Just because it's by choice doesn't mean it's not a vulnerability. You can choose to never lock your front door, but that doesn't mean it's not a vulnerability... it just means you made the choice not to secure it.

Making fun of someone is still making fun of someone. Just because they can get a good job later on doesn't make it better.

Why won't you let me have my magic space drive? Picard had one. Solo had one. Why can't I have one?

The best part of science is when we expect X to happen, but we get Y instead. And the very best of that is when X = nothing.

It is possible to generate electricity without expendable fuel, whereas our current methods of chemical propulsion *must* use expendable fuel. Unless your religion doesn't believe in solar panels?

There's plenty of politicians who will do whatever it takes to benefit the dead. For some of them, it's their core voter group.

Yeah, but the blind never saw it coming and the deaf just don't want to hear about it.

Developing a working prototype and developing a commercially-feasible product are two different things. You could conceivably meet the requirements of this, but by using components or techniques that are not commercially feasible due to cost, safety, or other issues. However, it would be a big step in the direction towards doing such a thing. Google is paying for you to help make that step... not necessarily to develop a device that's worth commercializing.

"if you want a solar-powered Chromebook"

I'm a little confused... why would you convert dc to ac, only to convert it back to dc for the computer to use? If it's a dedicated power source for one device, wouldn't it make more sense to keep it dc?

I have an LG Optimus F3 from Virgin, and before that was an LG Optimus Slider, also Virgin. Although they're a tad underpowered and the Slider froze up once in a while (every few months), I've had no gripes with them. Considering the F3 was $60, I'm pretty goddamned happy with what it can do. The closest thing I've seen to a bug with the Optimus F3 is that GPS will sometimes freeze if I'm also using music, texting and bluetooth all at the same time, but that's more likely to be a performance thing. Again, for the price, perfectly acceptable. There's nothing wrong with cheap android phones as long as you use them for their intended tasks. You don't buy a Honda Civic and then complain that it can't tow your 30 foot party boat.

The problem is what happens when it's a government breach? Have taxpayers fine themselves?

It stopped being our state a long time ago.

" insert a screen before every show"

Don't be silly. They'd insert the screen right over the damned show.

But what about that ATM slot on the front of my computer?

"He's also accused of trolling on Facebook."

If that doesn't spell out terrorist, I don't know what does.