The actual disturbing trend is for the news agencies to stop placing comment sections on their articles. They don't really care what you think. And frankly, in that case I don't care what they think either, and won't patronize such sites...

It's probably good that we are regularly reminded that the world is full of assholes, and that walled gardens are not the sum total of reality. It may be that many people are assholes simply BECAUSE they are excluded from some of these gardens-- no doubt many of those within the gardens are assholes too, just of a different type. And if you can't figure how to deal with assholes without becoming one yourself, you deserve what you get...

It doesn't much matter, Google's UI skills really suck. The only reason the original Google search was a success is because they essentially didn't even have a UI, it was just a text entry box. When they try to add UI elements, it's all downhill. Microsoft's Ui often sucks too, but at least with Microsoft, I can at least usually tell what they're trying to do. With Google, I can't even tell what they were trying to do at all, it's pure WTF?

I would agree with this, what the heck is the problem with it? Maybe you just need to bone up on your search word skills...

Stretch those femtoseconds into hours, nice...

Stop using insulation that tastes like chicken. Or the shark equivalent of chicken...

Where've you been? Obviously you didn't get the memo. FBI needs to tech-up. And what do you think the NSA is all about? Tech trumps everything, and makes every job easier and more effective. That's the pitch, anyway. You must not work in the tech industry, or at least not anywhere that makes contact with marketing at any point...

Such sites are the only places people get exposed to widely divergent views anymore. "Homogeneous" (read: "insulated") protected communities are not it. Sure, often such divergent communities meltdown into flamefests, but that doesn't mean we should all be cocooned into safe little worlds where everyone mostly agrees with us. If you can't take the heat, stay inside and remain ignorant.

And then we should put him in charge of National Security...

It's clear that it is necessary to show that the NSA violations are widespread and pervasive. And it's clear that what has been exposed so far is NOT enough, as discussion has occurred in the media and various forums but there's no evidence that things do not remain business as usual at the NSA. I only hope there are still some juicy bits in the trove yet to reveal. It looks like it's going to take a drip water torture of secret releases in order to keep attention focused on the problem before it may actually get resolved.

No, it was Jet Packs. And we got them. The problem was, the real thing wasn't as great as our imaginations of them. In fact, they kinda suck. Pretty much like Giant humanoid robots or mobile suits. The physics of these things just doesn't add up.

I've been a member for some time but let it lapse a few years ago because it got to the point that the benefits didn't justify the expense. Or rather, the benefits hadn't justified the expense for some time, I finally got fed up hoping that might change. I finally noticed I wasn't getting my money's worth and pulled the plug on it. Much of ACM seems designed to extract maximum income from its membership. That gravy train is over, as far as I'm concerned.

I generally had this policy, but now that I've got $1500 deductible and $4500 out of pocket maximum, and this year am having to have cataract surgery, I went ahead and paid the $450 prep office visit bill. If the insurance company didn't negotiate it quickly and correctly, it's their loss because it's clear I'm going to exceed the out-of-pocket this year by enough that THEY will end up paying for anything they fail to properly negotiate. And in fact I've got another minor issue I'm going to be sure to take care of this year, because once the max is reached, everything else is free for that year. So for the rest of this year anyway, I've got the Caddilac plan.

I don't want a phone with ANY kind of keyboard, slide-out or virtual or whatever. A ONE button phone would be just fine. In fact, I don't even care if it has a screen, either, as I won't be looking at it. A phone is a mobile voice device, not a laptop or desktop computer, video game machine or TV. If I want something like that I'll get a tablet or laptop, not a phone. Take your instant messaging text and jam it up your ass.

The US may have a high corporate tax rate on paper, but not in actual practice:

http://www.financialsense.com/...