Having it work on microbes takes the phrase "my battery just died" to a new level.

BSON is more efficient!

Because it's binary. Binary is good.

I don't understand? If he/she needed a tampon and managed to buy one with help of advertising on google, how did he/she loose? In your example IMO everyone won.

I haven't extensively used Win8, but I've tried it for a while and the thing that is the most frustrating about the new UI whatever it is called this week is the dual nature of it. If Metro can be used just as a start menu, that's fine for it, but having desktop applications and metro applications side-by-side or well, on top of each other kind of made me feel lost. I'm sure I could get used to this, but it isn't a good UI because the metro and desktop are so far philosophically from each other. I think I could even feel more comfortable with ALL windows running full screen than having a desktop feel like it's just one metro application.

The next version will also include a directional EMP device that will automatically fire at the drone. Too bad, if the Rotax it hears is a manned ultralight.

Fire your (directional) EMP generator at the drone, of course.

VAG cars have windows that can be opened by remote. Holding the open door locks button will roll down all the windows and holding the lock doors button will close them. Problem solved for Audi, Skoda, Seat and Volkswagen. And maybe Bugatti.

Well, it is very cold above 30 thousand feet and the Turkeys are struggling not to freeze up there.

Replied already to an earlier comment, but my first thought really was "that's what things look like after it has done its navigating"

My first thought on the first picture "A rendering of a future version of the crash-proof AirBurr, navigating a disaster site" was if that's the way things look after it has done its navigating.

I don't think statistics work like that. If a single tire has a 5% chance of failing in 50000 miles doesn't mean that if you have 20 tires, one will fail in 50000 miles. Each of them still has individually just 5% chance of failing.

Sometimes also in form of "Because I can", which is almost equivalent

The car was equipped for disabled drivers, which is skillfully omitted from this story. The controls are not like the ones we are used to. And the driver was also disabled. http://www.inquisitr.com/523747/125-mph-no-brakes-disabled-driver-stuck-in-runaway-car/

This is the way I see it. Besides, I like the fact that in the normal scenario where I'm assessing wether some chunk of data will fit the free space I can easily convert the units in my head. Will a file the size with reported size of 3221225473 fit reported free space of 3.0 gigabytes?

Funny how everyone knows pretty much what the manufacturers mean by their giga and still is complaining that they are being ripped off.

What next? I didn't get the amount of free space stated on the cover of the box after I formatted the disk with a file system?