No reason for a power user to leave it on, IMO. Going through the trouble of overriding just three or four apps is enough to outweigh the trouble of changing the Gatekeeper setting once. It doesn't do anything useful for me - even with it off I still get the "you've never launched this app before, are you sure you want to?" warning, which is enough for me.

Seriously - haven't we seen what happens when an egghead tries to use a real man's weapon in a zombie apocalypse? Disaster. But not quite as disastrous as walking straight into the earth's last NPR radio station without questioning why there's no guards, only five hipsters, and a whole lotta barbecue...

Well, since it was so worthless, I'm sure nobody hopped on that train...

"Rumors"? You realize you can look at photos on the internet, right? The "new" (3 year old) Mail interface is only barely different from its previous incarnation (moving the message list from a top pane to a side pane) and IMO it's a far better use of space on a widescreen display. But if you don't like it, there is (and always has been) an option to use the top-pane style instead.

10.9 did introduce a bunch of Gmail-related bugs into Mail, though, and even now (after a quick emergency Mail update, more fixes in 10.9.1, and even more in 10.9.2) it still doesn't always update when new mail comes into my Gmail account (10.9.3 is rumored to have more fixes). How they fucked up a previously perfectly functional app like that is beyond me.

Pretty much all the other "iOS-ification" I've seen people complain about is also a non-issue, but you weren't specific so I can't help there (Launchpad? Just don't use it. Notifications? Actually quite useful. Gatekeeper? Turn it off if you're a power user. Can't even think of any other things right now).

Nothing forced Apple to open source it, contrary to the OP's claim. Follow along.

Clang puts the lie to this.

Really, did you miss the whole goto fail thing, where everyone was looking at the source? Of course, the number of ACs back then crowing "stupid Apple should have stuck with OpenSSL, which is thoroughly vetted by thousands of eyes!" gives me the feeling that ACs will have a very selective memory about the whole thing now.

Why Apple and Amazon have trouble selling their ad services...

The lack of data both [Apple and Amazon] deliver is frustrating for marketers because these notoriously opaque giants sit atop incredible troves of information about what consumers actually buy and like, as well as who they are and where they live. One person familiar with the situation said Apple's refusal to share data makes it the best-looking girl at the party, forced to wear a bag over her head.

Not at all like rear-ending the guy in front of you because he slammed on his brakes while you were busy looking over your shoulder in anticipation of a lane change.

I disagree - I'd put the two screens just above the dash, where some cars are already putting HUDs (come to think of it that U doesn't apply here). That way there is minimal time wasted moving your attention from front display (windshield) to the side displays (people should be checking them far more often than they do). A properly-designed camera system shouldn't require any head turning at all, since the only reason we do that at all is to cover all the blind spots a traditional mirror has (and it's risky since it entirely removes your attention to what is happening in your direction of travel).

Your response to the GP is a total non sequitur. AC is correct in asserting that bricked phones are still quite valuable as parts. And 42% is "a tiny percentage"?

If there is no functional change - meaning the parts are perfectly interchangeable, backwards and forwards compatible - then there's no reason to change the part number, because someone looking for part X is going to get a correctly working part (whether it's the older style or the newer, cheaper design is irrelevant). That doesn't mean they weren't hiding a safety issue in this case, of course.

Yeah, if they're going after anyone, it's Evernote. And I'm thankful as can be about that; maybe it'll get the Evernote folks to actually focus on FUNCTIONALITY rather than just completely re-designing the app's interface once a year (in ever more convoluted ways). I stuck with Evernote through two or three obnoxious interface changes and I still have trouble getting text (particularly lists) to format sensibly.

He wasn't referring to the IRC 2057 (family-owned business) deduction at all. He was very clearly referring to the general $5 million estate tax exclusion which you seem to be ignoring entirely. You are right about the taste of feet.

I should also note that mortgages and debt are deducted from the estate value, as are estate administration/probate costs. Basically, none of what you said is correct. Maybe the rules were very different in the distant past (I don't know) or your lawyer was terrible.