One of my favorites. I would like to find a new copy, though. Mine is a paperback given to me by a friend back in the early 1980s. I have to be very careful when I read it now.

When I was a kid, I used to help my grandfather try to control moles around his cattle. Cattle, horses, etc. would step into the entrance to the mole's burrow and break a leg.

I wonder if he's figured out he's going to need this? He can have people sign releases of liability and hold harmlesses till hell freezes over, it won't stop people from suing him.

I'm with you. As long as they are uninstallable. Unfortunately, history has shown that they won't be.

I've been getting these for some years, I've also had them claim to work for Yahoo & Bing.

My daily drivers anymore are a Chromebox & a Chromebook. I do have an aging mini-tower at home running Fedora, but it's just for tinkering.

The NFL invests thousands of dollars upgrading connectivity in stadiums hosting the Superbowl and other major NFL events.

They've figured out that people attending these events aren't going to take anybody's broadcast revenues by sharing on social media. It's about sharing the experience with their friends and family. A picture, or video clip, that shows...I was here!! This helps build up the hype, viewership, and attendance overall.

We do see that it's anonymous before reading it and can evaluate accordingly. I do think everyone should have to log in before posting, anonymous or not...Just to slow down the drive-by posters. Encourage them to think about what they're saying before they say it.

All my data is kept elsewhere

It will only stick pedestrians. Not dirt, birds, cats, etc ;-)

Most people don't need the complication and headaches of a PC, be it MS or Apple. I realize a significant percentage of people here are gamers, programmers, & IT people, most of the population isn't.

For most people, a smartphone and an "ultra portable" like a Chromebook is all they really need. We are already seeing sales of new iPhone decline, I think because most have gotten a phone as powerful as they are comfortable with now combined with few significant new features. Chromebook sales is the only market segment showing an increase. https://www.abiresearch.com/pr...

I have Linux boxes...

This should fall under the government's recently published commitment to publish publically financed software. I'm thinking this should be one of the 1st pieces of software we get to see and criticize. Eh? https://news.slashdot.org/stor...

We will see fully automated McDonald's, Burger King, others.

This started with with Skype long before they were acquired by MS. The Linux version has always been at least a full version back.

I personally prefer Hangouts. It runs on all platforms and seems pretty close on all.