I'll be kindof surprised if this biofuel can provide the same amount of amount of energy as an equivalent amount of fossil fuel. I think the idea is more along the lines of research: You do not necessarily know what will work, so try many different things. Take what seems to work, and then allow them to play together! Each area takes a common standard, with built-in flexibility, and comes up with their local fuel variant that works best where they are, but can still play with vehicles made somewhere else. It may be a bit of a dream (or not), so you need research!

I am disappointed that NASA engineers could not come up with a way to use the acronyms CLUCK and MOO.

There's an interesting question to ask Netflix: How does the Netflix subsciber base break down, in terms of devices used? It would be interesting to see...

* Just how many people don't use a web browser to watch Netflix instant streaming?
* How many people only stream by computer, and not using any other platform?
* How many people bought a PS3 for Netflix, and the games, but eschew Blu-Ray?
* How many people don't use Netflix instant streaming at all?

So, when does Comcast accuse Netflix of acting like a monopoly?

At this point, it doesn't matter how much hate/love/controvery/whatever this brings: It brings publicity, and that's the point!

Well, you could, that is, if you were able to get your hands on any fine Lush products, but now you can't, so I guess I'm not nonplussed after all.

How long 'til we are required to use things like one-time credit cards, or maybe a single-use code from my Yubikey, or something else, for online purchases? Either that or cancel & change your credit card number every six months.

I then tagged this story as "!omfg", but I realize I was wrong, and for that I apologize. I realize now that I should have just tagged this story "meh".

I'm pretty sure that "Get over it" was the message when CDs came out, and yet we've got a resurgence of vinyl. Vive la differénce! Everybody wants something to hold and us and keep and love; media is not immune to that, and I am glad.

I wonder, how much of the current position is "We want everything stored digitally, through us" (more Apple), and how much of it is "We're tired of having to constantly re-engineer large areas of the OS in order to meet the 'you must lock this down tight' requirements of the studios?" (more Microsoft?) ?

For those who are actually trial lawyers, in the United States, and not just in their heads, I am wondering: How possible is it to change a ruling (from guilty to innocent, or vice versa) on what one person says while on the stand?

That's because they're looking at the wrong end.