Ok.. I just updated Wikipedia. The Universe is now 13.5 billion years, it was at 13.7. Sorry for my skepticism. I also apologize for doubting that we mere mortals can measure cosmological constants from an unknown point in the universe of unknown size undergoing a mysterious accelerating expansion. :)

Amen brother. Even in Einstein's own thought experiments regarding time, simultaneity doesn't make since (to me) either. When they say the universe is 13.5 billion years old, my question is by which watch are you measuring. Time dilation really, really bugs me. Why can't it just be the 'same time' everywhere at once. But yes, I agree, the article makes no sense and it just a headline grab. And I might say, a bit of an arrogant headline grab as they are seeking to define a universal clock constant where one does clearly not exist outside of your own inertial reference frame. There are other problems that I won't even go into, like the speed of light being a universal constant, the size of the universe, and the fact that we can supposedly see objects from distances where the light wouldn't have had enough time in which to propagate from. It is all just maddening. We need to find a way to get outside of the universe so we can study it. I think that making the measurements from inside the system will never ever work.

I agree. I feel this guys pain. I am not exactly sure how you can protect yourself 100% from all the domain grab scams out there. I host with 1&1 and have my domains set for PRIVATE REGISTRATION and CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED. I feel this cuts down on phishing and bogus transfer requests. The only other thing I think might be better is to split your hosting and your DNS into two companies. For example, host your data at Rackspace, 1&1, or where-ever and host your DNS at Verisign and transfer your domain there. The fact that your ignored the email is bad, you should have at least called. Please post your secure solution when you figure it out :)

Actually, the procedure is a multistage process. XRY loads custom firmware/software onto the iPhone by putting the phone into recovery mode. For the Android, XRY roots the device. Their software is actually a phone hacking tool

Here is the video of how it works:

http://www.msab.com/xry/smartphones

Ha, peer review.... what a joke. Monsanto pays for the research not the farmers. Write a critical paper or review of a GMO practice and no funding for you.

This might have something to do with it: http://www.pressherald.com/business/organic-farmers-lament-dismissal-of-lawsuit_2012-02-29.html

Sony might have done better if they would have launched the Blu Ray with this. TNG ended in 1994 and the Blu Ray launched in 2006 only about a decade too late. I agree it is finally time to get a Blu-Ray player and burner. Does anyone know if you have encode Blu-Ray content onto standard DVDs in Adobe Premiere and play make a short Blu-Ray on a DVD? The Blu-Ray media is obnoxiously expensive, but with a HD camera, it would be nice to pump out 1080 home movies.

Seriously, Google is terrified of Facebook. Google has totally screwed up its UI in order to be more "social" and everyone hates it. The new GMAIL interface is wretched, Plus+, Photo, it's all a mess. It's an attempt to try and turn Google into Facebook. I am really sick of the Google UI changes and which Google would stay Google and Facebook would just go away.

I agree. Macs are a good value for what you get... Oh, and don't forget about being able to actually get support from an English speaking American or the availability of Apple Store geniuses. Microsoft support routes me to India and on my last call they tried to convince all my USB ports had failed and that is definitely was a hardware problem. Apple support rocks.

"I paid for the CPU, memory, motherboard, disk and video I wanted and it was still cheaper. No bloatware.. MACs don't let me select my hardware."

And that is why MACS actually work. No driver hell like in Windows land because you got to select your own hardware off of NewEgg. Note, I am not knocking you, I handcraft my PCs with NewEgg parts as well, but there is always a driver that doesn't work properly, usually the video driver.

Apple gives you a choice of high end, higher end, and the highest end they could squeeze into a tiny package. I have both OSX and Windows 7 on my desk. When I need stuff to work and work fast with nice tools, I go for the MAC. Microsoft needs to develop so apps that aren't crap and include them with the Windows. Yes, I am calling Microsoft Movie Maker crap.

It must be soul crushing to work at Microsoft and get stomped everyday by a company that was nearly dead just a few years ago.