If a connector has orientation, that orientation should be easy to see, even in bad light, without squinting carefully at both ends of the cable. USB fails this test.

For extra credit, ask an old person with deprecated vision to try the test.

But if Mongols attacked this one, no problem - just revoke their H-1Bs. (Bada...ling!)

IOC headquarters!

A high-speed channel for delivering sweets! I predict instant popularity for this concept.

"Progressives" automatically oppose any energy source that actually exists, even if it happens to be one they originally proposed. Get in line now for the T-shirt concession at your nearest fusion protest site.

...I would observe how New York rules on a given issue, so I would know how NOT to do it.

That is millions of Kindles packed into each square meter of the plane. " Therefore, the only place where the ban should stay in place is in Coach.

Yes, it would make perfect sense to replace hunting at sea with farming, just as we did on land millennia ago, so that our use of seafood could become sustainable. So why does the Luddite lobby oppose every kind of fish farming, preferring to remain romantically identified with wild catch? When I question them on this, all I get is that one old talking point "Because the first attempts at fish farming involved crappy feed, overcrowding and disease, God said it has to be this way forever!"

That the Lotto ticket with the GPS location of his server farm could not be traced?

A "mini travel pad" version for a single device would solve that problem The travel version could also come with multiple detachable power cords to support the specific foreign power receptacle standard you would need on a given trip.

So what are you going to say if the EU standard includes the most common device-end interconnect - the micro USB port?

Because trial lawyers can see down into the deepest pockets on Wall Street.

Will it be surrounded by tiny little protesters?

Insect protein can be close to ungulate protein in nutritional value, but much more efficient in terms of feed -> protein yield. just as importantly, insect farming uses hardly any water.

Consider the Dyson Sphere, which involves breaking down an entire planet and using it to build a shell around a star. Because of the star's heat and strong gravitation, the Sphere can absorb and destroy any amount of household dust, even over billion-year spans of time, without losing suction, and without use of any external power sources. But even the traditional Dyson customer base has balked at the high price, and not one order has so far been placed, even in Beverly Hills or Qatar.