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I'm glad that this does not mean over the internet.

Some of those offers to send me money could be real?

I would host it at home. If it's only for a professor to see, you should not be getting a lot of traffic. Just keep it on a machine that is separate from anything important.

Amazon EC2.

Why aren't illusions hilarious?

I had heard of credit unions before, but I didn't know what they were and I didn't have sufficient interest to find out. I only researched it after this Bank of America incident. Now that I know, it's obvious to me that a credit union is better.

I'm not sure about the ones that they are using, but very durable anti-reflective coatings have been available for years. They are used in UV filters for cameras.

A new security vulnerability has been introduced that will be marketed as a useful feature that rarely gets used for its intended purpose.

I thought it was obvious.

I definitely agree with this. I have learned far more by creating my own projects than I have from taking classes, reading books, or reading other people's code.

How many of us have a mirror positioned to watch us use the toilet?

If the total energy/financial cost of causing rain is more than the cost of transporting water via conventional means, then it's not really practical.

It is my understanding that the surface is composed of meteorites that hit long after the core formed. Dating the surface should not give you the age of the moon as a whole unless it's uniform in composition. If you do the same to date the Earth, then creationists will have plenty more fuel to support their story.

"It's not clear what exactly is getting multiplied"

It just has to be miniaturized a bit.