@Goopplesoft: Not really, since terrorists can easily find security holes doing test runs. And on the planned day half of the 12 operatives can still walk away under the threat of civil penalties to go shoot-up elementary schools, and 6 planes will be destroyed.

@jktechwriter: These searches aren't being imposed by the airlines, however, but by the government. The back-scatter machines are a pork project that few airlines would pay for themselves.

@jadefirefly: The Yemeni mail bombs were successful in penetrating security of passenger aircraft. Banning toner cartridges has hardly closed that gaping security hole.

@mike_311: I have never heard anyone bitch about not feeling safe, not even when cockpits were open to mayhem-seekers of every variety. Mechanical failure arouses 1000x more fear, but airplane safety improvements are a much lower priority than squeezing in more seats

@william14: You forgot: Become rich like Congress and Obama so you don't have to follow the rules.

@gr8wayn: A pat down looking for small quantities of explosives is a lot more intimate than one looking for...what, a bottle of vodka?

@The Intangible Fancy: I agree that this would be quite acceptable. But modern puritanism has even taken away sexy stewardess outfits, so it can never happen

@AmphetamineCrown: Raising the price of postage by .05 would generate $9 billion. Spreading increases across parcels and bulk mail would result in a pretty modest increase to break even. USPS has been force-fed the government's no-inflation koolaid for 2 years while competitors like Fedex and UPS raise rates…

@kellanpan: The simplest way is to replace all bookmarks and keyword searches you have with h ttp://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0

@pkl007: Sounds like "someone" just wants access to your laptop.

@Hiro: Release Notes makes the changes a little clearer. If you click on the apps (avoiding the install button) there is a description page. Don't know what is causing your error, but I'm also disappointed. Thought I might at least get a search app out of the new bloat, but it can't handle a lot of torrents and just…

@SquareWheel: 1.1 GB here

@headless_horseman: Down For Everyone or Just Me info is different/better

"Ablactation" is my depressing thought of the day

@AmphetamineCrown: Pretty much everything you buy can be returned if it turns out to be crap. The entertainment industry talks invents the fantasy of "intellectual property," but they are quite realistic when it comes to their return policy.

@BishopBlaize: Maybe you know him as coco?

At least it's not "autocomplete"

@blindbuzzard: Microsoft never disappoints

@Merricat: In a police state, the only respectable place to be is in prison. Of course you still are allowed by the grace of your leaders fireworks warehouses; all fireworks are illegal where I live.

Web Search Pro is my favorite recent discovery