While that was an interesting point, the most memorable part is your quote. That triggered a bellowing guffaw.

TFA reads "Now when you click a result and then return to Google, you’ll find a new link next to “Cached” that reads “Block all example.com results.”" Why should I have to click on every link first that I don't want to see in the first place?? I prefer the OptimizeGoogle firefox extension, which BTW supports regex.

The formula for making a 'successful' Hollywood movie is pretty generic. It doesn't matter if Sci fi fans don't like it. It only has to appeal to the masses to be a financial success. Pure sci-fi represents less of a market. Stick to reading novels.

2. Be owner of a company that makes tiny servers. 3. Financial Freedom!

Are we talking a water bed or a foam mattress? Over or under the covers?

Great explanation. Thank you.

Yeah people, if you had ever watched 30 Rock you'd know this. Alec Baldwin runs these companies and their subsidiaries.

Kill switch is just a trigger for a nationwide DDOS.

Perhaps if your computer, the telecom switch and datacenter were right next door and your telephone wires were made of gold.

You had other reasons?

Ditto that. The SheevaPlug sounded like an intriguing and novel way to have a low power, always-on server, but until I see evidence that the overheating issue won't cause a premature failure, I won't be buying such a thing. It's a cool idea though.

It's a standalone network that is not physically connected in any way to the public networks we know of as the Internet. Learned that from a Gibson novel.

They're not trying to destroy it, rather to PWN it.

Then who cares.