I like to wear a black Versace cocktail dress accessorized with fire engine red Prada fuck-me pumps when I code. It makes the occasion special.

Given Microsoft's dismal history with mobile platforms, the prospects for Surface's success seem questionable. It's entirely possible that a year or two from now the only significant installed base of Microsoft's tablet interface will be found on PCs, not tablets.

The big problem with time travel isn't when you'll rematerialize, but where. The planet is orbiting the sun at 18.5 miles/sec. The solar system is also traveling at 43,000 MPH. And the Milky Way galaxy is moving at 600 km/s in the direction of the constellation Hydra. So, if you climb into your time machine and jump to the same location at some point in time in the past or future, the Earth will not be at that location when you arrive. It could be millions of miles away. You and your time machine will be floating in space, or worse, on the shore of a methane ocean on Uranus. In order for a time machine to be of any practical value, beyond simply being able to travel through time, it will also need to be able to calculate the precise location of the Earth at the specific point in time you intend to travel to and have the means to rematerialize exactly at that spot.

Clearly you don't use either iOS or OS X. Because if you did you'd know that while OS X may have adopted some features from iOS, the GUI remains as distinctive as ever.

I'm not a huge fan of iOS, but to Apple's credit, at least they confine their tablet interface to tablets. I fail to see how Metro on a PC without a touchscreen makes anything better.

And wouldn't it make more sense for Microsoft to see if Surface Pro is a hit BEFORE they drag desktop users to Metroworld?

GoDaddy supported SOPA initially, but rescinded their support last December.

http://www.godaddy.com/newscenter/release-view.aspx?news_item_id=378&isc=smtwsup

Mother Nature also made us naked, hence the need for a protective foreskin. But, like the appendix, the foreskin has become obsolete. We're better off with it off.

This confirms my experience as an IT Manager that it's hard to find good people, even in a recession.

The new LG display is a prime example of technology marketing by the numbers. Japanese hi-fi manufacturers popularized this approach in the 70s and 80s. They hyping the numbers in their products' specifications, implying, but not actually demonstrating, superior performance. Historically, this has worked very well for consumer electronics sales. People ate it up then and still do. This is just more of the same from LG. Having a pixel density of 440 PPI is totally meaningless in terms of real world experience, but it sure sounds impressive on paper. They'll sell them by the bushel.

Facebook is caught between a rock and a hard place with regard to user privacy. They already take a lot of flack from users who don't like what they perceive as Facebook's lax privacy protection. Facebook can't simply dilute it further without risking a flood of protest from its users. It can't afford that. That's not to mention the various state and federal privacy regulations already in place that will also constrain them.

Oh, and don't count out Google+ as competition just yet. Google isn't going to declare defeat in the social media space any time soon. They recently completely revamped the Google+ interface and have shown that they're in it for the long haul. They will be waiting for Zuckerberg & Co. to stumble and give users an excuse to jump ship. I suspect they won't have to wait long.

Of course, the investors will be howling for Facebook to bring in the numbers, especially now that GM has announced yesterday that they are cancelling all of their advertising on FB due to its lack of effectiveness. You can bet that move has caught the attention of every other large advertiser. Facebook is in trouble. They have very little maneuverability to enhance their revenue stream and a lot of pressure to do so. Something's got to give and I predict it will not be pretty for either FB's bottom line or their stock price.

You have to feel sorry for Larry. He was hoping the Google settlement would pay his America's Cup expenses. $150k will barely cover In-N-Out burgers for the deck hands.

Is Microsoft, which owns Skype, colluding with the Syrian government to push malware to end users, or has Syria hacked into Skype to accomplish this?

I'd hire a lawyer and have them fire off a terse letter reminding them that my political views are my private business and they can go fuck themselves. Oh, and by the way, my refusal to participate in their bogus political scheme had better not affect my prospects for a raise or advancement or there will be hell to pay. Have a nice day.

What the hell is a phone booth?

Err, that should have been "Given the way NASA's budget keeps getting slashed..."