I agree that the nature of the original post was a little harsh, but the reasoning (excuse?) that "they are bloggers" doesn't do anything to move the medium of internet journalism forward.

If bloggers want to be taken seriously as "real" journalists, they should hold themselves to the same standards as print journalists. You probably don't see too many spelling errors in the NYT.

"never greatER"

"consider" ≠ "act upon"

Upgrading is strictly optional. I'm sure that the original iPhone (or Nexus or whatever) works just as well now as it did on launch day.

I did RTFA. My point is that Romney is using this (ahem) "lack of scientific consensus" as a reason to not act to mitigate the problem. Holding off (aka "considering the risk" as opposed to acting on it) because we don't know "the severity of the risk" is a bit like saying "oh, I have chest pains and my left arm…

Link? Or any source discussing this information, please?

I think what they mean is that devs can't use UDIDs anymore, which means they shouldn't be getting out into the wild... right?

Apparently, there's no consensus on how to spell "choke", or what "paraphrase" means, either. #zing

"there remains a lack of scientific consensus on the issue"

You're also assuming that it would work, nevermind the radiation that would be flung around onto the unsuspecting people below.

1) if simply tossing a bomb into the middle of a hurricane would do the trick, don't you think someone would've figured it out by now?

Perfect for those obsessive-compulsives who stand for hours in the produce section, hand-selecting only the most perfect, uniform carrots.

Jo Hof means that Antisec is opposed to (for example) McAfee because McAfee employs scare tactics to make users feel they need to buy McAfee software.

OK, you're commenting on the Bruce Willis/iTunes story, right? 'Cuz this is the page for the Apple/Samsung lawsuit thread :P I think you're conflating the two separate discussions.

Wouldn't carrying a small ruler and a compass be easier and more compact?

Is it really a solution if you're just moving cabinet clutter (which is out-of-sight, at least) into plain view? Or going from cluttering a cabinet to cluttering a broom closet? The only real solution is #10: get rid of stuff you just don't need.

I realize there are weak links; the services claim not to log user activity, but who really knows. I was primarily asking in terms of not being identified by people who watch the flow traffic on particular torrent files.

Of course he *could* copy the music for his family, but it's always best when what you're doing is legitimately legal :)