I have just one tip: Install Linux. Then you don't have to worry about tips 1 through 4. (Well, I guess you could still consider 2, rsync is your friend).

>That's why it's fuzzy. It's screen scraped from a TV.

Well, certainly doesn't look like any "TV" I have been watching for the last many years!

China- the 1950's called and would like their equipment back now, if you are done with it.

>" If you want to see how your computer measures up to playing 4K content in 60 fps "

Not really. My monitor is 1080P, 2D. 4K 3D is about as incompatible as playing a tuna fish sandwich!

But thanks for the offer :)

> 'We will always be grateful for the second chance extended to us and we are doing our best to make the most of it,' says GM CEO Dan Akerson.'

If you want to make the most of it, pay us back our $10B.

> 'Today is not dramatically different from the hundreds of preceding days during which we have worked to make GM a company our country can be proud of again.'"

Again, we will be proud of you AFTER you pay us back our $10B.

>"Iran would not be coming to the negotiating table without the US oil boom."

This is a perfect example of how oil has created such a horrible political mess over the years. It has been very dangerous for us to be so dependent on the middle east.

While I am glad our increased independence is forcing Iran and such to the table, I really wish it were because we accomplished that independence through renewable energy sources. Still, I guess we should take what we can get for now.

" People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. "

-Ben Franklin

OMG, she is much braver than I am. I would be totally grossed out and freaking out. Humans host a huge amount of bacteria, mites, virii, etc.... but there is something especially gross about visible parasites that just make my stomach turn.

This was a tangent link and I really feel sorry for people who have to live through such encounters, especially a multiple infestation:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893913001695

"
        Be widespread: vulnerability manifests itself across a wide range of products, or impacts a large number of end users.
        Be vendor agnostic: vulnerability is present in implementations from multiple vendors or a vendor with dominant market share.
        Be severe: vulnerability has extreme negative consequences for the general public.
        Be novel: vulnerability is new or unusual in an interesting way.
"

So MS is tired of seeing just the TONS of bugs and major issues with their products and wants to bribe the community to please try and show that a least of few of those same bugs affect other, non-MS platforms? Yeesh.

Let me be one of many to say it is just disgusting.

Please let software patents die. DIE DIE DIE.

The proposal in the article sounds stupid and is certainly not less confusing.

My suggestion- STOP F'ING WITH TIME. Just STAY on Daylight Savings time all year long and stop changing it. Done

No more adjustments. No more confusion. No more going to work in the dark AND getting home in the dark.

That is a fair assessment with Kickstarter stuff, although the Omate isn't really imaginary...

They are far past concept, past design, past prototyping, past beta, have apps already up, and are in pre-production and with an over one MILLION dollar project. Of course, something might happen, and it could be a total crapwad when it comes out. But there are lots of videos and photos and information on their sites to show it is not imaginary and what you can see simply blows the doors off everything out there.

The first major problem with the Samsung is that it is proprietary- working only with Samsung phones. This is a huge no-no for lots of us. In addition to that, it has very low functionality for something so expensive.

The Omate, on the other hand, is far, FAR more interesting. Being not only compatible with all phones, but also even being a real phone, itself if you want. And it is a full Android device with Play access and lots of local CPU/RAM/Storage with bluetooth, GPS, gyro, vibe, and WiFi. And also a better camera, better display, and much better face (a sapphire crystal) and it just has my wallet itching...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omate_TrueSmart

There is no REAL difference between Republicans and Democrats. They both want to take away our rights and give them to the government. They both want to spend too much. They both want to grab more and more power. They both ignore the Constitution. They are both working very hard to to turn our nation into a fascist police state.

The two-party system is broken and has been for a very long time. Nothing can really be fixed until we have a fundamentally different kind of voting system that allows other parties to participate. And since that is not in the interest of the two-parties, it will be a cold day in hell before that changes either.

And yes, I vote at every election. And usually it is for any non-Democrat non-Republican I can find. I might be throwing my vote away, but at least I am trying.

This is just stupid.

Fingerprints are left all over the place and can be used in ways that are opposed to freedom and privacy. You should never allow your prints to be registered, if you can avoid it.

If they want to use a safe biometric, it would have to be a vein pattern or retinal scan. Something that can't be obtained without permission/participation and can't be easily replicated.

>"The (voluntary) programs, like Progressive Insurance's Snapshot use onboard monitoring devices to track information like the speed of the automobile, sudden stops, distance traveled and so on. Safe and infrequent drivers might see their rates drop while customers who log thousands of miles behind the wheel and/or drive recklessly would see their insurance rates rise."

Fast acceleration, itself, is not unsafe nor reckless.
Hard braking, itself, is not unsafe nor reckless.
Hard lateral G-force, itself, is not unsafe nor reckless.
Speed, itself, is not unsafe nor reckless.

All of these things could be in AVOIDANCE of one or more accidents as a reaction to someone else's poor driving. They can also be done perfectly within the law and perfectly safely.

A spy device in your car tells them NOTHING about how safe or reckless a driver is, it just allows insurance companies to make ASSUMPTIONS about your driving which are very likely to be incorrect and/or unfair. And giving discounts for using one is the same as penalizing those who don't.