Isn't that two XKCD "stories" this week?

Next question: what if you used 1/3-height plates instead of bricks?

The Library Sidebar is still there, but it's hidden by default. Go to your menus to re-show it.

Two words: "Wrong switch."

Why do you seem so surprised that the Pope would publish a book that supports Christian, and specifically Catholic, theology?

Hey, Niko — take it easy. We've already noticed that ALL your comments on this site are unmoderated gushing for Microsoft products. You can stop trying to fool anyone.

I (and, I think, Microsoft) think of this Surface devise as a sort of beta test. There's not nearly enough software, so the ONLY people using them are early adopters, and MS knows that. Like the XBox, they're willing to throw money at this until it turns a profit.

If you need *all* the live sports, go for it. If you only have one particular sport (and it's not NFL), consider a subscription for just that sport, which might be cheaper. (Might. If it's a nearby team, you probably will be blacked out in favor of local network coverage.)

Glad to hear it (I subscribe to Hulu Plus because it's cheaper than a DVR), but the network I *really* want to see on there is FX.

If you're using something like this turret, you've already burned all the white flags you can find.

http://youtu.be/ But how effective are they against xenomorphs?

I like the idea of Richard K. Morgan's "corpsemites" — semi-intelligent animals that burrow into the bodies of the dead, then reanimate their limbs from the inside with their own tentacles for nefarious purposes.

I'm at work, so I tried watching it with the auto-generated YouTube closed-captioning instead:

In other shocking news, losing your visionary CEO tends to lead to a lack of visionary products.

"This product is a tablet, which is why the keyboard is optional." That's like saying the Facebook app on iOS is optional — technically you're correct, but when all the marketing behind the Surface makes a big show of the keyboard cover and laptop-like functionality, they'd darned well better be able to deliver an…

Apple already has done something to rectify this — Guided Access (http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/#accessibility) — "It allows a parent, teacher, or administrator to limit an iOS device to one app by disabling the Home button, as well as restrict touch input on certain areas of the screen."

I'm not sure it's fair to call it a $130 Apple tax when everyone knows Amazon is making zero profit on their hardware.

I was hoping for something under $300, but I guess that's where the iPod Touch comes in.

Are you sure she wasn't doing it for the museum's website or something?

I'd say that a scientific peer-review journal would be worthless if you always had to be approved by the publisher before you got reviewed by your peers. Getting published isn't proof that your theorem is valid; it's the first step in sharing your theorem with a wide audience which may or may not validate it.