Actually I might place more trust any of those. They have the sound of a extremely quirky scientist (1/2 NASA still uses miles, remember). Especially with decimal places.

A billion kilometers sounds like it went through a news source and was dumbed down for someone who doesn't understand powers of 10 (eg That's a one followed by 12 zeros!).

The picture, even in "full resolution" is fuzzy. It reminds me of the original Quake logo. Considering that our atmosphere has strange phenomena causing glowing orbs that can be seen from space, I would see this "proof" as suspect.

Its called a terameter. What is the point of the metric system if you don't use the other scales?

We're talking about geeks here. Having an extra button to push is awesome no matter what it does!

Well I'm personally waiting for an EPIC win!

Too bad it only captures known images. Newer pictures won't be added until someone is caught with them. Also since the technology works by breaking the image down into black and white gradient averages, it can probably be pretty easily fooled without greatly modifying the image if people wanted to. Still if it catches anyone making that filth it is worth it.

I don't necessarily make purchase decisions based on the advertising. Sometimes its links to a charity or alerts me to the existence of products. Sometimes it just helps me find the correct search terms for something I can't find. Purchasing isn't the only use, but if I conversing with someone about shopping and a link for a product I want comes up (Gmail is a typical source for Google ads in my case), then yes, I would certainly consider checking it out.

The point is I like ads if they support websites I use and pertain to my interests. I'm not making purchase decisions because it is the first thing I see, but I'd be foolish to ignore extra sources of potentially competitive prices if I am looking for something.

I can't wait for the upcoming "Leave Britney Alone [2011]" and "Cat and Box [2012]".

Some of us non-subscribers can turn them off due to good karma. I'm not sure how long it lasts though. I prefer to leave them up to support the cause. Plus I'm a sucker for Tux items.

I think you and the GP stumbled on the idea. Googles ads, IMHO at least, have always seemed intrusive and sometimes downright useful. They generally don't break web layout either.

That makes Google a winner either way. If people who don't like ads, refuse to use them and most important won't click them want to block ads, Google as the biggest web advertiser can get a higher click-through rate. Conversely, the people that actually interact with helpful ads will block some annoying ones, which will probably leave the remaining ones to be a higher percent of Google ads. Win - win.

I really want this to work out. Unfortunately with the US government, this is an investment opportunity for tube manufacturing and installation.

I use post-it notes. The only downside is sometimes my passwords are mistaken for critical updates.

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      There, I'm in for another $12.5 million from quoting you. This is fun! Perhaps Ted. A Klaudt (oops, 13 million) thinks that lawsuits are like making the government print more money. However I'm sure that Ted. A Klaudt (oh dear) prefers to be called Ted. A Klaudt (14?) and not Ted. A. KLUTZ (that one's a parody, and covered by fair use).

      Anyway, enjoy.