"When they are taking a very small sample from a country you are inherently getting the most motivated and best skilled of that country."

Why? Fewer participants doesn't mean they are the motivated participants.

Indeed. I call bullshit on the summary's FUD. Criticizing NASA for not using the software of fledgling, unproven companies? Criticizing NASA for using custom software for their completely unique launch system? There are good reasons to criticize some of NASA's recent decisions, but this article is not among them.

Trailer Park Boys has taught us that you can steal anything if you first move it from a person's house to the side of the road. Once it's at the side of the road, it's trash and free for the taking so it's not really illegal to take it. You can easily use this method to appropriate grills, patio furniture, yard decorations, etc.

Somewhat ironic that you would post this the same day another critical bug is announced in Linux. Time to spend tomorrow updating glibc! As for viruses, it's been a while since I had to deal with any in Windows.

Has to be better than Star Trek 2.

You must be new here.

It's a little too ironic. Yeah, I really do think.

You must be religious. As God once said, "It doesn't matter what the evidence shows, it's what I assert that matters!"

..."and my personal experience counts as all the research anyone needs on the subject!"

"...but unless people were having sex with chimps..."

Because the only way to transmit HIV is through sex? As the article itself notes (I know, in our fast-paced age, you cannot be expected to read an entire article), transmission likely happened through blood while eating the meat. Much more plausible.

Any name you pick is going to mean something to someone somewhere. Deal with it, pick the best possible name, move on. Kobi works well enough.

Setting prices to undercut - and diminish - competitors isn't quite the same as caring about customers.

You think this is a new problem? You must be new here.

My home phone is a piece of dried mammoth hide stretched across some sticks that I beat with a rock.

The article was hosted on a computer. That makes it nerdy. Very nerdy.