The prequels were made for kids, for the most part, who seemed to love them. They were at least redeemable that way. There is zero redeeming value in these last three.

Kind of sounds like New World Order, doesn't it? Big smile! Big smile!

Militarily, it won't be fought at least with biological viruses; because you have the same problem with viruses that you had with chemical warfare in WWI. The virus doesn't distinguish between friend or foe. It would eventually spread to your side. Hell, it wouldn't even take that long, hopping on some rat, bird, or other animal. They don't have to get sick from the virus to spread it. Or even worse, a change in the wind and you are the one suffering first.

California has many more problems with the rail line than rain. With all the regulating bodies that have to piss in the stew there, by the time anything there gets done, it takes three times as long and costs five times as much as anywhere else. There's the famous example of Bill Maher taking three years to get approval for solar panels at his home. In GREEN CALIFORNIA! It's easier to get green energy approval for things like wind farms in Texas than it is in California.

"...as today's society is strongly opposed to forcing animals to fight to the death." Says privileged Latina in the US. The rest of Latin America and the Caribbean disagrees. I've never seen a tore-up rooster in a sad montage played to Sara McLaughlin.

Former EA and Facebook execs? Yeah, that's not destined to screw the subs.

You would think, if you are on a mission to Mars, the smart thing would be to have an actual DOCTOR on the mission. I mean, you shouldn't be sending a two-to-three person crew on a months-long journey. One of them should be a GP with surgical experience, preferably one with combat experience or ER experience to handle the stress of such a situation.

Our school uses Chromebooks. The big difference is durability and repair. You're talking kids. They drop, spill, and download malware all the time. You need a system that rebounds from such issues, is cheap enough not to worry about, and is easily repairable. If a kid breaks one, contracts allow them to be fixed in a week's time, while the child uses a loaner. Try that with an iPad. Internet browsing and connectivity is what Chrome was designed for, which works great for teachers sharing assignments online. You also can't underestimate the value of an actual physical keyboard. A touchscreen one, or the add-ons provided for iPads, are a poor substitute. Kids use these to work on homework assignments and in-class. Finally, in many urban schools like ours, many kids have these as their only computer. They use them about as much as they use their phone at home. I remember when Steve Jobs gave away millions of Apple II's to schools across the country, making Apple a leader in education for over a decade. even the candy Macs were ubiquitous in schools. Now, Apple doesn't have a chance. They just can't offer the combination of price point, durability, and flexibility that Chromebooks offer.

No American can conceive of anyone doing their own taxes, much less a differential equation; so the guy must be a terrorist!

Woohoo. Now tea-bagging and nut shots get a 7 figure purse.

This. It takes a minute to type up, less to send out to any concerned parties. Guaranteed, the vast majority of people, presented with this message, would click "yes". Most understand that Facebook is a business, and needs to do certain things to keep that business successful. Now, if you don't like that...stop using it. You could always go Google+(the only reason it isn't successful is because you all are too lazy to learn something new), or just message the real friends you have, or just stick with Twitter/Instagram. Hopefully, you keep in touch with family in other ways than Facebook. Most people just use it because they are lazy, and because everyone else uses it. It's the biggest evidence that humans are, at their core, sheep.

It should be regulated...internationally. It's supposed to be an alternate international currency to remain anonymous when making transactions. There should be some way to regulate the currency, without every Tom, Dickless and Hairy jumping in to try and get their cut.

USMC LAV-25's main armament is a Bushmaster. They are based on the same design as the Stryker was, and look the same.

There would need to be three things that none of these smart watches have.

Durability. At the least, Timex or Casio G-Shock level. I want something I don't need to worry about getting wet, getting knocked, or getting dropped.

Duration. They can never get it to a watch's timeframe, but at the least, get it up past a week of use without a recharge.

Media use/bluetooth. Make it so it can take a micro-SD card, and play media to bluetooth headphones. Also, if you want that online experience, make it so you can act as a relay on your person between the phone and your bluetooth.

With tech today, I wouldn't want one. I think the time you can miniaturize it to give features such as call reception, streaming music, etc, will be the time it will be functional enough to sell. Otherwise, am I too lazy or distracted in my life to not hear/feel the phone, or to pull it out of my pocket? I have a phone for all that stuff, and a watch for time, both of which do that well. I don't need something that tries to help do both half-assed

We'll get to Mars...just in time to see the beginnings of the first Chinese colony, New Beijing.