This is a simple numbers game. Cigarettes kill *far* more people regularly in the form of medical complications, most notably various lung conditions. It’s *so common* that it doesn’t make the news.

I mean, with that logic, you can’t cook on a stovetop, or in an oven, or over an open flame. All of those things are just “heating” too.

*starts to nod in agreement* ... *backs away slowly*

Let’s be honest though, of *course* Apple can write software to break its own operating system. If it were truly bulletproof, if their security engineers were truly the best in the business and their locks unbreakable, then the jailbreaking community couldn’t possibly exist; Apple would have a 100% percent success…

That looks like a *very* good port. It’s nicely upscaled, but faithfully recreates the look and feel of the original scenes. Is there video of it in motion? I’m considering picking it up.

And now you see why backdoors in software are such a bad idea. If they exist, you can bet bad actors (China in your example) will find them. :)

No, neither do the advertisers. That’s not how ad networks work; Google has that data, and *it and it alone* decides when to display ads based on demographic data. It’s a one-way street: you buy an ad campaign, and you want to target gay men ages 18-25, and Google says, “OK, this many people saw the ad, this many…

That’s what I thought as well. In order to distribute a normal software update, I believe the iPhone must be hooked up to a computer running iTunes, and also unlocked. (With standard, home-use tools.) Barring that, you can restore a device in DFU mode, which wipes it; probably not what law enforcement is after.

Cloth is kind of weird though, as it refers to any length of fabric. It’s kind of already plural, in a way. Like a half-plural, which doesn’t make any sense. Does it specifically need to refer to one contiguous piece of fabric? If not, then it’s probably fine the way it’s used. English is weird.

If the drone can float above your backyard, what are the odds that it will film you in the nude? #importantquestions

When I was younger, the prevailing logic among my (remember kids, *Junior High*) peers was that if you didn’t like girls, then you must be gay. This was so entirely absolute that the thought of being asexual didn’t even cross my mind until my college years. “Gee, that’s a thing?”

This interpretation is awesome. I love how it could also very reasonably be considered a phase. I went through several of those myself in high school; I tried very, very hard to be straight (even maintaining a 9 month relationship with a girl, one of my best friends) before finally giving up and admitting to the world…

Aww! I spent *countless* hours in high school watching GT videos for games I would otherwise never get to experience. It was my favorite way to keep up with the scene when I couldn’t afford to buy the games myself very often.

Can we please have this attitude everywhere? It’s *particularly* bad at conventions aimed at the gaming population.

What’s really mind blowing is that when Prizoner of Azkaban was released, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was *not,* not even in book form. So the foreshadowing either came directly from J.K. during production, or was a happy accident.

I *love* how many people aren’t getting it. So much win today.

Having tried it, this is awful unless you plunk down cash for a really good set. Any drops in connectivity at all wreck havok, and cheaper wireless sets tend to have bad latency issues too.

What’s fun is that at the time, long distance calls were *entirely* justified at their high price. The switching system would tie up far more lines to make a long distance connection, which might overload the system if people could make them freely. Discouraging their overuse was a good way to prevent overburdening…

I’m so glad the response to it has been largely positive. It’s been a long time since I was this pleasantly surprised by the Pokemon Company; I think the last time was the first Mystery Dungeon game I played. I’m looking forward to it. :D

I report every single one as irrelevant. Even if they didn’t carry the “Sponsored Tweet” header, I’d still recognize them because I recognize the handles of everyone I legitimately follow.