Yeah, the analogies actually make it seem more like luck than incredible feats of science and engineering.

The margin of error was amazing, but it's also lucky. The actual landing site is even closer to Mt Sharp than the target. Checking out Mt Sharp's geological features is among the first orders of business. Totally cool.

More like "if you had to plan for all of the contingencies in advance and program a bullet that could adapt to the environment en route and any one bad correction could mean total failure."

Needless pedantry! It should have been obvious that I meant "the best that we'll have ever seen" as opposed to "the best there will ever be." The word "ever" is an adverb and doesn't imply a tense, that's provided by the verb. In this case "ever" modifies "captured," which is past tense, and thus is referring to...…

There are 16 cameras on Curiosity.

My security questions and their responses are all anagrams. For instance, the challenge might be "National toys spy" - an anagram for Sony Playstation - and the response "Can ax Bob text," which rearranges to "can't beat xbox." (I made these up, sorry if they're lame) You'd have a hell of a time guessing them. Not…

It's not really the same thing, is it? I mean, Google Glasses is an interface for mobile computing - read emails, take video, etc. T-shirt OS is a peripheral for your phone that works as a low-res display, and takes low-res photos, but it's not really in the same category as Googlasses.

"That's what she said" jokes NEVER get old, amirite!?

That's what she said?

I wish I had a nickel for every time someone said this. Not because I care - Giz can write whatever they like - I could just use the millions it would make for me.

As long as all your clothes are wrinkle resistant... or you're a person who doesn't mind looking like their clothes have just been picked up off the floor... or you only go places where you can steam/iron your clothes.

I like it. Not as much as the current version - rounded corners are better IMNSHO - but it's good looking. Looks Metro-y. Like it should run Windows Phone System of Operations for Phones That Are Smart 8.

It depends how good a coach you are...

Smirnoff's Twisted drinks and Mike's Hard drinks are gross in the US. I lived in Canada for 6 years - from 14-20 - and there those fruity mixed drinks are made with vodka. Which still isn't going to make them healthy, but at least they're less gross.

I know what he's referring to, it just didn't seem germain to the conversation (except tangentially, since they're both about illegal gun sales).

Yeeeeah... but the density of the particles has to be above a certain threshold in order for the signal to be noticeable. That seems unlikely in the near-vacuum of space. I was assuming they meant the smell of the space station.

Uhh... sure? Did you just troll the comments looking for a place to post that?

I wish I had a nickel for every time someone made a post complaining about how something "isn't tech" or "isn't newsworthy." My student loans would be paid off in a month!

The method in which he buys the gun isn't the same as the reason he buys the gun.