The delay could be ignored if the pad sensed a stylus in the hover-zone (thus ignoring contact with the side of the hand). I'd like to see something like this to replace a Cintiq so I could draw wherever I wanted. However, I want to use it for 3D apps and Photoshop, so iOS definitely isn't going to make the grade. Why ol Stevie didn't make something like this to cater to the creatives at Pixar, I really can't say. Apple's been ignoring the creative pros for some time and FCP X was the final smack in the face. I think they're headed toward the bloated product lines and lack of forward-thinking they suffered after the board fired Jobs in the 80s.

I've found that my brain is boosted (often for up to as long as two weeks) after skiing or a long bike ride. I often find the solution to a problem soon after rigorous physical activity. It's also interesting to learn that physical activity aids cognitive health.

That's exactly what I was thinking about. Why criminalize reuse, but allow shredded, toxic, useless garbage to pass o'er towards third world countries? I'd like to see reuse and fixit shops popping up in rural Africa where I could get a cold cathode tube or inverter replaced on my LCD.

The thought of sending reusable second and third-generation computer equipment to poorer nations is no different than where your old t-shirts end up. Everyone needs t-shirts (I think), but not everyone needs computers. Especially ones that are difficult to impossible to access the internals of --Apple, I'm looking right at you. It's one thing that your parts are more-recyclable than ever, but why are you gluing your products together? I really wouldn't mind a little more depth/height to all these 'ultrathin' products if it meant I could open it up and fix it.

All of the parent's comments are seeming to point toward one fact: refined sugars are simply bad for you. I did read, on Slashdot I believe, how rats had the desire to eat more after they ate high fructose corn syrup --it wasn't the case for corn syrup, only HFCS.

IIRC, the USA is the only country where our soda/pop have HFCS as the sweetener and not cane sugar. HFCS is in almost every processed food from bread to coffee creamer.

If you're in a poorer neighborhood, it's likely you don't have access to a standard grocery. I heard Whole Foods is tying to make a push into poorer neighborhoods in order to introduce healthier foods. They're starting in Detroit and I wish them success. If obese people don't get access to proper nutrition, then they're only going to make health care more expensive for those that do take care of themselves.

This is my primary concern. Have you (whoever is reading this, not parent) ever heard how loud those quadrocopters are? They'd only get louder if they're going to be able to haul heavier payloads, too. Imagining many of them noisily buzzing around at all times would only make me want to move further away from civilization, be damned the slower internet connection that would come with such a move.

Please mod parent up...I'd do so if I had points. The Corporation is a good example of a sociopathic entity that's run by sociopaths that claim no fault; the company can be the only 'person' to blame. What a weird world of hypocrisy an half-truths we live in.

As long as you're throwing up old clips of Futurama, I feel the obligatory SNL 'Old Glory Robot Insurance' is appropriate. http://www.digyourowngrave.com/saturday-night-live-old-glory-robot-insurance/

Won't somebody please think of the drones?!?

It's true that congress holds the purse strings for the military, but when over 60% of non-discretionary spending goes towards military spending, they're not going to suffer like paying down the national debt or stabilizing SS/Medicare. Their biggest problem are the spending cuts via sequester, but congress can always allocate emergency funds for anything they want and already have for some military spending.

Regarding the military demonstrate that they need something in 'national interest' to get funding is ludicrous. Just look at the F-35 Lightning II. That plane's construction has roots in almost every state (read section 7 Political Engineering). That's why you're not going to get rid of that pork so easily --even the Pentagon doesn't want F-35 features that the House is trying to force spending on.

I have a feeling 'Slashdot User ID' is a checkmark against anyone wanting to get hired by a TLA-agency --News for nerds, Stuff that matters, Yo!

Can't live with em.. can't live without em.

I'd love to know who to attribute this quote to --I think it's Frank Herbert, but was never able to verify it after some modest searching: The purpose of science fiction isn't necessarily to predict, but sometime to prevent.

And that should give complete pause to someone considering using those extensions. For someone that doesn't write kernel extensions, they'll never believe the source doesn't have backdoors/known exploits.

I honestly thought Nathan Myhrvold was on the shortlist; perhaps he was courted, but wanted nothing to do with a (seemingly) sinking ship.

Don't forget biker gangs --scenes from Sons of Anarchy clearly show them putting all their cellphones in a basket (in a separate room) before they conduct their meetings. I think that most technically-savvy people are aware cellphones are modern-day tracking/listening/viewing devices. The byline should've read: ...securities services know foreign intelligence agencies...

Back in the days when M$ started making mistakes (Windows ME), the saying went, "If Microsoft made vacuum cleaners, it would be the only thing they made that didn't suck."