And if the user is gullible enough to run any exe that they come across, then the sheep is sitting to close to the barbecue.

That's no fun. I'm pretty sure the OP is right and this is part of an insidious government plot to legitimise the use of terminator drones. Conspiracy!

iToiletPaper? They have an app for everything now-a-days!

This would be the equivalent of adding comments into some source code and expecting the compiled program to impart the knowledge. Cool idea, but we won't be programming genius babies this way.

Who Grammar Nazis the Grammar Nazis?

ah wait.. those are the same ones you're talking about. Never mind!

I'm more interested in the domains registered by donut.co. Each one is registered under a different LLC with company names that look like they have been auto generated.

How about the 5 nonillion (5 x 10^30) bacteria that are all farting out "global warming gas"? I'm actually coming round to the human contribution to global warming idea, but saying "7 billion is a big number" doesn't persuade me.

I just bought myself an iPod Touch for 150 GBP. My first Apple device. It's reliable, well crafted and easy to use. And, despite the 'proprietary lock-in hell', I'm still able to use Chrome, MS Office and Photoshop - on my laptop.

It's nice to take a stroll around a walled garden from time to time. You should try it.

I don't think they're going after Linux users. They are more likely ensuring that their Chromebooks are able to run the sites that the other 96% of users use.

He said 'walk away', not 'walk forwards', smart arse!

Two lines down: "BlackBerry owners will not be able to reach Gmail on their devices"
I think that's what he was referring to.

I dont think it was awful as submissions go, but I suppose they could have clarified what a database is, what type-safe is, and what a query is.

To be fair, the title of the story was 'Type Safety Coming To DB Queries.' If you don't know what four of those six words mean, then it probably isn't for you.

Thanks you Luis, Nate and Asbjorn. True gents!

I'd love an invite, if there's one going spare! starsky51 [at] gmail [dot] com