Hating to state the obvious, OSX is not based on Linux but on *BSD. They just happen to inherit the POSIX interface, which makes it simpler to have native Linux applications running on OSX than it would be otherwise.

No, we shouldn't. We should meddle if they cry for help, or if their non-democrat government decides it is time to poke us with a sharp stick; otherwise, we should let the people decide what is best for them and not what we think it may be.

Gladly, that is my default mentality, no matter what.

I'd be awesome in such a job. I'd be unemployed also.

I read it in a blog.

Maybe he had a real life by that time?

I beg to differ. I have to press ALT Gr + 8/9 to use [ and ]. On the other hand, < requires only one key, while > requires the same key and SHIFT.

I'd say they are both inconvinient; I'd rather use ~ and \, one for opening, other for closing, since that would really make sense given my keyboard, and I'd only have to press each key one time without any additional keys.

Nice one. I only wish I hadn't posted already so I could mod you up :)

30 seconds ad for a 4 minutes video? That's overkilling it, don't you think?

On the country where I live, my college course is called "Informatics Engineering" (once translated), though I believe it is just plain Computer Science. However, we get to join an Engineers Order once we acquire a MSc, which allow us to act as recognized engineers, though I'm not sure how such association is called in other countries.

Thing is, I also don't really get how can someone in this field of work claim to be an engineer. As one of my teachers once put it, a civil engineer may guarantee that a given bridge won't fall given certain parameters; however, a "software/informatics/computers engineer" can not guarantee the program is free of bugs.

I'm also very uncomfortable bearing the title of "engineer" once I finnish my MSc.

Thing is, C3PO is a main character; doesn't have to be useful. Besides, he's a hell of a story teller.

Indo-European

Also, Google Latitude works in more places, besides USA, where the governments don't really have the will power (or the funds) to track individuals.

That said, Google Latitude may very well be used by said governments as a cheap(er) way to get the job done and, probably, without the need of a warrant whatsoever.

I guess that's pretty much what is happening with the financial crisis going on:

1. You tax the people.
2. You give the tax to the (almost bankrupt) banks.
3. The banks lend money with high interest to the people who were taxed.

All in all, it's just another day and the world is still spinning.

How much is that in euros these days?

Unless there is a movie relating such invention, I doubt that timezones even exist for real.