A lot of those seem to imply absolute numbers rather than per capita, which is excusable seeing as the USA is quite large. Point taken though.

That's not funny!

Ah! Size does matter! I knew it!

Nowadays, folks try to do as much as possible in RAM -- by that I mean no patching files or writing to the FS at all. So, keeping track of modifications to any sort of executable file (even indirectly executable, hell, even if it's not executable) will certainly be a handy tool but not as much as you'd think. Also, debsums already does this and I'm sure other package managers support similar functionality. Now, if there's no such utility for your system (even commercial 3rd-party) then you may have chosen/setup the wrong system.

Also, AppArmor-like systems are quite handy too as they allow very fine-grained control for what operations a certain process/executable can perform, thereby allowing you to avoid modifications to the FS via an exploited vulnerability in the first place (and also limit what the exploit's payload will be able to execute once in RAM, no execution privs means no way to execute a shell which makes things much harder).

But even so, privs can be escalated and jails can be broken and vulns can be chained, better get some security education and minimize the chances of writing vulnerable code in the first place, and then carefully fix the inevitable vulnerabilities which you'll surely introduce as soon as you learn about them.

The dude replied to a valid and well-thought-out question with (irrelevant) lyrics from a Greek song. I wouldn't trust him to fill a glass of water, he obviously just wants some attention.

You took a simple mind teaser and turned it into...I don't know what, but it really confused me. It's actually much simpler than that. Forward force will be generated due to the jet thrust, the plane will thus move forward as usual, just like on a stable runway. Generation of a plane's motion has nothing to do with its wheels, ergo the wheel-treadmill system is irrelevant. A better question would be: Could the wheels withstand lift-off speeds double of the ones they were rated? -- My guess is yes...

Well, I was...or had been, at some singular instance when I was that age. It doesn't take a lot to get a 14 y.o. puking drunk, a few cans of beer are enough to have that effect. And that's in a long list of mischievous adventures I embarked as a kid and I turned out fine. I'm neither a drunk nor junkie nor turning tricks to survive. So, what's your point? "kid behavior" is precisely what that was, immature and unconsidered.

I'm pretty sure others have had similar experiences which turned out to be to their benefit since they enabled them to learn that acting stupid has a nasty price a lot of the time. I've no comments about the second part of your argument though.

Ah, you're one of those people who label everyone who doesn't share their beliefs/judgment as somehow lacking in intelligence. Ironically enough, this makes it impossible to have an intelligent/reasoned discussion.

Oh you devil, your wit has scarred me for ever. I shall henceforth sit in the dark and re-evaluate my life's decisions while sitting in the fetal position trapped by a flood of my own bitter tears.

Just out of curiosity, please e-mail me personally, and tell me what prompted you to write that reply and what your expected outcome was -- my e-mail address is publicly visible. I'm not kidding, just asking human to human, nothing to do with the discussion about this news item.

What sabotage? You play a prank on them and then show them that it was a silly coordinated Internet sort of prank, NOT REALLY TRUE. It's not like you send them the SMS and then go and take a snort in front of them.

I find it funny to startle my parents when they're not looking my way, I do that to them and they do that to me. Does that sabotage our relationship? The brief moment one feels they're in imminent danger intensifies the comedic effect which soon follows.

When did our society become one of precious little snowflakes that get overwhelmed by the stupidest pranks?
Either that or I'm just too thick skinned to discern the difference, not sure about me being a moron though.

Oh man...forget about the college fund, you better invest in a therapy fund for the kids.

I've made it a point not to believe stories told by stand-up comedians, do you know that some of that stuff is made up? Seriously.

That's cruel and sadistic, not moronic. Also, not even close to the same thing. Now, answer me please.

No, at best they get you back in a funny way; at worst you freak them out for a bit and after a short laugh you set them straight.

If your parent are nutjobs and take some insane extreme measure in response then you've got serious problems and it's better you know that your parents are morons sooner rather than later.

Sure sure, just one question, why are they morons?