No worries. Python has just as many ways to fuck up your day.

I understand your criticism of prototype languages, but Python is not one of them. Python is a strongly typed language.

Well yes and no. In the case of someone like the RIAA claiming they traced it back to a user -yes there is some room to say it's not foolproof. Far from it. But with someone like the FBI? That's not going to work. They will catch you in the act using a "man in the middle" sniffer like Carnivore to ensure the evidence chain of custody can be proved correct in a court room. Considering almost every piece of networking equipment made has LEO intercept capabilities built in, it's not hard.

You mean that low rolling resistance due to their tires? I had a time looking for weight comparisons though, where do you get your data on weight from?

Because hybrids don't use the road any less.

Yes but I would argue that now Apple is almost obligated to NOT pull the app because their fight with Google trumps all. Because when they do pull it you know Google will use that as an edge when marketing. We will see though. I hope this is the case.

Yeah and I can easily point to other establishments, like say the Washington Post who got 4 Pulitzers last year and have legendary investigative journalists such as Bob Woodward or sports columnists like Michael Wilbon. That's a competitive paper that has equal journalism in every metric one can measure, particularly politics where the op eds are written by heads of state and others of equal caliber frequently. Yet they are currently free to view. Go figure.

Then go ahead and sign up. I'm going to pass like I think most people will because I don't have $425 a year to just piss away.

Seriously, what news will I find there that can't be found elsewhere? Commentary? Isn't that like, the Internet?

Well let's use HBO then. It's $45-50/month to create entire TV shows that cost millions to make. Compare that to the $35/month for NYT all acess and you start to see a disparity in value. Big time.

Even at $15 a month, wouldn't that be too much considering the price of delivery is so low? My real point was the cost is not within reason. I predict it will fail and they will lower it.

It would be different if their journalism was truly exceptional. But it's not so why pay for it?

No the NYT is being shat upon because they are charging more for their wares than people that serve up video and audio. It's $36/year to subscribe to Pandora. NYT wants $35 for a month's worth of access. And you think WE are the insane ones? Get a grip.

I agree. The world should revolve around you and headlines should take your life into account going forward. I'll make a note of this sire and have the staff writing the Internet to make an adjustment.

Not much though. Creation of amino acids in the "primordial soup" does not explain where life came from, which is what both of those theories are in search of. Also, the original experiment has been improved greatly so they have the data now to confirm the formation of amino acids along with other building blocks. Fact is there's still a huge gap of knowledge between molecule and cell formation.

One interesting theory, possibly related depending on your view, is RNA-first formation. Another is silicate-based. There is a lot of info out there on these and other theories but if you want a good read on the subject of the formation of life I highly recommend the book Life as We Do Not Know It: The NASA Search for (and Synthesis of) Alien Life, by Peter Ward. *Warning* this book contains unscientific generalizations from a geologist *Warning*

That's the WWIC trend, or "Why Wasn't I Consulted?", where everyone thinks they should have a say in everything. For instance, slashdot. But at least we're smart enough to know we're just bitching and we don't expect the world to change for us.