See, progress as promised!

Slashdot programmers would be my vote. That way if they screw it up, nothing of any value would be lost.

Maybe the Slashdot programmers could borrow some of this special protein and get some cortical folding going on.

Either that or just read a book on CSS.

Winsock, TCP / IP and telenet.

If it actually has a USB port, which seems doubtful given the presumptive specs - all you need is a flash drive of the smallest possible sort (160 MB!!).

Check your cereal boxes.

This IS really annoying by Apple, even if you believe nobody (or nothing) actually looks at the data. Spotlight is always wanting to send this or that out and I've spent a lot of time moderating it's bad behavior using Little Snitch.

Apple *really* should mellow out and at least shut down the conduit. Even if you opt out of web searching with Spotlight, it STILL sends stuff back to Apple.

His socks.

And just why is the QOTD 'Maybe Computer Science should be in the College of Theology"?

Maybe the computer knows something, eh?

Although the multi billion dollar price tags often dragged out and pilloried are rather inflated (see 'Hollywood accounting') it is expensive to develop - and test - a new drug. The NIH certainly has the ability to organize the testing, various biochem labs or even start ups can do the development. I'm pretty sure that there are European groups that can help out at various stages.

India, Israel and a bunch on non US companies have shown they can manufacture the pharmaceuticals.

You don't need big Pharma at all. You need the FDA to be able to license foreign drugs, you need the NIH and perhaps some other federal agencies to coordinate activities with other countries. You can cross license patents.

You know, cooperate. It's a big planet.

But most of all the US Federal Government needs some balls. They have to be able to rise above the current kleptocracy and do something right for a change.

Bah, may as well ask for a Pony.

Thought they were going to revolutionize beerkeeping.

Now this I could go for. A big green truck with one giant-assed machine zapping, sparking and beeping in the driveway. Out comes -- a machine gun mount.

That would be cool.

Not just 'on a truck' you unenlightened fool.

It's 3D PRINTED on a truck.

Now, that's progress. You thought we were getting flying cars. Nope, we get printed plastic forks.

If you are an American, I can understand this sentiment completely. Given the lack of affordable health care, especially psychiatric care (do you have "Poor Impulse Control" tattooed on your forehead?), the penal system is perhaps the best option for getting the help that you clearly need.

USA! USA!

Recently, I saw a picture of a diamond-encrusted Apple watch band / case. I'm sure there will be a market for third parties, catering to people with more money than either common sense or fashion sense to 'improve' their smart watch in one way or the other.

Now that nobody has a 'classical' style computer, case modders have to go somewhere.

You must not work with computers for a living - I would have the software record the time (date and elapsed for good measure) automatically.

But I'm lazy.

It does sound like a warrant canary, doesn't it?. A bit over complex and tortured, so to speak.