Reminds me of... I don't know... ActiveX hell.

Some programs that are relatively simple and should load next to instantly, I can see this argument fitting. But when you get into larger, more bloated programs (E.g. Anything using Java) should have the splash screen just to keep me from double clicking on the damn launcher again and let me know it's thinking about loading.

Because that would be somewhat unscientific. A lab setting is controllable and you would be able to trigger and know where latency is coming from and how to correct certain behaviors in software. With the real internet, it's anyone's guess where lag is coming from.

DBCooper. Nuff said. *micdrop*

I had to look it up. But once I found a reliable source I did a batch transfer. http://help.godaddy.com/article/3560 lol

And nor have I. I've transferred all of my domains and cancelled all services I had through them. This was not without great expense, but fuck them. I would rather give my money to someone that doesn't want to act as a cop.

First off, your relatives suck for not even having the common decency of feigning appreciation. Second, this was a learning experience. I was planning on doing this same thing this year for Christmas. Now it's off to buy giftcards: something I hate doing.

I answered the question as to what I'm going to do: nothing. According to TFS, the time frame they're talking about is 5 years. Paint me pessimistic, but I highly doubt anything with any significant impact can happen in that small time frame. To try to do anything would be pointless.

What? Jupiter? It does put out more radiation than it absorbs but it's hardly a sun.

I accepted the fact that on a long enough timescale, everything is temporary. Even human life itself on this planet. So I'm living it up, not giving a fuck. I'll die someday but that will be long before this planet comes to an end.

As I read about the poisoned DNS entries, I pause to edit /etc/hosts

Made the switch to Debian from Ubuntu this year. I'm way happier.

If you haven't read TFA, don't waste your time. It's all an opinion piece from one guy's perspective. [citation needed] should appear after every assertion.

Irrelevant.

WTF were they thinking? They could use a class A or B for more IPs or go so far as to use VLSM if they want a classless headache.