Bitcoin is a financial instrument and subject to the same laws that govern taxation, property and money laundering as other forms of financial instruments. Anyone running an exchange from the US is obligated to follow those laws. The general attitude so far has been "la la these laws don't apply to me" and strangely enough the authorities seem to have an issue with that, particularly when the exchange is laundering criminal proceeds.

I suspect nobody wants the Kinect because it was a useless gimmick that quickly wore out its welcome on the 360 and now its a useless gimmick on the XB1. Once bitten, twice shy. At least it was an optional extra for the 360. It wouldn't surprise me if Microsoft unbundle it from the XB1 so they can sell their console at the same price as the PS4.

So you've never seen a PC struggle to output a high frame rate before? Of course a PC platform has the advantage that you can throw $1000 of new hardware at a game to make it perform better, but perhaps then we're not comparing like with like.

The PS3 launched with pretty stringent restrictions on the amount of CPU and memory games could use and loosened up over time. Sony wasn't sure what they'd need for future features / firmware updates and so chose to play it safe. As the firmware matured and was optimized, they were able to release some of that surplus power to games to make use of.

I don't see Microsoft doing much different. Maybe they reserved the CPU/GPU for similar reasons and now they've figured they don't need to any more, or can wake the Kinect up when the user hits pause or starts talking. I'm sure the change if it happens has a lot to do with the recent criticism the XB1 received about resolution and GPU performance when compared to the PS4. It's doubtful they'll ever reach parity but perhaps they can boost performance enough that in most instances it is close enough.

Odiotic?

I know it's a typo, but odious and idiotic is EXACTLY what these fanbois are. Great word, it should be adopted into the English language immediately.

And don't let those odiotic grammar and spelling Nazis tell you otherwise...

Can said Midwestern earthquake swallow Chicago, and where is the best vantage point where I can sit with my popcorn and watch?

Chromium is open source. If this behavior exists in both Chrome and Chromium, then it's a bug, or most likely an unintended consequence.

If it's only in Chrome, you're right, it'd be a very good idea to question Google's actions.

Point in case, the people surfing the web using telnet to port 80 are going to be very pissed.

I bet all 8 of those people could learn a workaround.
C'mon....are we really worried about a use case for telnet websurfing?

It's not for the young drivers. It's not even meant for you. It's for fleet buyers and leasing companies. Those are the groups who have real purchasing power, so if it benefits them, it'll become the default.

Individuals drivers may buy more vehicles, but they don't collaborate and make mass purchasing decisions, so they don't need to be consulted. In this instance, they'll be passengers, dragged along for the ride.

I think I would still pick 8.1 over Windows 7. Metro does suck but it is tolerable and the OS is otherwise very stable and fast, even more so than Windows 7. Microsoft really fucked up though by treating mouse/keyboard/monitor users like second class citizens in an upgrade to their own operating system.

Well petition to change the law instead of whining that the FBI did their duty by upholding it.

The story gives a reasonable answer to the time it took. The Fed didn't want the guy to touch the device in case he attempted to destroy the evidence, and presumably he was waiting himself for somebody with a laptop and a cable to turn up to download stuff from the device onto a computer for inspection.

They might see someone in the audience holding up a camera. They might catch a glimpse of a screen or light which tells them someone is recording. Another patron might report someone they suspect of filming. They could not detect someone with a concealed camera providing they didn't give themselves away through their behaviour. And what they'll absolutely see is some guy with a camera attached to his glasses and they'll react accordingly.

The cinema chain might be legally obliged to report people who they suspect of filming content. Or they might be morally obliged to report it on the basis that piracy hits their bottom line. Either way they did what they did and there was sufficient probable cause for the FBI to question the guy. He was questioned, somebody turned up to inspect his device and he was released. Big deal.

Except in this instance, the PS4 and XB1 are so similar in function, hardware and the software they run (mostly games) that it is reasonable to draw comparisons. Sales are just part of that of course and sometimes the better product loses out. But in this case I doubt anybody could seriously claim that the XB1 is the better product and people just don't realise it. Neither the PS4 or XB1 can claim to be perfect so far and much could change over the course of a few years, but so far the PS4 is leading for a reason - it's cheaper, it's slightly faster (more games in 1080p), it's nicer looking and the marketing has been better.