If I'm not mistaken Apple will have to pay California income tax on the money they get from Samsung. With a corporate tax of nearly 9% that'd be close to $90M added to the coffers. If one was into conspiracy theories this would be an interesting avenue to pursue.

Perhaps you come from a rural area where everyone has the short-sighted, "all about me", "because f**k you is why" mentality but you may wish to consider one of the main reasons the main is so much larger than the service feeds. You're not the only one that being serviced by it. For each person that opened say 20 spigots that'd be 19 fewer people that could be serviced. If the main had sufficient capacity in the first place you wouldn't need 20 spigots, you'd just need a single larger one.

Just because you can connect to multiple spigots doesn't meant that they don't eventually lead to the same water main. As for saving the customer money Android already provides for the ability to switch over to configured WiFi hotspots when detected.

I'm shocked this attempt at making hay made it to the front page. I know that it's typical for crap to float to the top only to bury nerdworthy content but this one reaches a whole new level.

Take down notices are an ordinary part of modern life for a hosting service. Timothy are you asleep at the wheel or do you need to rejigger your rubber stamp bot?

I guess even then Apple was directionally impaired. That's the bloody Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. And, I must say, when I saw that Microsoft was adding that store right next to Apple's I found myself laughing to tears. It made my night. Even now I get a snicker out of it when ever I walk by.

As well as the little (TM).

He surely was instantly tackled (prevented from leaving), there was no way that ship was getting out of there alive. Mistakes happen, but the Goons compounded it when they brought in reinforcements. I don't know how the Goons managed it bungle things so badly but it was a massive route.

You speak like it would be so neat and simple to wipe them from the map. Have you forgotten about China, or the very strong chance they'd shell Seoul--home of some 24 million people--into rubble? As a red blooded American I suppose that doesn't fit your "bring it on", "put a boot in their *ss", "and to hell with the consequences" philosophy. Who cares about a few "slant eyes" right?

Losing China makes me all the more nervous of the nature of the DPRK's behavior in the future. While in some ways frustrating, the fact that China was playing big brother with North Korea served the purpose of making them more comfortable. All on their own they're far more likely to switch from a temper tantruming baby, to an animal backed into a corner. Any military action on North Korea's part will result in grave consequences for South Korea.

Actually the idea of a "secret police" dates back well before then. The Frumentarii were employed by Hadrian during the second century A.D..

Because the neo-cons are still pissed about that whole missile deal from back in the beginning of the 1960's. On the other hand, they're rather fond of lady-boys.

But you're cool with China right?

I'm not especially thrilled with D.O.D. spending either but that's a non sequitur. Teachers are usually able to spot the messed up kids. So too, students. It dosent take a "narc a nut" program to say "that boy just ain't right in the head" neither does it take D.O.D. sized funds to pay for mental health. Evidence suggests that you'd actuall save a fair bit of money of the criminal justice side if you did.

No silly, look over here. Then maybe over here. The finally come over here. Hopefully this brings some clarity for you.

You can have your tax on violent video games. But, only if I can get a tax on Missouri Republicans.