***He'll continue to be cheered on by a certain demographic of IT guys who idolize hacker culture because of *scope* of his infiltration, and not the benefit he's provided the country.***

As a former IT guy/hacker/geek I cheer the results of what Snowden has provided and will provide (the scope is incidental). It makes the world a better place. It does not matter to me how he acquired the information that is being revealed. I draw the line at torture, but it is apparent, so far, that he did not water-board anybody while he was living in Hawaii.

***so this mask is a mask of fail***

I think you mean Epic Fail, Guy.

I get my news from:
- Jon Stewart
- Stephen Colbert
- My personalized Google News page
- A "Liberal Left" friend of mine (on FB) who apparently likes HuffPo (more of an entertainment feed than news)
- www.icanhascheezeburger.com (because FU, I like cats)

The CoS is concerned with a profit not the Prophet.

X is no longer used by the MPAA. They switched over to NC-17 in the late '80s. The first film with that designation was Henry & June in 1990.

Understand that every line of code you write may/will be maintained by somebody else. Architect/Design/Write/Test accordingly.

> I cannot determine the security of their setup

I think Snowden did a good job here.

> starships landing on planets when they never did before

*cough* Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home *cough*

> homophones

I first that read as "homophobes" and promptly became very confused...

How can people tell if it's the SEA, NSA, CIA, or FBI that is misbehaving? Press releases?

Skyfall is better than anything thing else post-Connery and better than most Connery. I was expecting it to be good but got excellent instead; the best surprise in movies I've had in years.

What about this new microwave oven technique I've heard of for recharging iPhones?

I can't prove that Aliens weren't at the first Thanksgiving, therefore they might/must have been there.

I think I'm being to understand religious arguments much better now thanks to the History Channel.

Could be worse. When I read TFA, I read 'Ponyo'.