All this concern over suffering of someone you are planning to kill. It really strikes me as silly

I think this about people fighting for humane treatment of animals before killing them.

However, for people - it's different - we have laws to not torture them.

Can you point to an example of how your container is more performant than the STL?

It would be stupid to chose your profession based on something which has low probability of happening.

Ok - Columbus invented America. Happy now?

I used to love Outlook Express for usenet (NNTP). I preferred to every other newsreader I have tried. Thunderbird even today is terrible for NNTP. The only problem with OE was that it didn't do quoting correctly. But there was a free 3rd party fix available for that. The Outlook Express Live (or whatever else it's called) which is available with Windows Live Essentials is just not as good as Outlook Express.

BTW, I used XP till March 2011 before moving to Windows 7.

Is this currently legal in the united states - posting porn photos of people on websites without their consent?

If no, why is a new law needed?

While Microsoft has started offering schools incentives to use Office 365, including free licenses for their pupils, the company is under greater pressure from its competitors. As more schools like Chicago's face budget shortfalls, free and discounted products from companies like Google and Apple, especially when attached to financial assistance, start looking better and better

Why does Apple look better?

IE is out of the question because it is too clunky,

What version of IE did you last use? I use IE as my secondary browser. There are reasons why it's not my primary browser, but clunkiness is not one of them. I find it far less clunky & far more stable than Firefox.

How is Windows Phone more of a walled garden than android? Can you give examples?

In response, suggests the Times of India, Microsoft may have dumped licensing fees for two Indian smartphone makers, Karbonn and Lava (Xolo)

What the hell does Lava(Xolo) mean?
Lava and Xolo are different companies. The article doesn't mention Xolo.

it was in the '70s and there was no PC-based POS back then

Were there no calculators back then?

The problem with Microsoft and Nokia, is that nobody really wants a Microsoft Phone

Not in Europe. Not in India.

Windows Phones crossed 10% in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K for the 3months ending Jan 2014.

Nokia 5xx is the phone which is opening up new markets in Europe. Most of Nokia 5xx phones were people upgrading from non smartphones.

Some of India's local cellphone brands (who mostly sell rebranded Chinese phones & tablets) are planning to launch cheap Windows phones & tablets.

My biggest question is why all Google products (Chrome, GTalk etc) install a Windows Service. Most other browsers manage well enough without needing a Windows Service?

You can buy a Lumia 521 for 115$ without any contract
http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Lu...

In India Lumia 520 is sold for around 130$ - fully paid for
http://www.flipkart.com/nokia-...

And you punch in your PIN with the waiter and the others at your table watching you.