The submission mentions "price versus performance", and for that reason, even though I'd like to own some SLR, I still stick with my Canon Powershot (SX100, was ranked "superzoom" when I bought it for its 10x optical zoom). And I'm still happy with it. Point-and-shoot + manual modes/settings for experienced users + CHDK firmware mod for (lots of) additional features. IMHO. if you go for CHDK support you'll definitely get a decent camera at a decent price, with the added feature that if you really get into it and need more/better/more flexible features and settings, CHDK will keep you busy for a Long, Long Time.

True. I really like what was said in the comment section here: "The correct response to bad science, if that is what you are alleging, is more science, not stolen emails."

This appears to be a carefully-timed attempt

Bad Astronomer: Climategate 2: More ado about nothing. Again.

Don't worry, there's help: "Using Google Docs to do OCR of the manual, and then Google Translator to translate the manual to English, here are the results."

Awesome features, too, like coma dialing: "Set voice messages to send QA1 start monitoring, live sound that coma dial your phone."

The actual downside: "positioning will work only in China, using ChinaMobile network."

The youtube thing is really frustrating

No, there's a plugin for (against) that; see here (in German; "Hilft beim Umgehen der Videosperren auf YouTube").

well, to be even more exact, it's not just about the fertilizer quality of the juice - TFA says:

but what makes it particularly effective for bringing out the heat are the bodies of insects that have decomposed in the worm farm. "The insects in there are living and dying pretty rapidly, and bits of their shell will break down," says Mark. "When you apply the juice to the plants' roots, they think they're getting eaten by insects." In response, the chillies produce more of their defensive compounds like capsaicin. "It's like getting an injection to boost your immune system," he says.

Yes, we can always hope that flaws of critical systems will be treated responsibly. Kinda off topic, I know.

Neither has bin Laden. I say: shoot the guy. [/sarcasm]

The issue is that the internet confuses where the commerce is taking place

Stupid internet! OTOH, could it be that most if not all legal frameworks today do not account for anything like "teh internet"? (especially "ancient" ones like the US constitution... .) Legislation that specifically accounts for the challenges the internet poses usually makes things worse because the legislators don't actually understand what the net actually means in term of paradigm shift and what their measures imply. Tough one, that...

The 157p study they refer to can be found here, but it is in German, so it's probably useless for you (pdf link at the end of the article). I read some of it, but it is quite detailed and complex and most of the math is beyond me. There is/was some debate about the methodology, but it's mostly unfounded or biased. Still, it shows that we should probably refrain from calling nuclear energy "cheap".

Anyway, we'll just wait and see how expensive the Fukushima disaster will grow and we'll just see who pays for it. I have one prediction: it won't be TEPCO or insurance companies, but the taxpayers. Ah ok, I have one more prediction: it will not be the last nuclear desaster. And yes, I know: nothing much happened, because noone died. All is well.

"The cost of a worst-case nuclear accident at a plant in Germany, for example, has been estimated to total as much as C7.6 trillion ($11 trillion), while the mandatory reactor insurance is only C2.5 billion." (http://www.globalnews.ca/Nuclear+plants+viable+only+when+uninsured/4653983/story.html)

Nuclear ain't cheap...

Volksempfaenger.

Volksempfaenger, anyone?

Relax! Didn't you notice, this time they actually did think of the children!

Granted, not all of them, only the abducted ones, but it's a start, so it must be a good thing.

> That's fairly benign compared to the amounts of energy accumulating
> at a subduction zone (like in Japan)

...or in the Pacific Northwest? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cascade_Range_related_plate_tectonics-en.svg