It seems like a smart move. They've displaced bricks and mortar stores (GameStop, etc.) for game distribution and largely own that space -- this is a way to grow. I'm not sure that I see the same value proposition to go to them for movies, but I'm interested to see what they can bring to the table.

The problem with disabling Google Play Services is that it is Google's tool for taking back some control from the carriers. Increasingly, portions of Android are updated through Play Services meaning you get security patches and functionality updates faster. Maybe it needs tweaking or improvement, but I think the purpose of the app is spot on.

Respectfully, the Bible uses parables to teach an abstract lesson in story form by relating it to our lives in terms we can more easily understand -- an allegory if you will. On the surface, it certainly appears the parable is advocating for equal wages, but considering parables are allegories; logically it is unlikely the lesson we are intended to learn is in fact to pay all workers equally. Many interpret this particular parable to equate the work to faith and the payment to salvation thus both those who have had faith for a long while, and those new to the faith, both equally receive salvation.

Sounds like maybe what you're looking for is Johnny Long's Hackers for Charity. http://www.hackersforcharity.o...

Actually, according to Wiki, it is quite accurate! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Or, joking aside, according to CNET Wiki is more accurate than the Encyclopedia Britannica! http://news.cnet.com/Study-Wik...

By definition evolution is a theory. While both sides argue the veracity of the claim; it has not been promoted to the level of law (in the sense of the law of gravity or the law of thermodynamics). With any theory; one must choose, ideally based upon a preponderance of evidence, to either believe or disbelieve. The scientists amongst us then take it a step further and attempt to validate that belief or disbelief through experiments based upon the scientific method.

Open Source vs Closed Source is as much a philosophy as it is substance. We can argue the benefits of having many eyes on the code from Open Source as opposed to having funded coders with Closed Source. In the balance, each project will be different based upon its own unique factors. The one constant is that Open Source does have superior transparency.

I think that's the problem -- there are lots of options, but none have moved to dominance. I wonder what would do this? Maybe if censorship in the main DNS system kicks in when it moves to international governance we'll see a push to move to one of these?

I thought if you had nothing to hide; you had nothing to fear? If that's good enough for the rest of us, shouldn't that be good enough for Congress?