So his mistake was underestimating how retarded some other people are. Some crazy stuff happens in the US, and I'd wager this has something to do with some stupid political decision that allows them to make money wasting resources in a stupid way.

I wouldn't say it's the MOST dangerous, but it is more dangerous than you make out because deaths isn't the only metric. Do you have stats for the amount of economic damage caused, or the number of people whose lives were badly affected by accidents?

Also note that the west doesn't seem to want many developing nations to get nuclear power, so for them it's either defy the UN and face the consequences or pick something else.

Why does America hate me? Why does it treat the lives of foreigners are worthless, and then expect foreigners to treat it's citizens' lives with more respect?

There is also the issue that some people can't use a PIN. Numerical dyslexia and various other health issues prevent them from either remembering or entering a PIN number, so they still use the old signature method.

No, the OS is correct, it just uses the JEDEC standard instead of the IEC one. JEDEC is preferred by many electronic/firmware engineers because all the manufacturers of memory (RAM, flash, EEPROM etc.) use it and almost all addressing schemes use powers of two.

It's not arbitrary to use the freezing and boiling points of water. Water is used for other SI units (1L = 1000g of water) and both are not too difficult to create as a rough calibration point.

Fahrenheit zero point being the freezing point of brine is a myth. No-one knows exactly where it comes from, but it certainly isn't that unless the original measurement error was huge.

I'm in my mid 30s and wear glasses, but I can see a difference. I'm one of those people who can see a difference between 1080p and 4k too, so maybe I'm lucky.

One thing I've noticed varies a lot between phones is how well motion is rendered. Some phones are very clear when scrolling, especially AMOLED displays but also some LCDs. Others are just a smeared, blurred mess.

Sounds like what you want is a Nexus 5, or wait a bit and get a Nexus 6. Consider this:

The PIN code weakness seems odd, as most phones have some kind of rate limit that makes it basically impractical to do before you notice someone has stolen your phone. As for everything else, the Nexus 5 does it pretty well, and costs less than half the price. In fact the 32GB model is 1/3rd the price of an equivalent iPhone 6+. With the massive saving you can easily replace any apps you paid for on iOS. Updates should keep coming for years, although realistically 5 years is a stretch. Apple tend to release crippling updates after a couple of years so that you either get stuck on an old version or are "encouraged" to upgrade your device.

Unless you are absolutely set on an iOS device it's hard to justify an iPhone 6.

For most of the world it's easier to use Celsius, like they have for their entire lives. 10 is cold, 20 is nice, 30 is damn hot.

Here's a more relevant test: http://youtu.be/vZjurCN521U

It's the 5s but still interesting. Real world tests with real apps. The iPhone 5S is about as fast as a Nexus 5, a fraction slower in many tests and a fraction faster in others.

I had an S3 and it was great. My brother upgraded to one from an iPhone too and never went back. What didn't you like about it?

These days much of a chip's functionality is often software. The firmware might be downloaded by the driver every time the chip is powered up, or the chip might just be an interface for code in the driver to use like the old WinModems.

Years ago when I worked in a computer shop we tried selling machines with Linux at a discount. Quite a big discount too since we were too small to get the deals Dell does on Windows. We sold a few but they all either installed a pirate copy of Windows or came back and complained. They either couldn't understand it (many people rely on an established routine to do things, or asking friends who only know windows) or wanted to install Windows software. There were loads of free apps and they were always virus free, but apparently people don't want to learn or explore.

Kilobyte = 1024 is a standard too, by the way. It's the JEDEC standard for memory sizes.

Both scales have their advantages and disadvantages. Thing is, most of the world has standardised on Celsius and is easy to convert to scientific units (kelvin).

0C means ice, 100C means boiling. Two common and dangerous points. Most everyday activity falls within that range, and it's easy to tell what something that is 80C is going to be like because it is 80% of boiling water temperature. There really is no reason to stick with Fahrenheit other than tradition.