I think it's neat tech alright, but I'm not sure converting the heat energy to light energy to electricity is going to be more efficient than converting heat energy to electricity. Since TFA doesn't seem to give us any efficiency stats, it's hard to tell.

What congress passed in April was a "FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT" http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-112publ10/content-detail.html which is not a full budget, and yet, your point is not invalid because it does fund spending through the end of the year.

We may as well call it a budget for convenience, hell we can call it a purple giraffe if that's what you like. If we agree that I was wrong, and for all intents and purposes it was a budget, can you tell me when the last one was passed before that? My quick research shows that we were funded from 2007-2011 by continuing resolutions, is that correct?

Yes, all spending bills must start in the house so of course the budget must originate there, after the President sends his budget for consideration. Unfortunately, we haven't had a budget passed in something like 840 days now and have been operating under a continuing resolution until the end of FY2011 which was most recently presented and passed with minor spending cuts. As I understand it, the only reason the government wasn't shut down was the bill to make sure our military still got paid was not passed by the Senate. This is the same military the Senate is holding hostage now, along with the threat of default, Social Security and Medicare.

The reason our credit rating is in danger isn't necessarily the threat of default, but is that we have spent close to 9 trillion in the last 2.5 years and can't find cuts 1/3 that amount over 10 years because the senate and president refuse to even consider any bills that don't raise taxes on those who earn 250k or more a year.

I appreciate that we are a republic and not a democracy, plutocracy or monarchy. Presidents have limited power, and still get credit or blame for what happens during their administration, even if they didn't cause it. Fair or not, it's the way it is.

Your arguments on the Constitution are not without merit, and I don't believe that the President is authorized under the Constitution to make such an increase. It's been nice to have a well reasoned discussion with someone who has opposing views, without things turning ugly.

So, you understand that there is enough tax revenue coming in to pay the interest on the debt, social security, medicaid/medicare, education, VA and active duty payrolls. Right? The only way those won't get paid is the government (executive branch) CHOOSES not pay them. There is no real risk to defaulting.

I'm not sure if you've ever had a discussion with a Tea Party member, most of them are fairly reasonable folks and want a return to a government who's spending and legislative powers are bound by the constitution. Sure, there are some nutters there, just like every other group in America.

I think the article fails to take into account the inane ideas that are made to look good via a power point presentation and become policy. Or maybe it's just companies that I have worked for that this happens.

I disagree. By limiting the access to the service, it makes it a scarce resource and people who wouldn't be interested in it are now dying to get in because they have been told they can't. Besides, if even I can get an invite in, anyone who knows anyone can probably find a way in.

See, even I can learn something new every day.

$luser@yourbox:sudo su -
Please enter the password for luser:
#passwd

Yeah, that's tough. And the first thing I do on a new Debian based box.

*"You're a grammar Nazi" not "Your a grammar nazi"

I believe GP was correct with "it's methodology" being the methodology belonging to the report. I could be wrong, I often am.

Can they file suit if you only share part of the file? If so, how much?

I guess none of the work around/hacks for watching netflix overseas work in Canada or Mexico. Really, if those really don't work, then you'd be stuck with TED, or another torrent searching program like TV Trigger, or sickbeard, or one of many others.

The problem, as I see it, is that they will include this service as an add on rather than an "instead of" service. I dropped DirecTV this past week because for $110 less a month I can get every show I watch on netflix, hulu plus and TED.

Oh good, I'm not the only one who noticed that a grain of salt is smaller than a match head. I thought for a moment they were talking about the little dot in the middle of that thing, not the whole device itself. Whew... I may not use mm to measure very often, but I didn't think my perception of it was that off.

Didn't Tom Clancy use this in one of his novels to blind the Japanese pilots like 15 years ago?