He's seems pretty smart. Perhaps he has identified the RIAA as the biggest threat to humanity?

Good news! You can easily switch this feature off: In Firefox press Ctrl+Shift+Del, select "Cookies" and click "Clear Private Data Now"

Upon hovering my mouse over that URL, I was left thinking: "Wow, only 4 dead after a car crash festival? The Dutch don't know how to properly honor a queen."

Why not? If I am a citizen of Wilson and I want my taxes subsidizing high-speed internet infrastructure, my vote for city council members and their policies should have more weight than the dollars of some foreign corporation that is lobbying the state government.

I've never understood this myself; yet I understand a lot about electronics. How a VA is not a Watt I am unsure; for now I just take it as face value that they are different units. If the GP or someone else would kindly explain better than Wikipedia does, I would appreciate it.

It's probably just some semantic detail I am overlooking. For example, for the longest time I did not understand why wall outlets are polarized. I mean, since alternating current flows in both directions, how can AC be polarized unless it has a DC offset? After a long time, I came to understand on my own it's not about positive/negative charges, but just an indicator of which conductor is hot and which leads to ground to complete the circuit.

You have to admit, there is something satisfying in reading a Slashdot summary, going "What the fuck was that?", then to read the comments and find you are not alone in your reaction.

It can be argued that personal medical information is potentially more important than you life savings. Just a few weeks ago some company in the UK was selling confidential data on worker's to building firms that illegally vetted new hires.

There are probably many unscrupulous companies out there that would vet new hires based on health factors such as mental health history, insurance risks (for companies with private insurance), or simply the fact that the STD you have may indicate you are more likely to sexually harass coworkers.

Someone having your online banking account information can only steal the money you have at that time. Someone having your medial information can steal your ability to make money.

Articles about this exploit are referring to this "Blue Pill" ordeal (a Matrix reference I'm guessing)

No, it's a Viagra reference; because it gives malware authors a 4hr hard-on.