And don't call me Shirley!

Fish don't travel nose to tail, either. They are staggered. Until we allow staggered "lanes" instead of rigid, fixed lanes, then we won't be traveling like fish.

Note also that fish are narrow, i.e. they have a small cross section for their volume. This helps to travel staggered. Maybe staggered-driving cars will need to be narrower, longer, and taller. Will people get used to one-across seating?

That's a good point. I also like to peek at the other party's hand when I play poker.

All those images that you mention should have a long-term cache set on them.

In my limited experience writing web applications, I've have files that I would long-term cache (1 year, such as .png images) and no cache (actual dynamic pages). The site homepage I might set to cache for 1 hour or so. Also, the client client could set the "If-Modified-Since" header. This is a solved problem, with many solutions for different use cases. Also, the 'store data on the client' idea is also a solved problem with cookies. If a page needs a more dynamic cache than what is available, then use a cookie to set the version of each page that is had. I suppose that the etag is like a per-page cookie as opposed to a per-site cookie (only guessing) which might have some advantage if the dev is uncreative enough to use real cookies properly.

In what sense? As opposed to a cookie, how much less network traffic is sent? What percentage of the average page size does that represent?

And soon, it we don't so something about it:
Year 4026, in the Human's Republic of Earth: "Face it, government surveillance of citizens in their own homes has been a fact of life since at least the time of the ancient American empire..."

What do you suppose the intended consequences were, then? Keep in mind that cookies already exist, and did so when this feature was added.

Which companies? You do realize that this is a browser feature, right? Mozilla et. al. introduced this into the browser, not some third-party. Go look up the Bugzilla page and commit for this feature for the guy's name and contact info.

Another thing is that the Nook Simple Touch is very easily rooted. After rooting I've got a backlit $120 e-ink tablet running full Android.

I mostly use it to review Anki, but it is adequate for browsing in Opera, reading books, or most anything else that a tablet does. Without the backlight but with wifi the battery lasts at least 10-12 hours of use, and the screen is absolutely the best screen I've ever use, on any mobile or stationary device.

I fail to see where the guy's religion comes into the picture. There is a difference between profiling and between hating Muslims. One is a security measure, the other is bigotry.

Oh, and I'm an Israeli jew. Half my good neighbours are Muslims. Of course, my country has an existential threat, not a power-hungry government, so our citizens are able to make this distinction.

Right, I mentioned that in my second paragraph.

Though I will admit, googling it and seeing the photo of it was actually an emotional experience. I wonder when the next time a creature lays eyes upon it will be, and what type of creature that might be.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/A11.plaque.jpg

Actually, you don't even have a lag on the moon anymore. You haven't been there to maintain it for 40 years, and it was already completely bleached white from the sun after only 10 years.

You do have a few well-preserved artifacts of 1960s manufacturing techniques on the moon, but nothing else.

Then why is it being reported on at a news website?

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