Why should programming require a better command of logical constructs and clear thinking than being a member of the U. S. Congress does?

... would be aghast at such heresy. This calls for a public stoning! Anyone know where to get some Orange Sunshine?

Now I can watch the Mets/Reds game while writing tickets!

Reports like this tend to leave the non-technical user overwhelmed and befuddled. What does someone who is ovewhelmed and befuddled do? They freeze up and do nothing, think "deer in the headlights". In other words, these things often exacerbate the problem. But, then, exacerbating problems to boost ratings is nothing new for the media.

In order to obtain cross-browser compatibility, jQuery, like much code designed to work across platforms, has hacks to make up for browser deficiencies. This leads to the library being far more bloated than is needed when addressing a single platform. In light of this, using jQuery in this one-platform application can reasonably be termed a "hack".

... only a few years ago we would have considered this creepy and vaguely criminal.

Oh, wait! It is creepy and vaguely criminal.

It's the industry standard.

Why are we still talking about this? Just go buy some new Cisco stuff and be quiet.

... that those who proclaim the U. S. "the greatest country on earth" are really sabotaging the nation they claim to love?

... of Apple's historical representation patents.

Send it to Arizona, so it can be with the London Bridge.

... that separates large governments and mega-corporations is intent. As events continue to demonstrate, neither's intent is benign, so it's kind of a toss up as to who is the bigger, badder brother.