(B) Limitation on Retention - A covered communication shall not be retained in excess of 5 years, unless:
  (iii) the communication is enciphered or reasonably believed to have secret meaning

and then some. I do hope they bring this to displays in the mid 30" range. But have to wonder if scaling issues are going to be a big concern.

subpixed rendering aka cleartype does not work properly on a rotated monitor.

best game ever. Physical activity, skill, strategy ... and drinking!

Are there any significant advantages of using Studio vs vanilla IntelliJ (which does have Android support) other than the Google branding?

there has been much research in reducing the size of accelerators since ... forever. These guys are probably only reallly useful for e+/- collisions so it is highly stupid to compare it the LHC or even Tevatron - the appropriate comparison is something like SLC at SLAC. Where these will really find most use (if they can make the laser side practical) is in medicine.

How many times more this year (only 22 days left!) are we going to see these types of "articles"? Give it a rest. C, COBOL and Fortran will be around long after all of you are dead.

There are two elements here -

the more general: there is a good chance they can currently monitor your contact with your bank without the need to get a warrant for transactional information from the institution.

the less general: even if they are able to get transactional info, by using Tor you have made it difficult for them to determine your location.

A very good summary. Too many people view crypto as the "Daddy" in their privacy, protecting them from all manner of threats. There are many places where encryption efforts can be compromised, including improper implementation of even well written libraries.

But to argue, as some have, that it is worthless is wrong as well. It is the moat and wall around your castle. Sure there may be a day when the Mongolians overrun you but at least you have slowed them down by your efforts.

Treasury dept wants to make sure that as much information as possible is gathered about when, where and how you make transactions involving your money at your banking institution. Why? Becasue you might be a naughty boy. I'll leave it to others to define "naughty".

Unfortunately, "because we can" is the primary justification for this project and eventual Mars mission. If one wants to prove they can establish a long term outpost off earth, the moon is far more practical. But there is no compelling reason to doing so on either.

Contrary to your popular belief, COBOL and Fortran are not disappearing. But they do pay well. They are left out of these type of surveys because they are not sexy and not buzz worthy. There will be millions (billions) of lines of COBOL still in production long after Ruby is dead and buried.

Society gives that to you in EXCHANGE for your taxes.

Again, more leftist chatter. No, society does not give me anything. I as well as presumably you, others (including corporations) pay for those services, whether provided by another company (electricity) or nominally the government (roads). Stop thinking of government as Mommy and start thinking of it the same way you do the corner deli or your auto mechanic. You give them money, they provide a good or service.

Lets see. Oh companies create jobs that pay workers who then consume goods and pay taxes on those goods as well as their salaries. Companies also pay investors dividends (taxed) and, hopefully, result in capital gains, also currently taxed.

And I say this with no malice but how does anyone know where Cylance's bread is buttered? Attribution is very difficult and to say 'We are certain that' is a bit like calling a quantum mechanical state "certain" - its not but it might be a highly probable outcome.

Given the state of relations between the US and Iran (and Israel and Iran), it would make certain groups very happy for Cylance to announce these "findings." But the outsider has no way of knowing what government contracts Cylance has taken, directly or indirectly that may play into getting a certain result. As always, approach with caution.