The lesson there would seem to be: you cannot account for all externalities. And thus, long term planning is generally useless.

In most countries you owe tax on your barter as you would on a cash transaction. That is, in these kinds of situations, you are equally free not to pay tax either way.

I hear that pair spooning was modeled after Lewis and Clark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYBjVTMUQY0

I'm sorry, but if you're developing in anything other than machine language, you're really leaving performance on the table. No namby pamby assembly, no wishy washy COBOL, no effete C, and definitely none of those worse options. Write it in machine language or know that you're an incompetent hack.

Just the permissions they seem to require on Android - unlimited access to Internet and device information opens the door to a lot of data siphoning.

My point was more that developers should take the time to be aware of this; and many do not even consider the ramifications of including those kind of third party components (ad networks, usage monitoring, etc) gathering data across multiple applications.

Damnit. Why would you go and ruin my inflated sense of indignation by being all civil and shit?

Look at me! I can promote my idea on slashdot for free! All I need to do is submit an interview that contains the words "python" and "django"!

In the real world, marketing unfortunately counts for much among decision makers.

Maybe not. This may be nothing more than an advancement of an Apprenticeship. This is how I learned commercial refrigeration. When I worked in a classified space, we rarely shut down to allow outside trades in, so much of the HVAC was done in house. As such I learned much of the trade including hard silver soldering, hydraulic unloaders, adjustment and proper use of thermostatic expansion valves, etc as OJT with the textbook Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning which is pretty much the bible on the subject. http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Refrigeration-Conditioning-Andrew-Althouse/dp/1590702808

It took me the longest to grasp the theory of how continious cycle absorption cycle worked, but I finally understood it too.

With my training, I am now trained to charge, maintain, service, and repair systems for chilled water up to 500 Ton.

The susceptibility to the addiction is different from person to person, and that is a genetic trait.