If China was behind the BIOS plot, aren't most all of the motherboards and their BIOS chips made in China anyway?

If a computer is "bricked" because the BIOS is faulty, have people forgotten that in the old days we could physically remove the BIOS and replace it with another. Looking at a new PC motherboard, BIOS chips are no longer replaceable. Maybe it is time American companies made the BIOS chips in America and made it so we can once again replace as needed.

"The organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has proposed destroying at least 1000 tones of the confiscated Syrian chemical weapon stockpile out at sea, which some fear will destroy delicate eco systems vital to sea and human life alike. The OPCW claims the plan is 'technically feasible' ..."

Oookay, am sure it is "feasible" but if you have made a mistake, 'sorry you just killed everyone in the region.' Drop the mess in a volcano along with the Syrian brainiacs who thought chemical weapons were a good idea.

I can't believe I just read this post..

Don't dogs have to be on leads when outside in an apartment complex? I'd think putting up cams for areas hardest hit by 'Fido' the elephant pooper would be easier and cheaper.

Metallica started to sound like itself after the "Master of Puppets" album.. Iron Maiden has always had a unique sound.

Amusingly enough, I played my "Powerslave" tape (saw the concert in person in 1985) when workers were at my home in 2000, many thought it was great music and wanted to know who this new band was.

I suspect something like this is happening a lot, new ears rediscovering groups of the past who are still around and making excellent music.

I find that the comment of the OP, "OCZ's notoriously unreliable drives", not even true for me. I have a number of new and older OCZ SSD's in my computers and none of them have failed or had any error whatsoever.

I am trying to recall any OEM (besides my company) putting an SSD on their desktop computers, seen 'em on netbooks and some notebooks of course. I would think an OEM would because if that computer only has a one year warranty, the SSD will last that long and since they want you to buy a new computer, often, it'd work for that cause.

By the way, seen the OCZ sticker that comes with their SSD drive? "My SSD is faster than your HDD" at least it makes me chuckle.

Well actually, Dodge, Kansas, where that phrase originated, has an elevation of 2,493 ft (760 m) so I'd stay in Dodge.

While 15 meters really is not that much for elevation, especially when talking about tsunamis, it also depends on what event triggered the tsunami and that location. I happen to reside in an area that has an elevation of 4,802 ft (1,463.6 m) so unless an asteroid hits the Pacific, am safe from all the high water issues.

Colorado itself is a nice state to live in because of the altitude, same as where I live in Oregon. Two thousand feet or higher is probably the safe option but too many people insist on living at sea level, sometimes even below. Maybe I ought to get in to the business of selling floating homes...

What I find rather interesting is that people continue to buy coastal low level land, especially considering that interactive maps (like http://flood.firetree.net/ ) clearly show what a sea level rise will do to that land. The site I use has been around since 2004. Are these people expecting that the government pay them when their land goes underwater?

But it gets even more interesting (when you use the link I provided) to raise the sea level as many meters as is now predicted. Places such as the Salton Sea might actually become connected to the Pacific Ocean because of the low level land to the south. Rivers that dump in to the ocean, as sea levels rise, the land on either side of the river upstream will flood.

As to the topic of this article, there is a solution besides relocation, such as using buildings that float. Otherwise, relocate to a location at a high enough altitude that future sea level rises will not affect them. And to start the process now instead of waiting until the last moment.

Not if the shock was the same or less as that produced by a static charge. It is enough to get your attention but not kill you, well at least I have never heard of someone's pace maker quitting due to a static charge.

Why can't this type of technology be adapted in to a car's steering wheel? After all, falling asleep while driving is still a problem.

I thought that the Borg were Swedish?

I recall stories from relatives of the various World's Fair they attended in the various cities of the US, very much like what Asimov wrote about. The organizers no longer call it the "World's Fair" though as the "Expo's" tend to focus in towards some type of theme. In 2015, Milan, Italy, will be the host with the theme of Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_2015

And that is why camping to remote areas is still so much fun. You need to know where to go and what you might expect when you get there (from animals to weather) and be prepared for whatever. But you are off the grid, unless you have a satellite phone. ..

The government is assuming everyone will be a part of the "single log in," especially criminals.

And yet most all of Humanity is still on one planet...