I've used it recently. It does not use RPM for package management. It uses swupd or flatpak.

I'm sure you do. However, as KixWooder said, it's opt in. I've set up new iPhones and iPads and always said "no" to iCloud back-ups, preferring them locally encrypted on my computers. Apple has never once notified me that I don't have a backup. Perhaps it's because I have it backed up locally and you don't (or you didn't mention that you did)?

I read this and thought, I never see SAS listed on these lists, so why is R always included as "dying". It's a statistical language. The fact that I can automate other tasks related to my research and build the pipeline beginning to end up with the statistical analysis I need in one language makes it worthwhile to me. It's really not a general purpose language, I recognise that. People that write these lists don't.

I used Plex for a while, then moved on to Emby due to the privacy issues, real or perceived, to use with my Chromecast. Finally I just got rid of the noisy old computer downstairs and replaced it with OSMC (Kodi) on a Raspberry Pi 3B+. So much less complex than Plex or Emby, right behind the TV and quieter too. Makes a great file server for my Volumio rPi 0 on the same network, which handles the music browsing and sound quality much more gracefully than Kodi. I don't do transcoding, hard drives are cheap and I only use it to watch at home, so I recognise I lose the ability to use my library from anywhere, but works for me. Still have Netflix as well, but I also like to buy cheap DVDs or maybe shows that aren't on Netflix or were and are gone now. The whole pirated thing is overstated.

Nitrogen on soybean? They're legumes.

I think you're thinking of corn, not soybean.

I've since had a few Android Phones and iPhones, but my N9 still is my favourite one for the reasons you mentioned here. It just worked well together and was intuitive. Shame that there never was a successor. Maybe now there's hope.

_Some_ rice cultivars might be that old, but most now are modern varieties developed by companies, international programs or national programs.

The camera in this phone definitely interests me. I'm starting to eye replacements for my XPeria Z. Yes, Z, not Z1, Z2 or Z3.

Colby Brown has a review of this camera, err, phone that you might find interesting. http://www.colbybrownphotograp...

Hear, hear!

I switched after about 10 years of using desktop Linux, myself. Sure, I can make it all work with the hardware, or I can buy a laptop that has a *nix on it that works. Sure there are bugs, but I'll accept those, none have been showstoppers for me yet.

I did just buy a new Retina MacBook Pro on Saturday, built in October, it only came with Mavericks.

Oh yes. I had an N97 Mini. It was my backup phone after I switched to a Galaxy S, then N9 and finally my Xperia Z, until the Mini was stolen. The build quality was wonderful. The keyboard was fantastic. The thickness of the phone wasn't so great.

If you mean from the cold war, yes, you're right. However, as the English language evolves it's come to mean the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America rather than it's original meaning.

From what I've seen, weight isn't as much an issue as the overall dimensions.

At least most of the airlines I travel on have a 7kg weight limit, which I could easily pass with my 46L backpack that's still smaller than most roller bags.

Regarding the EM spectrum thing, I noticed it too. I flew from Houston to Manila with United last year. Taking off from Houston we allowed to use devices, landing in Hawaii we were allowed to use devices. Change planes in Hawaii. Taking off we were allowed to use devices. However, upon landing in Guam (still part of the US and on the same plane) we were not allowed to use devices?

THIS! I've since left academia, but while there I saw it start. The decrease in funding by the state to the "state" schools has hurt universities immensely.

That I'll get the job I have now.

I'm not at a major university, I'm at a large agricultural NGO with my own lab of 11 researchers and a PhD student who is hosted at the uni down the street. However, according to their model there's less than 80% chance that I'll become a PI.

I'd be interested to know what's different. I realise that it's a model, thus it's wrong. Still, I guess ~80% is a pretty strong relationship for something like this. It was fun to try.