It's a shame, because Microsoft and its licensees are missing out on so much potential revenue. Your idea would be well-suited to those minigames between stages where both players have to hammer both buttons as fast as they can, and the first one to inflate the balloon or destroy the car won. Except, instead of pressing the buttons, you're jacking off. Against another man, who is standing right next to you. That would be a cool arcade.

No, there would be no GNU OS without Linus.

As a side note, the big hub-bub about dark energy is that it appears (based on current observations) that our universe may be entering a second inflationary period.

How can the PHB work on the plane?

Q. What is View Client with Local Mode?
A. View Client with Local mode allows VMware View virtual desktops to be moved between the datacenter and physical desktop devices with security policies intact. Virtual desktops may be “checked out” onto a physical device such as a laptop enabling users to work when they are not connected to the network. Changes to the desktop are then “checked in” to the datacenter to intelligently synchronize the desktop when the user goes back online. View Client with Local Mode allows users to run their virtual desktop while offline or simply take advantage of local endpoint device resources to ensure the best virtual desktop user experience.

Not to be pedantic, but telegraph operators did drop dead during the Carrington Flare, if only because they were more or less attached to massive "antennas."
Moreover, the usual threat of solar storms is not radiation to people, but to the radio equipment that makes modern life possible. This one should only graze the

Real-estate has been a lot cheaper in the area after the mortgage meltdown.