Actually, the obvious answer is that you don't have a choice. No matter how much effort you put into it, you will always be depending on third party hard- or software that simply have to trust. So, you want to solder your own PCB? Sure, go ahead, but your Ralink SoC is still manufactured somewhere in China. Don't trust Cisco's IOS? Sure, write your own, and let me know how you designed and manufactured your own ASICs. And then we're not even discussing the fact that as soon as the packet leaves your router, it will enter one that you don't even own. Yes, there is a lot that you can do and I think the closest real answer to the poster's question is to just get an OpenWRT capable router and compile from scratch, but to not trust anyone is simply not an option.

So you're saying that an MPLS VPN is not a VPN? Well, good luck convincing the rest of the world that the Earth is flat.

You, sir, have no clue what you are talking about.

Just go and read RFC4026.

The fact that you use the term "secure" in this context already shows that you are clueless. What do you mean by secure? Security can include any of the following: Availability, Reliability, Confidentiality, Authenticity...

Not necessarily true. Not all VPNs are the same.

For example, a simple MPLS-based Layer 3 VPN will separate traffic between network A and network B, but it will not be encrypted. The only relatively safe way of doing it is via a strongly encrypted tunnel.

My kingdom for modpoints....

We've tried that before... That island now has its own Fiber Network... :)

There is another side to that story. I've been a business traveler for a lot of years, earning Platinum status with Skyteam year after year. I was always annoyed by parents traveling with kids... Until I became a father myself. Unfortunately, it is not always an option to "just keep them home". Family living abroad, a death in the family, there are many reasons why infants and toddlers need to travel.

Having that said, your frustration should be aimed at the parents who are unprepared. When my (now 2 year old) daughter travels, 90% of our carry-on is toys and food to keep her silent. And usually there are two 10-minute moments that every kid cries: take-off and landing, for obvious reasons. And even the landing noise can be mitigated by feeding the child, especially if it is still an infant. However, I have seen parents doing nothing when their kid screams so loud that the vibration becomes a hazard for the engines. That, my friend, is the person you should vent your frustration at. These parents should be banned from airplanes, and parenthood altogether. The kid is not the nightmare, the parent is.

On her latest trip, last week from AMS to SFO, my wife was actually complimented about our daughter's behavior by passengers around them. The trick? A fully charged Ipad Mini fully loaded with Dora the Explorer movies.

According to this information from the Social Security Office, holders of a P-visa are eligible to receive an SSN. This means that he can actually pay taxes on his US income, should he win any major prizes.

Another reason could be that a previous visa request (such as J or F) was denied, making him ineligible for the VWP.

I'm an overweight fat networking guy who sits all day. My PCP prescribed me Qsymia. In the first month, I lost about 10 pounds.

The stuff made me feel full, I just did not have an appetite and I would forget to eat. Or drink for that matter. After the first week I had no energy, did not sleep very well and my blood pressure was slightly increased. I did have one refill, but never actually took those and my PCP and I decided that this was not the best drug on the market.

Granted, this is "anecdotal evidence", but I went back to weight watchers.

I think you missed the part where he said "since we don't have to deal with baby carriers anymore".

He who knows the meaning of the word "alimony" will listen to his wife.

Isn't this exactly what's the problem here? If I ask my doctor to end my misery, that is between me and my doctor, the government should have nothing to do with that. You are preaching exactly the opposite.

This was exploited a decade ago already. The only difference with today is that it was done by one anti-spammer (MAPS) versus another anti-spammer (ORBS) to fight out a war.

While I don't intend to make flying more than a hobby, I am training for my IFR rating and I've spent quite some time under the hood. Including recovering from unusual attitudes and instument approaches/go-arounds.

I know that does not, by far, make me a profi, but my argument is that basic flying stays the same. IFR or VFR, in a stall condition you point the nose down, not up.

Did you actually read it yourself? The captain, who came back from his rest, did realize that they were in a stall. The co-pilot in the right seat kept the nose up, increasing the stall. He kept the nose up when they were dropping, and dropping fast. He kept the nose up even when they were below 10000ft. That has nothing to do with a high-speed stall at the upper end of the coffin corner, that is simply a pilot forgetting what to do in case of a stall, which is nose down.