Not if you flash the bios, or just put it in developer mode (at least that was true of the older chromeboxes)

SSL to their servers prevents tampering in-route. Now they could have used their own wire protocol to ensure the data wasn't altered on the way, but why reinvent the wheel?

Oh hell no, don't run BIND. Run something that isn't full of suck and security holes.

Excuse me?

Learn about terminal servers: http://blog.philippklaus.de/20...

Serial ports have been gatewayed to telnet for years.

There's no reason why you can't use tramp over serial. I never have to leave emacs, it'll even transparently bounce thru a 'beachhead' system to get to systems "on the other side".

Emacs is a pain to setup/learn for some things, but automation wins in the end.

If it helps, just think of the gluten-free-because-it's-trendy twits as subsidizing the increased variety of available options for those who actually do need to eat a gluten free/reduced diet. I know both types, and it makes the former much easier to tolerate.

I'm surprised they don't just mark them with the date of last bleeding and release them where they caught them.

I have yet to actually see Ramis's death described in print. Just on my screen, here.

I'd have to agree with that. In particular, I always remember him for the line "Print is dead." It certainly wasn't in 1984, and saying so made a person sound like a lunatic. But look at print today!

I hear there's a filter in Google Glass that fixes Slashdot Beta. I'd go for it.

"top ten list" ? I assume you mean the 10 commandments? Which 10, since there are multiple sets of 10 in the bible. Also, I get by just fine without many of them: "I am the lord your god", "no other god before me", etc.
The few that are reasonable are, no to murder, no to false witness and no to stealing.

Well, if you buy the whole bullshit story, then it's the same thing, since god created satan and nothing happens in the universe without god's knowledge and consent.

The real question is, do you want your children educated through a system designed by majority vote? (and/or designed by people elected by majority vote) Do you really want everyone in your community weighing in on your children's education or not?

If you really believe in democracy, I don't see how anyone can fault this. Personally, I do not believe in democracy, and think it's a terrible way to educate a child. But if you really believe in the whole electoral process, I don't think you have room to complain: you have to take the bad with the good, and vote for someone better next time.

Wait, what the heck ... ? Six digit ID's are low now? I'm getting so old....