I'd rather be fat and die early having eaten the things I liked, than old, skinny and never enjoyed a triple bacon burger with extra cheese.

For the record, my initial post was not flame bait. I thought, although some seem to have disagreed, that I was making a valid point. An initial release does not spell overall success. 3 months from now, if not a single Mountain Lion has been sold or downloaded (unlikely but possible) then will it still be considered "the most successful release ever"?

Thank you for understanding the point that I was trying to make. After the initial "look shiny and new!" phase has worn off, will Mountain Lion be a lasting success?

Waterworld grossed $21 million in its opening weekend. But that doesn't mean the film was good or that it was an overall success. Initial release numbers can be tacked up against hype. Let's wait and see how it is doing 3 months from now after the apple fan boys aren't inflating the download numbers.

Why does everyone keep saying "DBAN!!! Nuke it! Tear the HDD out!" Yes you had personal data on your PC, but simply deleting this info or deleting your profile from the machine should be enough. Do you really think anyone cares enough to spend the time to try and recover your logins after you've done so? Nobody gives a shit.

I read this differently. Instead of getting a screenshot of the offending computer, he's screenshotting the offending computers IP as listed on the screen. Why on earth there would be need for this mechanism, I can't imagine.

"3.1 Protection of data privacy and data security: The rack-servers are stored in a room which is locked and protected with most current security mechanisms." But it doesn't go into what those"current security mechanisms" are. My guess is that it's in a locked closet in someone's apartment with a chihuahua sitting in front of the door.

Regardless of whether they a). didn't have the money to properly secure their networks or b). had the money but didn't want to spend it they are responsible for the loss of data. They either knew their security was lax in which case don't offer wifi or they didn't know their security was lax in which case still don't offer wifi.

How does failure to watch a video make someone illiterate? There's not even text in the video.

Instead of calling it the speech-jamming gun, call it a "Mother-In-Law Silencer" or something like that. I know I'd buy one.

"There often isn't a single grocery store in low-income neighborhoods" is exactly right. Detroit is a perfect example. There is something called an "urban desert" going on in Detroit. There are plenty of "shelf goods" stores. These stores have the grains and breads, cereals and noodles and plenty of canned veggies but you just try and find a store in Detroit that has more than a few bananas in their "produce" section. Aside from Eastern Market which is far from accessible for many Detroiters you'd be hard pressed to do so. You almost certainly have to drive into one of the suburbs to find a store offering fresh tomatoes or cucumbers. Some Detroiters have gone so far as to create urban-gardens where a whole neighborhood will pitch in working on a small plot garden. They share the responsibility of working the garden and share the produce it provides.

My mother was bedridden for a few weeks after having surgery. I was doing her shopping during this time and for a while even after she wasn't on bed rest. After about 3 months of this I started getting targeted adverts for feminine products. Needless to say, my fiance was confused when she came home to find them addressed to me and not her.

Many universities have a technology use agreement that students and employees must agree to (whether they know it or not). http://lct.msu.edu/guidelines-policies/aup/ as an example. Quote: "Use of MSU IT resources is a privilege and not a right." I know this is a completely different university but it's one that I'm more familiar with. ASU may have something similar in their student handbook, I can't say for certain, but I wasn't able to find it on their website, so take my comments with a grain of salt. Regardless, internet provided by the university wouldn't fall under the same rules and regulations as internet you buy and pay for through your local ISP. The university has their own rules and regulations regarding internet usage which must be adhered to because THEY'RE providing the service to the students. Students could have just as easily gone off campus to continue to use change.org. I don't agree with censorship nor do I think that the university was right in their actions (reprimand the student(s) that are behind the malicious behavior rather than punishing everyone may have been a better course of action) but in the same breathe I don't think they overstepped their rights to regulate the internet they provide to students and employees. It doesn't seem any different to me than going to an internet cafe and having pornographic websites blocked. You're free to do as you wish when the internet service is yours but when you're leasing the service (which is essentially what is happening on college campuses) then you must follow whatever regulations the lessor imposes. If you don't like the rules and regulations then no one is stopping you from going elsewhere.

This isn't Microsoft or Apple. This is Google and only Google's actions are in question here. Whether or not Microsoft or Apple are/were guilty of anything is far from the point.

They've been weighing in this whole time... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/top-internet-engineers-warn-against-sopa/2011/12/15/gIQAGRV4vO_blog.html Perhaps you were reading the wrong articles? To quote from the linked article: "Vint Cerf of Google, domain name system software author Paul Vixie and Internet routing engineer Tony Li were among 83 high-profile engineers who signed an open letter to Congress in opposition to the House Stop Online Privacy Act and Senate Protect Intellectual Property Act."