History has proven repeatedly that the only thing that matters is shaping & controlling the message and swift and effective damage control. /. is full of technophiles who are willing to examine the numbers and make buying decisions accordingly. Joe Lunchbucket seeing "another Tesla on fire on the 6 o'clock news" isn't. "THEM ELECTRIC CARS CATCH FIRE!" is the only message that sticks.

.. staying relevant, supporting his ex-stripper bride and not going totally broke.

Seriously though, I love this guy. Who needs "Bering Sea Gold Dredgers", "Duck Dynasty" or "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" when Johnny Mac is out there, popping up in my news feeds like the lovably insane, Hunter S. Thompson-ish "tech Uncle" for us to slowly laugh at before going back to work?

.. In order to get past the "yuck!" factor, what is most likely going to transpire is that food insects will be processed in a way that leaves consumers unaware that they are consuming insects. A ground, pleasantly colored, slightly nutty flavored paste to smear on crackers, for example.

I don't see grandma shoveling handfuls of giant Madagascar cockroaches in her mouth during Sunday night football - not anytime soon.

.. so I can score 4% commission on the $19,999 fully loaded model the Versa Note banner on my blog links to. ; ]

I purchased Lightning to USB cables on Dealyup.com last week during a sale for a whopping $2 each, and guess what - as of right now, even after the latest update, they work fine for both charging and syncing.

If Apple is on the warpath about anything, it's the actual wall charger. The woman that was electrocuted in China three weeks ago was killed by a shoddily made third party wall charger that exposed her to full outlet current - not 5 volt USB.

Linux is a philosophy. Windows is a product created and sold by a company headquartered and registered in the United States, and as such, is subject to all laws and regulations of the U.S. Government.

Of course Windows contains back doors for law enforcement and intelligence authorities. Why should this be so surprising?

I have theorized for decades that the "zero day exploits" that hackers keep finding in Microsoft Windows are merely security holes created for government agencies. By dumb luck or determination, skilled hackers stumble across those exploits. Microsoft hires talented coders and engineers, and some of the security flaws revealed in Windows exploits are simply too egregious to be explained as "sloppy coding."

..the launches will be controlled by a repurposed Senior Care Autonomous Robotic Employee (SCARE) built by Hitachi Heavy Industries, that simply requires a ROM to be reflashed with its launch program, taking only two minutes and a WiFi connection.

It will look glorious, hooked into the launch control board, with its vacuum nozzle attachment and pill dispenser hanging off the side, as it guides the majestic rocket through the night sky.

You apparently missed the "Bloom County" comic strip from the 1980s in which sleezebag attorney Steve Dallas advises Opus the penguin, who has just been punched in the nose by actor Sean Penn, to sue Nikon - the maker of the camera he used. Because, deep pockets.

Bloom County won a Pulitzer 1987. If newspapers today ran full comic pages with new Bloom County, Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side, I'd subscribe to a newspaper again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfReCoRRIow

This smells like a counsel-advised plea for mercy prior to sentencing with the hopes of Mr. Manning breathing fresh air while he still has a few years of life left.

AppleTV and its tight hooks into anything iOS or OSX related will give you features not present in the ChromeCast stick.

My AppleTV is connected to a flat screen via HDMI, but the audio is being AirPlay'd through my AirPort Express router, with a set of Klipsch speakers connected via the 3.5mm headphone jack on the back of the router. As with all things Apple, It Just Works.

The process for displaying photos or video via AirPlay to an AppleTV, from OSX or iOS devices is tightly and seamlessly hooked into everything.

I love Google for creating ChromeCast, but it's a completely different animal, and lacks the polish that exemplifies Apple anything.

.. and it's called "William Shakespeare."

Protagonist? Antagonist? Complication in the third act? All the "Save the Cat!.." author did was write a Dummies version.

"Duke: Well, our chefs have been experimenting for many years to find a sauce most likely to tempt the crocodile. In the past, we've concentrated on a fish based sauce, but this year, we are reverting to a simple bernaise.

Loothesom: The British team are worried because Olympic regulations allow only the competitor's heads to be sauced. Gavin Morolowe...

Morolowe: Yes, well, I mean, (clears throat) you know, four years ago, everyone knew the Italians were coating the insides of their legs with bolinaise, the Russians have been marinating themselves, One of the Germans, Biolek, was caught actually putting, uh, remolarde down his shorts. And the Finns were using tomato flavoured running shoes. Uh, I think there should either be unrestricted garnishing, or a single, Olympic standard mayonnaise."

In order to create a truly shark repellent suit, designers need to mimic the colors of the shark's most fearsome predator - the mottled reddish-brown paint scheme on the hulls of commercial fishing fleets harvesting the sea for Fillet-O-Fish sandwiches.

It would be smarter for Tesla to license the technology to companies already servicing fuel resupply (gas stations) and let them absorb most of the costs.

Just drop 2 or 3 "battery swap" stations off to the side of your local BP, Shell, Citgo, Marathon, 7-11 et al station and call it done.

Filling stations already exist by the bajillions across the U.S. - They already have huge brand recognition, advertising, distribution network, close proximity to high traffic areas, offer car wash stations, attached convenience stores, loyalty card programs, etc etc. Tesla owners typically have a few gasoline cars at home that they routinely take to their favorite filling station already. We are creatures of habit.

Why spend hundreds of millions of dollars on new construction, or renovation when the established fuel resupply players would love to gently transition to the new energy economy? Partner with 1 or 2 of the existing petrol companies, and let them pick up part of the check for the cost of the battery-swap robots.

Tesla owners tend to be higher income, higher wealth customers anyhow, and who wouldn't like a steady trickle of them through your store.

Everyone wins. Tesla gets a cheaper buildout option. Existing fuel station owners guarantee relevance and the ability to sell you overpriced milk at 1 AM.

We are still animals, we are driven to mate, to prize health and vitality in prospective partners, and outward appearance and youthful appearance continues to be one of the visual indicators of health and vitality.

I'm sure you will all be really surprised - nay, shocked, awed and stunned to discover that beautiful people sell more products and services than their average looking counterparts,
http://psysociety.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/beautiful-people-beautiful-products/ .. that beautiful people earn more money than average looking peers,
http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/08/news/funny/beautiful_money/

Sorry, we're all stuck in meat suits being driven by genetic operating code millenia old. Are you listening to me, Neo? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9p8LXD5UDs