooms. That doesn't mean I would, though.