That's the dirty little secret about federal charges in the U.S. Federal court rules don't require the prosecution to hand over their evidence until the trial unlike state courts where the accused has a chance to see the evidence against him- or herself and prepare a defence. And the minimum penalties are always enormous.

That's why federal charges are so highly feared in the U.S. and it's why almost all federal cases are pleaded out.

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21570742-how-mandatory-minimum-sentences-distort-plea-bargaining-thumb-scale

The article is about a different issue, but it describes the problem.

After which he made way over $250K per year with public speaking engagements and television advertisements. Now who's lol-ing?

And I agree with you 100%. My daughter has to pay an extra $40 a semester for an account where her chemistry prof posts her assignments on-line once per week. He could open a blog account for free and post them there or just hand them out on a piece of paper like every other professor does, but no, every student has to pay $40 a semester for access to a "educational resource system" just to see their weekly assignment.

Who could have seen that coming?

This article is a poor, sensationalistic rewrite of a much more thoughtful one:

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21569393-fears-innovation-slowing-are-exaggerated-governments-need-help-it-along-great

A sad day for the BBC.

Which is why I always write the word "duress" in tiny letters just above my signature.

Actually, their original vision statement was, "A computer on every desk." They had to revamp the vision to justify the XBox.

I remember when an engine fell off a DC-10 departing from O'Hare and the aircraft crashed killing everyone aboard.. Does that count as worse?

So... "hard" science == 100% solved?

Tree rings. I once counted the rings on a willow tree that had been cut down approximately 30 years after it was planted. It had between 110 rings.

Yeah! I haven't had to deal with a BSOD since... let me think... Oh yeah, it was yesterday.

On a Windows 7 laptop.

Due to a registry problem.

Just like it always is.

Since Windows 95.

Have you taken a look at scientific linux?

  https://www.scientificlinux.org/

It's like CentOS, but is supported with a budget by big-name laboratories.

So... It's just like DOS except you have to hit the windows key before you type the name of the program you want to launch.

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

In answer to your questions, no. It only searches the name of the icon of the app or application in the most brain-dead way.

I have found nothing similar to windows 7's or gnome 3's "search it all" functionality, but maybe it is hiding somewhere. I'm done writing my résumé now, so I don't expect to be using windows 8 again until my résumé needs updating.

The only workflow I have found to work for me in Windows 8 is to hit the Windows key and type the name of the program I want to run and press enter.

It's almost as good as DOS was, except with DOS I didn't have to hit the Windows key!