Ah, so from that it would follow that these 'masses' are basically ignorant mob, easy to set against an marginally relevant target. Is that the point you were trying to make?
And for these "lessons from French Revolution"... If they were taken seriously by "higher echelons", why would they not be taken seriously by "lower echelons", too?

> a lot of folks don't want to be constantly filmed by Google Glass wearers for privacy issues
Well, they are in some luck then. Because they just aren't. In fact, Google Glass is so rare that if someone wearing them gets a traffic ticket, it makes national news. Seems Google Glass wearers are like aliens. Nobody sees them, but they are surely among us. And the government is absolutely behind it all...

Ah, so by suggesting cOlo took it personally, you were under assumption (s)he was of that glittering 1%? Probably not... But then why would activists be conflating a chap working for Facebook making 120K a year with that 1%? Why would YOU be doing so? This is pretty problematic, I am sure you see that.

On, my... So, what was the increase of productivity brought about by TV?

They feel much better when I am the one wearing them. That goes for pretty much all footwear, except perhaps stiletto heels.

Well, do you worry about GE much these days?

I tend to do this king of stuff (automated test harnesses) with Python (equipped with necessary platform-specific libraries). Naturally, this is Windows so COM and WMI are your friends. Note that IPython makes for an excellent shell for trying stuff out. I tend to go back and forth between Linux and Windows and Python definitely is a transferable skill.

That's why all browsers now have the 'porn' mode.

>> (I would happily pay a few bucks extra a month to get a pirate's licence, by the way)

Once you pay the licence fee, you are not a pirate anymore. You would be called a privateer, in the employ of Her Majesty. However, do remember to carry your letters of marque on you while outside our territorial waters.

No, it is not laughable. Unless, that is, your laughter trigger is so sensitive you burst out at the sight of a little girl dropping her ice cream cone...

Seriously, though. I made an experiment and switched to bing at one of my workstations. I found bing clearly inferior to current google, but only by that much. Its performance (and I mean relevance of results) is adequate. Not great, but adequate. It is clearly the number two, way above anything else but google.

Perhaps they meant the vice principal was to seek counseling? Otherwise his fears may simply stop his poor heart one day.

You should have left it at that. The post is hilarious, even though the author might have meant otherwise.

You are sooo full of it! Look, I knew a chap once who, driven by peer pressure, shot another person. Would you absolve him from any personal responsibility, too?

Once you get past your high school morose you will figure out that adults need to stand up to 'peer pressure' from time to time.

They are not necessarily corrupt. The just adjust easily. Perhaps this is why they are called 'servants'.