Yes, that multi-stage landing choreography seems very ambitious. With parachute, retro-rocket, and cargo separation, it's dependent on numerous, hard to predict variables. I'm not sure what's wrong with the tried and true bouncing beach ball, unless this one's just too heavy. Hopefully they'll have radio contact…

That really is a distorted headline. His statement that he doesn't have the experience to evaluate their future is completely different than claiming he's "isn't so sure" about it. That article title should either be corrected or transferred to the National Enquirer.

Very true. It's alarming to see how how eager some political factions are to silence a news organization. I don't necessarily always agree with story coverage on those stations, but I can't help but notice the highly disciplined, even handedness about them. It almost pains me to listen to the qualifiers and…

This is near field, not Bluetooth. Aside from an insider planting a sniffer within an inch of the device, and then having the keys to decrypt it, this is more secure than a Web based transaction.

An integrated finger print reader would go a long way towards securing this, where that print might need to be simultaneous with certain secure transactions. Although that may prove to be less than fully reliable, both in the device, (dirty or failed scan), and somewhat spoofable source data, (see a future where…

No, it's the equivalent of saying that the person who actually engineers the design of a building is the architect, not the one who sketches an image of one.

Exactly. Their sense of entitlement is astonishing. Their premise that technically capable people are lackeys, in service their vague desire for an on-line yearbook, intended more to help them better select prospective members of their social clubs than what FB became, is pure arrogance. I guess in their world, Robert…

On the contrary, it is very likely that content providers will only charge a premium for Apple hosts, and let the market decide.

Has anyone identified which are composites, and which are real, or are they all one or the other?

@MrCheatachu: In fact, an engaged plug can be detected to deactivate the drivetrain. But there's nothing to stop those of the above inclinations from driving through their garage doors from a charge pad.

It doesn't seem like the elimination of a simple and reassuring plug is worth any added weight or complexity to the car.

I guess the new year wouldn't be the same without a fresh flesh wound.

With all that real estate, you'd think they'd show a larger date and weather instead of just duplicating the time display.

Why is this conversation so preoccupied with the storage of anonymous naked pictures? The significant problem is the documented possibility of the health risk that these present, especially the resonance frequency of the millimeter wave scanners. Even TSA agents could be harmed by exposure these. How long were the FDA…

@Nathan Uschmann: Yes, I'm amazed that all the scandal is over the potential to save anonymous naked pictures rather than the documented possibility of the health risk that these present, especially the resonance frequency of the millimeter wave scanners, which may be the more prevalent model. Even TSA agents could be…

@DanKrouse: An intelligent deterrent system would be based on trend detection that would recognize travel patterns and other historical data enough to reduce the needless and harassing waste of resources that could be focused on real threats.

@charlie.savas: What would that accomplish other than ruin what is probably one of few vacations for innumerable people.

@Geoffrey Worling: It's helpful to get the opinion from the other side, and I can imagine the frustration of agents subjected to undeserved scorn for policies they don't determine. The question however is not whether most would accept a certain amount of inconvenience in the pursuit of safety, but whether these…

@Capsaicin: Sadly, if you're not using protection, you're probably also infecting others. If you're on the Internet on a daily basis, there's no chance that you haven't encountered a virus. Even intermittent scans by things like malwarebytes and Microsoft security essentials, (if you're on a PC), can help prevent you…

@Dreamwriter: Exactly. That's a superficial fraction of the system. It excludes the central optical data. Hopefully Microsoft will just release the SDK.