I agree with that, but many of his quotes are insulting, not disagreements. First of all, he paints all religions with the same brush. Some religions actively encourage scientific inquiry, some religions tell you to question your faith, and some discourage inquiry and questions. Taking them all the same is insulting, and saying that religion is actively damaging to the world is insulting as well.

Dawkins is a smart man, but I think he actively damages relations between atheists and theists. I have a sister who would be atheist but she doesn't want to be associated with people like that. I know many other people who are atheist, but don't take on the label because of how antagonistic atheists like Dawkins are.

prove whether the operating system will halt

One of the few applications where proving that it will halt always leads to a bug being filed.

From the article I read elsewhere, the Motorola purchase is what caused the drop in profit. If it weren't for that purchase they would have been more profitable, although still not as profitable as wall street had forecasted. So, while the purchase itself might cause some concern, the numbers alone shouldn't.

Now, as to whether the purchase of Motorola is a sign that Google's on the decline is an interesting question.

Of course it is, but that doesn't mean it's not a problem. If it's a 60/40 split, that's defensible. If it's a 95/5 split, then we've got a problem.

That doesn't say anything about how it's stored in the database.

Or just smile big when you're on camera. Seems like facial expression is a pretty glaring deficiency for facial recognition software.

Clearly it's not there yet, but we're already doing something that could be considered telekinesis.

Actually, the poll finds the exact opposite.

Just like that. The summary was saying that its success came from a critical mass of universities teaching it, which is just wrong.

Python. That's a language that's being driven by developer adoption, not businesses or schools. Using it as an example of traditional success is ridiculous.

I think a useful distinction is what makes good software. If it runs the world, I think there's a strong argument to be made that the software is good.

Today's not treating you too well, is it?

My wife and I use our iPad box as a random box for gift giving. It's the perfect size for a lot of our gifts and disguises the size of what's inside. It also gives the recipient a brief "HOLY SHIT!" moment before they realize it's not an iPad, it's something else inside an iPad box.

Keeping it because it's beautiful is just dumb, though.

As trustworthy as ACs usually are, I doubt that a "token woman" would make it to VP level.

Is there any way you could email me 50 cds with this story on it? My Grandma would really appreciate it.