My Samsung *does* have the option to "allow all" I believe. I wouldn't put it past the regular user to use that option the first time they're bothered.

Its regarding demographics. The younger culture (Teens -> late 20s) are the dominant presence in online forums such as slashdot or reddit so you'll naturally see a lot more vocal presence in these areas. The same age group happens to be more agnostic or atheist than the older generations. If we had an equal weighting of boomers present you'd see their religious views more frequently.

You're somewhat lucky then. My ex-gf had an '06 Cavalier at the same time I was driving a '99 Golf. In the time I had to replace my plugs/wires her electronic cluster had 3 separate, unrelated issues, the muffler's insides fell apart, two issues with the alternator and issues with the fuel injection. Keep in mind I only had my Golf for about 9 months before it got in an accident and totalled. I drove a '99 Acura Integra for 3 years after that with only wear & tear issues the entire time.

I tend to disagree. Reddit has a strong arm of users who vouch for the "reddiquitte" and defend those who are backing opinion with tangible facts. Its rare that you see a well written post that gets downvoted into hiding so long as it doesn't flame others or use emotionally charged wording. Sure it wont necessarily reach top comment status but it is still visible.

I don't think its so much of an argument as to whether or not Pandaren were made up on the spot or not but more of an argument about whether that's the best Blizzard has to offer the franchise at this point. The last expansion was rehashing an old raid boss. Before that it was tieing off the ends of an old story arc. Now it seems they're forced to provide content that seems silly by the outside spectators and not those completely engrossed in the lore. I quit WoW shortly after the Lich King became an actual raid boss and I look at what content they've added and feel its become rather silly.

Blizzard would be better off at this point to cut ties to WoW and help people transition to a new MMO with fresh start instead of attempting patches to WoW to make it flow better and *seem* original.

Obviously just my opinion. I haven't marketed any multi-million/billion dollar franchises so my view is obviously skewed.

He wasn't saying there was anything wrong. He was describing the theatre and explaining despite its shortcomings of no 3D, no stadium seating it still sells out shows.

Correct! Most people think its ok to smash into people making an illegal maneuver: a friend of a friend recently lost his car because he was illegally parked and someone smashed into it. He got a parking ticket, they got an at-fault accident, point deductions, hefty fine etc. etc. As a driver it is your responsibility to know where you're going and if you're able to safely proceed, it is NOT your right to randomly punch the gas because someone else is breaking the law.

You're right. But if in the event that a professional is lacking knowledge in a certain area it is their ethical duty to consult someone who does. In their case they're plugging their ears and whistling tunes while the experts cite facts that go against the opinion of the corporations backing the bill. Its not even fair in this case where the experts are coming forward in droves to lend knowledge to the matter and they're being silenced in favor of half-baked opinions loosely tied to anecdotal events that may or may not be actually true.

Its not just about youtube, it also includes every website on the internet. So what does that mean? It means if I want to start an online business that happens to have a high profile competitor they might not take a liking to me existing and just use SOPA to bring me down. What if I'm an established seller and someone big decides to branch into new markets and doesn't like me. That could be equally detrimental to my livelihood if I am unable to afford a lawyer to fight this frivolous crap coming out of the USA (hint, I'm not American).

I sort of tire of the ol' Slashdot jumping to conclusions but here's how it works:

1. They visit public tracker websites.
2. They query the tracker for a list of peers given a torrent hash (not difficult)
3. Dump all data into the database that can be searched through their website

That means your data is not on there if you're a torrent user because you're using a tracker they aren't indexing or you have a dynamic ip that they haven't categorized yet. In the same way this is why you can get false positives. All this B.S. about honey pots or fear mongering is dumb considering how straight forward this website is.