Uh... yeah. With whom are you arguing exactly?

Yes. The government is the perfect candidate for extremely high risk, high reward investments. No other organization has enough capital to diversify that kind of risk away and reap the rewards.

Cars that use NO gasoline should definitely be taxed for using the road. Cars that use gasoline and are high mileage normally achieve that by reducing mass, so not the same wear.

Considering your sig equates anti-gun with pro-rape, your opposition to my logic is unsurprising.

Labeling your opponent, then arguing based on that label is neither a fair, nor reasonable approach. If you don't agree with how someone labels them self, then argue against that label. Don't just unilaterally change it, then harp on that change.

And if you want to ban everything that protects rapists, start with condoms. I look forward to your "pro-condom is pro-rape" campaign.

The problem I personally have with it is, traditionally, if you "invent" something, you get to name it. Other people can complain, and say that your name is inaccurate, but FSF is trying to replace the name being used. They've done this in the past, as noted by others. I'd much rather say "'Secure Boot' is a load of horse shit" than start calling it "HorseShit Boot."

The RaspberryPi doesn't run anything by default, as it comes with no storage.

Manage your paranoia.

Elcomsoft is a legitimate business, at least I always had that impression. (They are well known, in fact I've known of them for years, I think. Never knew they were Russian).

Then I'll go with option c, "slow learner." "Rootkit" has a specific meaning, and it's not "thing I don't like."

Macs cost substantially more than PCs, so I would be shocked if this weren't the case. Buying a Mac, however, will increase your income as effectively as XL condoms with increase your penis size.

Really, an order of magnitude more? Entry-level Mac Pro, quad core 3.2 Ghz Zeon, 6 GB of RAM, 1 TB HD, and ATI Radeon HD 5770 costs $2,500. I'd love to buy that at the $250 price-point. Please share.

Over priced? Yes, but numbers have meaning.

Linux, as an almost exclusively business OS, is a "serious" UNIX. It's nearly absent desktop penetration is a testament to that.

I think the reasoning behind this is that THQ has been reduced to a level that they could be considered either a charity or an indie-level company, with their current financial situation. They are really in a tough spot, and desperately need cash.

If you had read the article, you would have seen the photo, which is several strings of Mardi Gras beads on the Martian surface.