Given that the Space Shuttle launched decades ago and is now retired, I would hope this looks more futuristic.

*spikes microphone on the floor*

and either way it's not correct. Our solar system also contains other planetoids, some larger than Pluto (Eris, Sedna, Makemake, etc)

I think you missed the /sarc tag...

Why doesn't he just make an executive order, like he does everything else?

no, more like the difference between gaining root, changing passwords and deleting files, and throwing a computer out the window.

how about we just approve pipelines to move existing oil on our continent?

If there is enough of them they will not go extinct; rather they will adapt via breeding of the surviving immune members of the population. It's natural selection...but it could take a long time to get their numbers back.

and oh, how they dahhhnced.

theoretically, yes. That's the big issue: the ambiguity of the text makes a lot of stuff at least open to litigation.

A privileged white girl, doing privileged white girl things, sanitized into one second bites. Its kind of a cool way to catalog a year in your life, but I expect it's only profound for those involved (and, apparently, Roberto Baldwin).

My response to this.

I'm pretty sure the film Baraka was digitally mastered in 4k (even if the current Bluray is only capable of 1080p). So there's one.

Exactly. Just because there is a new estimate of the number of planets in the galaxy (an estimate that could have been made 50 years ago, by the way), means exactly nothing to the probability of life on another planet. Until we discover evidence of extraterrestrial life, its existence will only be an hypothesis,…

Whispers are just that. Until Tim Cook starts securing deals like Jobs did with the iTunes music store and the Disney/Pixar deal, I'll remain skeptical, thanks.

Actually yes, Isaacson's book describes in depth Jobs' reality distortion field, which really did almost work like a Jedi Mind trick. Isaacson actually quotes people who, 30 minutes to an hour after meeting with Jobs, said things like "what in the world did I just agree to?", after the fog of his charisma lifted.

1) Why do these people use twitter to post long essays? I just don't understand it

"In the past Apple has had a strong history securing media deals."

Can a hard drive even handle these speeds? 98 Gbps equals what, about 9 GB/s? Most SATA ssd's max out at 6 GB/s...

Just remember that he probably hadn't bathed in two weeks though...