Very entertaining.

Go back to my post and click the link to privacy policy.

Read the sections on "information we collect" then read the section on "information we share".

Those two sections are not mutually exclusive. The information collected is the same as the information they share. You already gave them permission to do so.

I'm not disputing the fact that they also setup API's to allow easier targeting for ads, that's also part of their business model. It's just not their ONLY business.

From Google's Privacy Policy Page

So Google does "share" data with advertisers as part of their money stream. A very specific subset is opt-in, but everything else is opt-out. If services get updated and you're not careful, you can miss an opt-out. See Privacy and Copyright Protection

I'm not sure how anyone can read that and not understand that they're selling your data. They're just calling it sharing. Everything in the EULA you already agreed to in order for you to use a Google service grants them the permission they need.

Hory. Fucking. Shit. I just raffed out roud.

This is exactly what I was going to bring up. I use the form (full_name_no_periods)@gmail for regular things. Any other variation is set to filter to spam.

You're assuming there are no medical conditions that are treated with birth control. Women I've known have had Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) or endometriosis, both of which can be treated with long term birth control.

The total lifetime cost of paying for treatment is not insubstantial.

I would be fine using my own Windows machines (I have an 8.1, a 7, and a Vista at home), so yes. In the last few years, all of the compromises to my credit cards have been due to improper server admin somewhere in the "cloud", the latest being Target.

I'd also be fine using a Chromebook, but they don't do enough for me to even consider one.

If it's on my MP3 player, right click the folder and select 'create playlist'. Everything on my MP3 player can just be copy/paste from the PC. Since it's already in a folder list by /artist/album/ it's easy to find.

If I'm on the PC, right click folder and 'add to VLC media player playlist'.

If you want to save the playlist for multiple playbacks, save the playlist with VLC.

I've never used iTunes. I just use folders and store everything by /Artist/Album. It's easy enough to right click the folder and select "play in VLC".

There's actually a list of GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) at the FDA Website. To my knowledge, GM foods fall under this listing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRAS
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fcn/fcnNavigation.cfm?rpt=grasListing

and here's a short listing for GM items listed under GRAS.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fcn/fcnNavigation.cfm?filter=genetically+modified&sortColumn=&rpt=grasListing

I bet Brian May could help Icecube. They should collaborate.

I've checked a few places and it seems as though you can expect a 70% power efficiency with this type of inductive charger. Some of the higher end models reach as much as 85%.

It strikes me as odd that in a time where we want as much energy efficiency as possible, we'd push towards something much less efficient with the potential to be so widespread.

Sources:
http://www.wirelesspowerconsortium.com/technology/total-energy-consumption.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_charging

As an INTJ personality type, I applaud Google's attempt to automate human interaction. If they integrated this with Google Glass and I could automate pleasantries, I'd buy one.

Why must you re-open that old wound of mine. I'm going to go cry now.

My electric heat is powered from the nuclear plant ~5 miles from my home. Then I go to work at a wood burning power plant.

There are fewer coal plants being authorized for building and many existing coal plants are being converted to biomass or closed.