So you think the same about Snowden and Wikileaks?
There is a reason why it is protected.

If the news organisations posted the dump on their websites that probably wouldn't be morally justified, but if there were documents showing Sony trying to screw over consumers then that is definitely in the public interest.

The rootkits worked on Macs as well. Linux was unaffected.

There was also the Sony rootkit if you have forgotten: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
Destroying people's computers is not quite a nice thing to do.

Of course it was ok for the guys to hack Sony.
Sony fired the first shots years ago.

If we are using second amendment as an analogy, then Sony has been breaking in to houses all around the world.
The hackers who screwed them up royally are just friendly neighbours helping defend the neighbourhood.

When you are in Gitmo, you hope that you'll be dead soon.

If it was 7.5 days of sleep then you are free then sure it might be a better option then.

How do you figure that? A beheading is pretty short.

Given a choice between the two, I'd probably go beheading over 7.5 days sleep deprivation.
I'm sure the poor guy at the end of it would agree with me.

Err so that just describes SUID. Nothing magical or unintended, it still can't operate on a system without root.

And it being on a single computer for years just means it has been found on one single computer, with an admin who didn't look.

7.5 days with no sleep? After half that you'd be saying its pretty brutal.

Eww Quebec. I'd take fast food over french personally.

Really? Where is that exactly?

I haven't heard of a place without McDonalds and toy shops. Sounds like a nice place to live.

It's obvious isn't it?

The FBI want free iPads too so they are getting the emails so they can figure out how the superintendent convinced everyone it was a good idea, and also to figure what bulk discount they got so they can negotiate with Apple better.

37 year payoff is 'barely' not worth it? When the panel efficiency starts drooping somewhat at the 20 - 25 year mark?
A 250 Watt panel doesn't stay at 250 Watts - it drops over time.

It would also be an extremely poor investment.
40 year investment = $16.02 return.
A crappy 1% interest savings account for the same $200 over 40 years = $98 profit.

For something to be a smart investment, it has to pay better than a crappy virtually risk free savings account.
Hell in 10 or 15 years politicians might wake up and decide Nuclear was actually the right solution and then you'd lose money!

We are going to need 2,200% or 22,000% changes for solar, not 22%.

Which is why Youtube has tons of over unity 'free energy' videos. They say the same thing.

Its that damn reality that keeps getting in the way!

Solar panels = Small percentage of power production
Small percentage * 1.22 = Small percentage, just a shade higher.

Its not a game changer. Its just a nice development.