jakeonthemove's comments

And again, out of the user's real control... Sure, the security seems sound, but you still put all your eggs in someone else's basket, so to say, with any such cloud service.

And I only found out after starting to manually block connections with a firewall... Authentec's TrueSuite became a must-install for some reason if you want to use their drivers and device on Windows.

One connection is for the software updates, and there are 2 other that I have no idea what they're used for. The TrueSuite app has an app store link and the features to export and import the fingerprint scans... So much for security...

Well, with the way it's been going, you'll soon have no choice but to rely on cloud services.

Everything is a goddamn service now - even my fingerprint reader wants an Internet connection - yeah, screw you Authentec!

Even managing multiple WP sites now has to be done via a third party service: https://managewp.com/ (I've got nothing against them, they're very good - in fact, there is no better local alternative, which is what makes me sad/angry).

Well, damn... No worries, it will just make these things: http://www.gsmserver.com/shop/gsm/sigma_key.php cheaper, more popular and reliable...

It's not self-examination, it's taking action based on that self-examination, which is much more difficult to do...

Most people don't want to face their shortcomings, but of those who do, even fewer actually take the action necessary for success...

Well, 8 seems better at managing memory and processor time... completely ignoring the awful Metro UI and the weird driver incompatibilities, that's about the only good change...

True, but try to tell that to the millions of people who believe creationism IS science... To make it simple, just let the kids choose and decide for themselves...

Believing something does not make it true... And hey, if the world was created 6000 years ago by some omnipotent being and made to look like it's several billion years old for some reason, I'm cool with that, but showing me a book written by humans as proof is just goddamn stupid.

I don't mind creationism being taught side by side with evolution. But replacing the latter with the former is plain idiotic/dumb/stupid.

Obviously, if you teach them side by side, anyone with half a brain will sooner or later realize that creationism is simply bullsheet, which is probably why these people want to silence the inconvenient (for them) truth...

I believe it's possible to do with AdBlock Plus and the Element Hiding Helper addons in Firefox, with a custom rule.

I use it to hide a few annoying toolbars and news bars on several sites.

Yeah, it doesn't work for me on Firefox 18 (Adblock and NoScript disabled)...

Food is so important, yet so cheap that farmers can not sustain themselves. When people really start starving, food costs will rise and farmers will be the new rich.

There is no overpopulation. Overpopulation of urban centers, yes, overpopulation of useable land - no.

We'll have trouble sustaining the current growth, and the way money are spent on useless and short term stuff is alarming, but that will most likely lead to another recession instead of collapse.

That's my opinion on just these matters - the article is a great piece of information that needs to be read by everyone.

So, nothing new, then?

Another piece of advice: take your diplomas and expertise in Law, Journalism, Medicine and others to developing countries. They may not pay as much, but the jobs are there...

I don't know, choosing the middle option seems like a good thing - get the best possible product for the least possible amount of money...

I thought they were peasants who armed themselves instead of some well trained assassins...

I think regime changes will be done from the inside more often than not in the future - it's been proven to be more effective (and cheaper) than sending thousands of soldiers and machinery to foreign lands...

Meanwhile, telepresent groups of drones and semi-autonomous turrets would be used to fight any localized resistance and protect important objects.

I think (and hope) we won't see any major conflicts like WW1 and WW2 in the future, since there's really no good reason for one (even Europe finally gets it, hence the EU), unless it's an alien invasion...

Going off caffeine gives me 2-3 days of indescribable headaches, then it's a pronounced fatigue for another 2 weeks. It ain't pretty.

However, if coffee must be eliminated from your diet, I believe you can always use caffeine pills - same energy without any side effects on the stomach.

I don't know, it seems to me they're focusing a lot on automation (to reduce costs, among other things).

Well, exactly - if there was more incentive for wind power, that number would be much higher.