then Google can't use this technique. Personally, I hope Apple gets more similar patents. Because unlike Google, Apple has promised not to sell my info to advertisers. Worst case, Apple breaks their promise and becomes as bad as Google.

When antineutrinos are found, Iran will be sent a strongly worded letter protesting the resumption of their nuclear weapons program.

every year there are close to 140,000 jobs requiring a CS degree, but only 40,000 U.S. college graduates major in CS, which means that 100,000 positions go unfilled by domestic talent

Is this statistic really true? Are those 140,000 net new jobs, or just job openings that exist for some period of time during the year?

The article cites but does not link to a source for this statistic.

Also, a CS degree is a long, tough slog through dull material that has dubious relevance to most jobs that require a CS degree.

Because the world would come to an end if a 20 meter section of road burns.

I'd like to assemble the spacecraft myself.

Unless there's a short-haired lesbian wookie I'm boycotting. We need to stand strong for tolerance.

The summary clearly associates an increase in people of a specific skin color with more crimes. You are correct that it doesn't say "causes", but the skin-color/crime association is clearly made. Making statements that associate skin color with crimes is called bigotry in other cases. It should be treated the same here.

Yore

According to this article, having too many people of a specific skin color in an area causes crime. Does Slashdot really want to endorse that kind of retrograde prejudice?

Makes sense. How about a hybrid approach with a lighter-than-air vehicle shaped to generate lift? Does the extra size needed for the lighter than air gasses cause more loss from drag than it saves by reducing the energy needed to stay aloft?

But why not just use a lighter-than-air vehicle and stay aloft for months?

Even if per capita driving has peaked, the population is increasing, so total driving is still increasing.

Why is it taking people "years" to "learn to code"? That's the part that seems wasteful. You don't need to be a "computer scientist" to write useful code.

Once Obama finally becomes President, that will be solved and the racial healing can begin.

It's not about any other country. The goal of the regulation is to prevent Americans from having access to 3D printed guns and to intimidate any American who would design one of these guns.

The best answer is for people outside the US to create these designs and post them online.