Maybe it's because, as devices with tiny hard drives, they probably are used primarily at home where there is a consistent wifi connection. That's how my wife uses hers.

Of course, I'm glad to see the policy nixed (like I'll ever get Google fiber), but I think it's rare we give companies props for reversing decisions we've nuked them for. So, go Google. Way not to be evil.

I'd love for for someone to suggest a good conservative newsource. One where the writers support the conservative cause but won't intentionally skew the news when their side is ion error.

... And yet that isn't the charge.

That was only a matter of time. My only question is if this is really about the murder attempt, or if that was just an excuse to squash an annoying web site.

I think there is broad support for the texting issue. Issuing tickets to people using GPS makes him an asshat, tho. And just because it's the law doesn't excuse it. Cops ignore plenty of dumb laws.

Turning him into an internationally renown medal winner, putting him in the company of people like Sakhorov, might lower the level of of atrocity the government will inflict upon him. Never a great idea to create a martyr.

By "brilliant", I think he meant. "Smarter than me.". Most people believe that people who know things they don't must be geniuses because they think rather highly of themselves.

No. I'm pretty sure the answer is "No. You are not alone in noticing this."

Poppycock. I used to work for Big Blue. It was the most process bound organization on Earth. It's entire business model is to sell, not innovation, not cutting edge, not feature set, but a complete and utter lack of surprises. If there is anything I can't imagine blaming on IBM, it is a lack of governance.

RE: "We have already seen that the FISC (FISA court) is just a rubber stamp operation"

I just want to point out that this is not necessarily as bad as it sounds. Assuming we don't think the courts have gone over to the dark side, just the fact that the request has to be approved by someone outside the agency and will not be kept a *complete* secret is a *very* good thing. I suspect that a great many requests are never made because they would have to be explained. Even if the threshold is low (which is a legislative issue, not a judicial one), I for one am at least a little encouraged by the existence of the rubber-stamp FISC. I can assure you that the NSA would rather it didn't.

Sad thing is, I'm actually *encouraged* that a court review was involved. And *prior* to the intrusion! Lately, that's almost like progress.

I've actually never gotten around to Dying Earth, but I have vivid memories of being immersed in Vance's Lyonesse trilogy (Starting with Suldren's Garden). At a time when it seemed like everyone was aping Tolkien, Vance went back to a sort of magical Camelot mixed up with Atlantis and Midsummer Night's Dream. It's one of the books I recommend to anyone who will listen to me.

Not gone after him with the nuclear option of a 35 year jail term? Like you, I'd never call suicide the "sane option", but the prosecutor did far more than merely follow his mandate to protect society. You take that egregious act of absurdity off the table, and I strongly suspect Aaron would still be with us.

Maybe the standardized test will be graded on a racial curve, but I can assure you that the rest of life won't be so kind. I can imagine the interview...

"Well, your resume is a little thin. If you were Asian, I wouldn't be able to hire you. Lucky for you that you're one-third Caucasian! Get's you in right under the line."