Sanest comment on this post yet! Wonder why it is not marked +5 insightful yet..

Wrong on the India farmers bit. Here is an extract from a Wikipedia article -

There have been claims of genetically-modified (GM) seeds (such as Bt cotton) being responsible for the farmer suicides.[25][26][27][28] A short documentary by Frontline (U.S. TV series) suggested that farmers using GM seeds promoted by Cargill and Monsanto have led to rising debts and forced some into the equivalent of indentured servitude to the moneylenders.[29]
A report released by the International Food Policy Research Institute in October 2008 provided evidence that the introduction of Bt cotton was not a major factor in farmer suicides in India.[30] It argues that the suicides predate the introduction of the cotton in 2002 and has been fairly consistent since 1997.[30][31] Other studies also suggest the increase in farmer suicides is due to a combination of various socio-economic factors.[32] These include debt, the difficulty of farming semi-arid regions, poor agricultural income, absence of alternative income opportunities, the downturn in the urban economy forcing non-farmers into farming, and the absence of suitable counseling services.[32][33]

Posting to remove unintentional mod.

No they aren't safe. In the case of sunlight, eyes see it pretty strongly and the pupils contract to cut down the amount of light that strikes the retina thus protecting it. In case of UV, there is a chance he may not see a part of the spectrum so his pupils remain dilated letting in dangerous amounts of UV light. Same reason it is advised to never look at an eclipse with unprotected eyes.

Syncs in background for me, I dont have this issue. If it happens only when you are writing an email, then you probably configured your drafts to be saved to a (slow) IMAP folder?

Still waiting for the second word...

Why isn't this in Ask Slashdot section??

Space programs do not drive the fundamental tech needed for smartphones - they may contribute to advancing ruggedness and reliability of electronics, but never miniaturization or cost reduction. NASA would prefer to use a tried and tested FPGA that is 20 years old, in a 1um radiation hardened process, rather than the latest 40nm Nvdia/Qualcomm processors, leave alone driving their development.