Because the first step in solving any dilemma is to grab the nearest sharp knife and cut off our noses despite our faces.

So, these scientists did studies on science and found one simple thing: "math is hard". Congrats.

And the "solution" is to train six year olds harder. Again, well done.

Perhaps, just maybe, there might be a better solution.

The last I had heard, we were nowhere near determining whether that was so. It seems improbable that a gas giant would, but until we actually have a reasonably decent sample size of gas giants under close observation, I'd say it's awfully premature to jump to conclusions.

It's a very primitive biosphere; dominated by methane, molecular hydrogen and congressmen.

All I can say, from a purely anecdotal position, is that the two PCs in our house almost never get used. I bought my wife a Kobo Arc for Christmas for e-reading, and within a couple of weeks she stopped using her notebook for anything other than the odd big email or document. I still use mine for working from home (mainly coding and management), but still, I prefer my Nexus 7 for reading and casual computing.

If a fair chunk of users are in the same boat my family is in, about the only time we will replace our PCs is when they croak, and considering how little they're used now compared to a year ago, I'd say that could be quite a while.

I'm sure they built it that huge just for funsies. Surely it didn't occur to them to use smaller rotors, you know, like every single helicopter ever built on Earth. They probably just didn't think of it.

Man, people who do things that have never been done before are so dumb...

What other institution than government can you possibly lobby?

I'm not clear. Is the claim "Card is a homophobe" not correct?

Absolutely. Dune is up there with Tolkien's Middle Earth work in world creation. Not just one of the great pieces of American SF, but one of the great pieces of SF, period.

Because securing employee social security numbers and bank account numbers is an evil nefarious act, and we should hope some brave freedom fighter comes along and liberates said information and sells it to such white knights as the Russian mob.

Can you tell me how reduced? What percentage of data theft by insiders is by whistle blowers, and what percentage is by employees out to screw employers or profit by selling sensitive information?

My gut tells me the latter far outweighs the former, but clearly you must have some notion as you say that being a good organization will seriously reduce your risk.