I quote from page 2 of the article: "Does anyone even remember there's a built-in function called GetElementByID? Nah, libraries like jQuery now rule every level of the stack." Nop - it is called getElementById()... Obiously the author has fallen into the trap of jQuery ;)

I do not believe there is anything preventing malicius software from using the speaker and mic in the computer, disregarding the headset. So leaving your headset in, just gives you a false sense of security. Not relevant in your setup (unless they want to covertly send your dog on a murder spree), but still :)

Yes, the hard part is getting meaningful names back - which is exactly what the article is about; they claim to have found a way to do it. Granted, I doubt how good it could possibly be - but on the other hand, it is an interesting project that may come to use.

Yeah, but try stopping with the "pedal to the metal" at 80km/h with the handbreak :) Sure, it can stop you if you ease into it - if power to engine is shut. But overcome the power of the engine at those speeds? Doubt it.

Sure, the US is important to China, but "nearly their entire customer base"? Ahh... EU is larger than the US to China (see http://www.stanlib.com/EconomicFocus/Documents/Global/ChinaexportstoEUvsUS.pdf). But agreed - letting US go bankrupt would definately be a hit to the Chinese economy.

Granted, the guy did a bad thing in letting his VPN access go to a third party - but a smart company would see his potential. He already handles multiple sub-contractors if we choose to call them that, and apparently manages to get them to perform well. Some of the posts here suggests that the company should fire him, and use the Chinese dude themselves - but it is worth remembering that HE was the one finding this Chinese person, and he is the one doing quality control, to an above-average level. Get him an official position as manager for a small overseas team of Chinese developers, and he could be worth a lot more to the company.

If we really wanted a place to get rid of that.... I think we can just send it on it's way out of the solar system, or probably easier into the sun. No need to land it somewhere, where we might in the future want to live.

I guess that's how you choose to look at it... I would say all the "Recent News" is nothing but advertisements. Granted, they wrap it up nicely, but they have a summer sale and tell you about it, which to me looks like ads.