I believe porn viewers include far more people than middle-aged white Americans you insensitive clod. Take for example young Europeans, a group which ought to outnumber the middle-aged Americans a few times over.

"Reputable porn" just rings of middle-aged American white male.

Are you implying that I should read the article before posting?

Following the logic in the summary, it should be higher. From the summary:

"Who's the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him?"

No, you got it wrong. Smoking does not make you dumb, but dumb people start smoking. It's right there in the summary: stupid people make poor choices regarding their own health.

Yes, and in the morning, I don't wake up until I have had my cup of coffee. Funny how it wasn't so back when I didn't drink coffee...

Point: your smoking addiction lets you function normally when you smoke, but when you do not smoke, you will function worse. A non-smoker functions normally all the time.

A machine as locked down as the iPod isn't "general purpose" in my view.

A view I share, but unfortunately it's not a single purpose device like a VCR or cassette deck (showing my age again). Even as locked down as it is it falls into the "general purpose" category, some may call this "redefining the industry", I prefer to call it only doing half a job.

BTW, the definition should almost be word for word with Wikipedia.

That's simply not true. Apple doesn't check for malware. They'll remove a malware if it's obvious enough it is one. And they'll remove apps for all kinds of other reasons.

But do not think that they do a rigorous code review and security check of every application. They do not, and they admit as much.

If anything, your comment seems to demonstrate, their screening process is probably leading iPhone/iPad users into a false sense of security (assuming those same users think the same way you do).

Given the limited time and space given a post on the internets, one hopes the reader applies a certain amount of forgiveness when trying to understand the meaning of a post.

Android is a new OS, its current success is mainly observed in the growing number of phones which runs it. The Ipad is a new product, its success is observed in the numbers of units sold before it even hit the shelves. The Iphone is an old product and its success is observed in continuous high sales, year after year, and a user base which simply adores the product. Hence it is currently meaningful to treat the Ipad and Android success stories as equal when comparing them to the Iphone. I would argue that that much was obvious when reading my original post, thanks.

If you look at it from an Apple perspective, I guess you would think that the key to mobile OS success is a well-functioning software market. Android, apparently, does not have one. The fact that more and more phones run Android is no more a sign of success than the fact that the Ipad is sold out. Initial high sales indicates little more than successful marketing, but to ensure long-lasting success, the users also have to be satisfied after the purchase. Then again, this is from an Apple perspective. In my opinion (and I use an S60 device), the Android OS seems solid enough with or without an official marketplace.

There is no risk of overpopulation. As health care improves and the risk of dying at young age decreases, we - as a species - tend to reduce the number of kids we produce, especially if you add increased access to birth control to the mix. This process is happening right now all over the world, and we are already at two kids per woman (or below) in most rich countries. Meanwhile in the third world, people are getting healthier at a much more rapid pace than they are getting richer, meaning that the issue of overpopulation is likely to take care of itself long before the issue of world poverty does.

The logic is proven by statistics, as shown in this graph. Load the graph and press play, and notice how all countries in the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa, are experiencing reduced infant mortality and that, as infant mortality decreases, all around the world, birth rates follow. Conclusion: given enough time, population growth will stop being an issue, and this will happen not because more populous areas are more prone to disease, but because we are all getting healthier, and when we are healthy, we see no point in having more kids than two.

Well, guess I will have to stay cool for another year, trying not to start any wars, and maybe I'll be picked next year... The world is bound to be pretty fucked up when the peace prize is awarded on negative manners, giving glory to those who have not done anything.

Well, if the Constitution proves to be violently outdated in certain aspects it can be changed, right? I don't think the concept of universal health care was very widespread back in 16th century.

This time, I for one am confident in Microsoft. Sureley they will find a way to make half of their crap malfunction in XP mode.