Yes the LEDs are under the computer's control. But that still doesn't make those LEDs "output devices" in the general sense of the word.

A modern keyboard is both an input and output device. At a high level its primary function is to input things into the computer; however, the USB HID communications are bi-directional communications, there is both Input and Output. The computer can set the state of LEDs and some other features of the keyboard.

In some cases, the computer can upgrade the firmware on the Keyboard which definitely requires sending output.

Don't certify developers. Certify IT workers.

The best demonstration of developer quality is their portfolio of code and a 4 year university degree from a suitable full-time schooling program.

the only people who don't see the value in them are those who don't have the skills/experience or sufficient free time and disposable money to throw away necessary to acquire them.

TFTFY.

However most of them quickly convert it to dollars or another currency.

The important thing is they accept it for trade, Not that they choose BTC as a long-term store of value. Surely anyone can see how that could create undesirable risk.

Merchants might accept BTC, but most of their suppliers, including employees and the tax man are going to want their payments denominated in local currency.

when can I exchange it for money that shops actually accept

Of course you can exchange it for money that shops actually accept.

What's not happened yet.... is.... most shops won't yet provide acceptance of Bitcoin directly for goods.

However, you can exchange some BTC yourself for cash in your local currency. There also may be some options where you fund a prepaid credit card using BTC, Or accounts where you charge the CC transaction and they convert from a held BTC balance.

Software (yes, I know, with some exceptions) can mostly be written anywhere.

If that were true, then how come there is a need for H1Bs? Why not just outsource the work?

No, there must be some value loss from outsourcing, otherwise they wouldn't need to bring people into the US and have exiting workers here train them.

And the telecoms are very cooperative.

In the US, the regulations required to hold a telecom license require retaining a record of every phone call for at least 18 months, and I believe this required minimum period is likely being increased to 5+ years.

Per telecom regulations, the carriers have to be cooperative and answer records requests which just involve simple form letter, or they can be subject to immediate penalties, no warrant or anything signed by an official.

You can change your mind and take amputation later

Ability to change your mind is a great idea..... especially if you can grow an entirely brand new body and have your mind transferred to the new body through a simple process, with your choice of keeping or changing your physical appearance, that would be ideal.

It would be even better if this mind transfer could be done almost entirely in "software", so only select physical parts of your brain actually need to move at a time, and essentially, your mind and body will be completely replaced with new cells, but you'll retain every memory and all knowledge and such you had before, even if your newly built body is 30 years younger than the one you are changing mind from.

Limb salvage --- likely to never be 100% of what it was before.

Amputee --- now you have non-biological components to maintain that are probably not as robust as what you were born with.

I'm really hoping Option 3. will come out before too long. Use technology to construct and grow new organs, skin, bones, muscles, nerves, and other biological components to replace damaged ones..... in other words, build an entirely new limb, if a limb was lost. Build an entirely new ear, or eye, mouth, kidney, stomach, heart, etc, to completely replace a damaged one with a perfect compatible one.

Seems like this is a great opportunity for Trend to sinkhole some traffic or capture the C and C traffic for analysis and to help with remediation efforts and notifying owners of networks with infected systems.

Said owners will then be endeared to Trend for helping them and possibly purchase Trend products or tell their friends about it etc

Not likely. Some moneyed interests obviously were behind the reports, made a huge pile of money from them

The exchange should identify the fraudulent article as the reason for the price movement and break all the trades made yesterday that involved a Buy/Sell more than 2% higher than the previous day's closing price.

Encryption IS allowed on the Ham bands, within certain narrow constraints.
You can use encryption to protect traffic used to control a system. You can use digital codes that leave the meaning of the message intact.
Encryption with intent to obscure the meaning of the message is not allowed on the Ham bands. However, that does not mean the technology is not allowed to be built and communicated.

For the purpose of demonstrating the technology, the demonstrators can get around the encryption rule by publishing the actual message and making the content a matter of public record, Then the purpose of performing the encryption is To make a personal demonstration of the technology to enthusiasts, and it cannot possibly be intended to obscure the meaning of the message, since the actual message content is being published openly and widely for all to see, and you can be clear on the decrypted message not being used for a pecuniary purpose ------ this is assuming that the presenter does not receive payment in exchange for demonstrating their work.

The technology could be developed and experimented with for demonstration purposes, AND then if you want to use it, you could go purchase a license for some frequency ranges to use with the technology.

So you think it is far more appropriate for them to have to develop a nonstandard plug rather than trust in the honesty and decency of the citizens of the UK?

If the citizens of the UK are being decent about it and only drawing a few milliamps, then they should just allow them to do it, As long as they are not plugging in an outlet splitter or a high-wattage appliance such as a Hair dryer or Coffee pot, there is no material power draw....

Or else provide some coin-op power outlets and a keyswitch for staff use.

If they're not for use by the public, then they should not be visible from public space, or the receptacle should be enclosed in a box that has to be lifted or opened for access. Simply attaching a label or sign to a publicly visible receptacle is not sufficient, since people won't notice the sign, and the receptacle itself is basically a universal sign for power available.

US $0.10 worth of electricity is approximately 1.5 Kilowatt hours; the Electricity used to charge an iPhone is at maximum approximately 10 Watt-Hours, assuming he left the phone charging for an hour. In other words, about US $0.0006 worth of electricity.