You are completely right, none of the tech companies is blameless, but I do think that Apple has done more than most companies to escalate the legal tension and atmosphere of antagonism currently found in the industry. The root cause is obviously the broken patent system, but Apple is taking advantage of the system…

I was SUGGESTING that it become part of the punishment. It was a completely hypothetical situation. I agree that the current usage is completely unacceptable. So, since I created the hypothetical situation, I'm allowed to posit that. Clearly right now, it isn't supposed to be part of the punishment, but it is an…

Firstly, that's the whole god-damned point of this article: companies like Google are forced to spend way too much money on legal fees so there is less money for R&D which directly leads to less innovation and "new ideas". Who is largely responsible for this? Apple.

i realize that it is difficult, if not outright impossible, to ensure that these kinds of photos get taken down after the set time period elapses. I was positing a hypothetical use, and fully admit that most likely in the real world, it wouldn't work, even if you did make hosting the photos on private domains illegal.…

Exactly, which is why I put the note at the end that for this to work, it probably has to be illegal for private companies or domains to host such mug shots. If it is going to be used as part of the judicial system, it needs to be controlled by the judicial system. If it can't be (which I admit is pretty likely) then…

Time served is rarely the only punishment. This wouldn't be "after" the punishment, it would be part of the punishment. Also, it wouldn't be forever. The biggest hurdle in my opinion to making a system like this work is ensuring that the photos come down after a certain amount of time. I admit that that is difficult.…

If photos weren't released until after conviction, and if it were only certain crimes, I would actually be ok with this. Public shaming has long been a way to make sure people keep within societal bounds. It can often be more effective than jail time or fines.

Since I'm not a coder or web designer, I have no personal experience, but I had heard that the newest versions of IE (9 and 10) were pretty compliant with the newest standards. Certainly much better than older versions. Now, if they will be prompt when new standards come out, who knows, but I have heard that at least…

While I'm a huge fan of Chrome and its the only browser I use now, the new IE is actually a pretty good, modern browser. I know, I know, its hard to believe, but if I was on someone else's computer and they had IE 9 or 10, I would not immediately tell them to download chrome or firefox.

Or alternatively: Another one bites the dust!

They aren't "cracking" water. I assume you are talking about electrolysis in which H2O is separated into Hydrogen and Oxygen gas. This is a completely different process in which dissolved CO2 is removed from the ocean and turned into jet fuel.

Amen! The US now has the best beer in the world, and has for quite a while.

I guarantee you that Nuance thought of doing it a long time ago (hell, even I thought of Android voice commands working all the time, not just when I pressed the mic button). They just decided that without solving the battery life problem, it wasn't worth doing. And they were right. They aren't late to the game,…

Neither would Google. THis app isn't in the play store.

Seroiusly? Did you read the article? Authorities were warned of the vulnerability almost a year ago, WELL before it was presented to the public, and even now, the app isn't publicly available. This is a group that is trying to get them to close security flaws, and if warning them of the problem isn't enough, the only…

I don't actually think that tune are a major prey item for sharks. They are too fast. White sharks at least usually prefer (as you pointed out) seals and sea lions (full of that delicious blubber!)

I have just gotten into sours pretty recently and not explored the style that much. Mostly I have had the ones from Russian River (I'm in central California), and their selections of 6 or 7 sours is pretty fantastic, although sometimes I get the impression (without have tasted a lot of other sours) that they are doing…

Browser, kindle, google voice (calls and texts), maps

Some friends and I are making the honey porter this weekend, which we will then compare to an oaked Robust Porter we made last week. This will be my first honey beer and I'm a little skeptical, but we will see.

I keep finding out about new IPAs. Black IPA, Rye IPA, Black Rye IPA, White IPAs. Everytime I think they have run out of new ways to make an IPA, I find a new one. Plus, with the incredible variety of different hop combinations, almost every single regular IPA is slightly different from each other.