Ok I just lost all respect for his taste in UI. I think he must have completely forgotten how bad OS9 really was, or maybe he's never used OS9 at all. OSX is light-years better.

That would pretty amazing IMO. He can match the same happy-with-a-side-of-sarcasm Tennent did so well. I'd love to see that.

The problem is that it adds permanent consequences (weather impact, long term solar reduction) without actually countering CO2 levels.

It's like a partial band-aid for temperature only. Only this band-aid comes with really nasty side effects.

Those 1% aren't "taking risks". They have golden parachutes, government bailouts, and small-fry employees they can fire. They get away scot free, while burning everyone else around them into the ground.

It would be nice if there was actual "risk" involved, but currently there isn't.

Why would MS really want to buy Yahoo at this stage?

I thought last time around it was to try and sink it so MSN wouldn't have competition. But now with facebook and google and whatnot being much bigger players, that doesn't seem like a very workable plan.

Or make some hybrid bastard child of MSN and Yahoo and turn into into the worst social networking site they possibly can and trumpet it as the "new facebook"?

I just don't see it being ~all~ that attractive to MS. Yahoo runs a slightly (well, maybe upgrade that to "a fair bit" because MSN is pretty abysmal) better version of much the same stuff as MSN, but it's not like it's a groundbreaking change.

Pfffffft. Lack of vision.

A true evil villain would mount big guns on mules anyway. Now to design a railgun that can fit in the saddle...

Friction is a HUGE problem for mass drivers. It's pretty much completely impractical to accelerate something to Escape Velocity in the lower atmosphere because the air resistance will fry anything at that speed. Also, unless you build an absurdly (I mean REALLY absurdly) long track, no person is going to be able to survive the G forces. Now it'd be great for say the Moon, or other places with low to no atmosphere.

Well, the Russians had/have that problem too. They're just less squeamish about it.

How exactly is that new? English has never really had a sane fixed syntax.

shit-storm = free publicity. They made that mission on purpose to create controversy and thus sales.

That has to be about the most absurd comparison I've seen in a while.

So a safe, responsible, aware driver driving their car around town to enjoy the evening breeze is the same thing as someone doing target practice in the middle of town???

No.

If they're being irresponsible and reckless driving then I can understand. But safe driving is not an "extremely dangerous activity".

There will always be something with danger to innocent bystanders. An automated system will still have casualties.

So suddenly anyone who likes the activity of driving is a maniac?

Given the trends started in Lion I'm afraid for the future of OS X. Oh well, viva la 10.6, long may it reign.

That's due to cutting out stuff on the page, not the toolbar using less real estate. It's a good thing they're cutting the page down yes, but it doesn't excuse the horrid ribbon.

They already have? At least for laptops anyway. A whole slew of manufacturing decisions that give the MacBook Pro it's efficient shape, design, and solid construction are being copied by the rest of the world.