and, the most bizarre thing of all: you fly a private plane, there are no security checks whatsoever. and you can take off from the *very same airport* too!

you don't have to own a plane to do this, just rent one.

it's more expensive than just buying a flight ticket, and private planes are smaller too - but if you're a person valuing comfort, it's not unreasonable.

or if you want to fly a plane full of explosives into a building, you can still cause a lot of damage... oh, and you don't have to hijack it, as you're already in the pilot seat to begin with...

I guess there is a missing option there:

I don't live in the United Police State of America

yes, Prey to the rescue, install it via LogMeIn, and then mark your computer as 'lost' - Prey will report the location of the laptop and make pictures with the camera.

of course, Prey installation is done via the GUI, so you have to pick a time when the thief is not using the laptop, but has it on...

indeed, congrats from neighbouring Hungary! :)

indeed, it's a company from Slovenia, see here: http://www.pipistrel.si/news/pipistrel-won-the-nasa-green-flight-challenge-for-the-third-

have been winning this challenge for 3 years on a row now...

congrats indeed, from neighbouring Hungary :)

funnily enough, the winner is a European company, called Pipistrel, see here: http://www.pipistrel.si/news/pipistrel-won-the-nasa-green-flight-challenge-for-the-third-

they have been winning this award for 3 years in a row...

funny how they seem to hide the fact that the winner is a small glider company from Slovenia, EU, called Pipistrel, see here: http://www.pipistrel.si/news/pipistrel-won-the-nasa-green-flight-challenge-for-the-third-

and they have been winning this challenge for 3 years in a row now!

http://www.geeked.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Burning_Man_BRD_NV_GE1_1SEP2011.jpg

they should just get rid of most of the screening, for everyone, not pilots. the current 'screening' is not more than a 'security theater', giving a (false) impression of security. it is invading, mostly harassment, unnecessary and totally pointless.

without such stupid and pointless procedures, the whole flying experience would be pleasant - again. with the same amount of 'security' as you have now.

and would be a whole lot cheaper too.

how is creating a web site for a particular browser considered as 'taking over' that particular browser?

and how is this related to the security of any OS?

(and how would iOS be a most secure OS among all OSs around? like, seriously? and how would this statement be relevant anyway?)

wow, how is JavaScript on the server side new?

anyone remember the Netscape FastTrack server, and the LiveWire environment, where LiveScript was used to code both server & client side of a web application. LiveScript being of course the original name of JavaScript. this was back in 1996, merely 15 years ago...

history seems to repeat itself...

with all the complaining in the article - is there a viable solution suggested? like, "let them pass, even if they don't know enough" doesn't sound like an idea that would solve anything...

the simple solution is:

create a clear set of acceptance criteria for students, which reflects the required background knowledge to complete the courses

don't let students with no required prior knowledge enter the CS course. and then you don't have dropouts.

for these students, organize preparation courses, etc.

I check the major manufactures' sites, and custom configure setups I'm looking for specifically. Most laptop makers allow for CTO (Configured to Order) configuration, which really let you chose the components of the laptop.

after having come closest to what I need at each manufacturer's site, I compare the various end results, and then chose :)