I don't understand why you're replying to my post telling me that the article is about a fusion reactor. That is precisely the point I was making. Perhaps you meant to reply to the parent?

But it's not a fusion reactor. If you want to trivialize what the kid did, at least compare apples to apples.

we've only understood the principle of floatation for just over 2,000 years.

Looks like somebody doesn't understand the difference between amperage and voltage.

This guy may call himself a rapper, but his arrest has nothing to do with "lyrics". He posted a (very) threatening rant on Facebook.

FTA:

Check your ego and stop waffling. If you're wrong, say you're wrong. Not maybe. Not probably. Just wrong.

The CRA is not claiming a tax on "all transactions". They're claiming a tax on capital gains and income. If you make a transaction that results in a chunk of cash coming into your possession, or the equivalent in material goods, the value of that gain is considered taxable income. It has absolutely nothing to do with the medium of exchange. The CRA is not taxing BitCoin per se; they are taxing profits. They don't care whether you're using BitCoin or not. They're merely pointing out that using BitCoin as a medium of exchange does not confer some kind of exemption from taxes due.

On the heels of a terrorist attack in Boston, and after calmly watching these guys for over a year, the RCMP make arrests just as the Canadian government just happens to be debating a new anti-terrorism law in parliament. For certain political interests, it seems rather convenient to have the al-Queda bogeyman appear in Canada at this precise moment.

FWIW, we have seen precedent for the Prime Minister's Office (illegally) influencing the actions of the RCMP.

Excel actually does flag certain types of unwanted inconsistencies. For example, create a column of cells where each equals double the cell to its left. Then change the formula for one cell so that it triples the cell to its left. Excel will put a little flag on that cell which displays the following clicked:

"The formula in this cell differs from the formulas in this area of the spreadsheet".

Jerry Seinfeld summed this up years ago in one of his standup routines.

Many corporate users use Outlook. When viewing (or previewing) HTML-formatted messages, it uses the same rendering as Internet Explorer, and is thus susceptible to the same vulnerabilities.

I can remember a happy time when I could tell people with confidence "you'll never infect your computer by merely viewing an e-mail". Or a JPG. Or a PDF. Or ...

Is that Kevin Bacon they're talking about?

Those who think this article is interesting, and those who think it's too obvious to warrant discussion.

For many years there has already been the nibble, which is 1/2 of a byte.