"the temperature of the box will rise without limit"
wow. Total Science Fail

what's a warwalk?

And it's stupid people like you that keep allowing Communism to be experimented with. And never are any of the lessons learned! Communism doesn't work, because there are some really tough jobs, and some really shitty jobs, but they all need to be performed. But in a communist setup, where everyone's take from the system is equal, it means nobody wants to do the tough work or the shitty work, since there's no incentive. So the state has to force people to do those jobs. And that's why communism will never work.

"the biggest threat to the world wasn't communism" Yeah, because 95+ Million People Killed isn't really much of a threat, is it?

Considering all of the KGB documents that have recently been made available which reveal how successful they were at infiltrating US institutions, I'm surprised people still hold the opinion they do of McCarthyism.

It's also likely ironic that you're posting this on the Internet which was invented by government funding of the US Military, which you're probably not a fan of.

First off, stop looking at "profit motive" as a bad thing. If the company doesn't make a profit, the many people employed by the company can't get paid. Profit needs to exist in order for things to continue. Would you go to your job every day if all it did was cover your costs of staying alive and left you with no extra money? Second, insurance is a gamble, both for the buyer and the seller. There's no guarantee the insurance you buy is going to completely cover you for everything. There's also no guarantee that the insurance company will collect enough premiums to cover all claims. Some years profits are big, some years they're small, and some years they suffer losses. Making the insurance a "government solution" isn't going to change any of this. There are still a bunch of employees who expect a nice paycheck at the end of the week. And there is still no guarantee that premiums will cover all claims. However, there is a big difference between a private company and a government department. Private companies need to run the business efficiently, because should they screw up, they're all out of a job. A government department, however, doesn't face this worry. This is why government bureaucracies become bloated and inefficient over time. Look at Canada's health system, where the average wait time from initial referral to actual treatment performed by a specialist is well over 20 weeks. http://blogs.canoe.ca/davidakin/health/our-embarrassing-health-care-wait-times/#.Um6B9aRk1Uk.twitter And because it's a "universal" health care system, there's no accountability in terms of costs versus services delivered.

There have been touchscreens around for 15+ years. Microsoft ships a version of Windows called Embedded Windows, and as far back as Win98 (maybe further, that was my first experience with it) you could create a Kiosk deployment of Windows 98 with an ELO touchscreen.

I think the reason people aren't making a big deal about it is twofold: First, they're not being informed as to why a government agency snooping their emails and contacts is a bad thing. People aren't making the connection between the IRS harassing specific groups and the NSA knowing everyone's sphere of influence. Second, the MSM downplays or ignores the story so it's not registering as something to be seriously concerned about.

I really don't understand what you're going on about. There are plenty of laptops available already that allow you to put in a SIM card. Telephony software? There's plenty of solutions already available. And cameras have been integrated into laptops long before Android was released. What on earth can Android support that a traditional PC (Windows or Linux) can't?

and write simple apps to store the call as well
so you need to write apps in order to do what you want? What stopped you from writing simple apps for Windows or Linux all these years?

not sure why someone marked your post as a troll, I couldn't make any sense of what g0bshiTe was trying to say either without rereading it twice!

That's a pointless comment. What's toxic to one species isn't necessarily toxic to another. That's why farmers are able to use "weed killer" in the fields where they're growing their crops. It kills some plants, but doesn't kill others. Technically, even water is toxic if you consume enough in a short period.

hmm, just had a look, and from the examples it looks like processing is all written code. I don't think my 8 year old is ready to start learning about syntax. Scratch is extremely visual, as in the actual code is invisible to the user. They build their programs with colored blocks that snap together. It's really done well as far as getting kids to start thinking logically. I'd like to see it expanded so they can continue to develop more advanced projects. Switching them to pure code isn't really an option at this point.

the stage size sucks. My kids were able to start some really cool stuff, but the tiny stage meant a lot of their projects turned into dead ends.....