As a user, it would be nice to have an option. Either this app can ALWAYS access and modify my contacts, or this app WILL ASK FOR PERMISSION when it does so. I would also like a way to see a complete log of exactly what each app accessed, and when, of this 'private' data.

How can Fox News not be #1?

The big ISP's are the regulators of we people. What you call regulation is actually government keeping use from being regulated. It's like the bill of rights, which specify that the big gorilla (government) shalt not do certain bad things. Government control of such things can be debated but privatization fails the…

I love this version too and listen to it often on my iPod. Usually I prefer Petty songs in the original form. And the Petty version of this song came on the Full Moon Fever album***.

It depends on what the robots have defined as their laws on supplying drugs to humans. They might have laws against their own drugs, things like speed boosters.

I thought of 'morph' as a merge, not just any change.

Wouldn't an insider, who is not a system admin, be a reasonable suspect in the theft of such credentials, due to closeness and knowledge of aspects of the system?

Loves her snow or loves her master?

I wish I could do that.

These days I carry phones for many major carriers. I once had 2 British cell phones back before you could rent phones in other countries. They had to bill to a British address so I used Bank of America in London, which billed my local Bank of America in Los Gatos, California, every month. I'd arrive and the phone…

The ISP's are the ones who want to regulate us and inhibit innovation. Government oversight is called for to prevent bad actions that are not in the good interests of the users. A lot of our freedoms [supposedly] come from constitutional amendments that specify certain bad actions that an institution, Congress, is not…

Actually, there was no design nor construction of this computer in any garage. It was designed and built in my HP cubicle at night and in my Cupertino apartment. The designs were passed out freely with no copyright notice so that others could build a useful computer at low cost. Others even had hand-built versions of…

I use voice control for everything I can. We should not memorized structured procedures to get tasks done when the voice is so human and robust. It's what they said about 'graphics' back in the [memorized command] DOS days. I can say "Hey Siri, what is the distance from San Francisco to Dallas?" and get an answer…

I'm particularly happy with the selection. But I'm more into desiring to see a good film than even a good Woz. That boils down mostly to the casting and directing and writing. This film has the best of all. With luck I'll get to meet Seth too!

Turing test?

Tears. A dog is like a member of a family. I read this story, usually with worse outcomes, way too often. "Felt threatened" is not right.

Once, while I was away from home, my son and 4 of his friends were arrested for this. I paid a large bail and looked up the charge. It was from the 'Patriot' act and under terrorism. Either none of the arrested kids knew who had shone the laser pointer or none of them talked and the charges were dropped. You should…

Also, very cool sunglasses made with a different material, wood, are from Cardinal Eyewear, a Mexican startup. They look good on every face and have great hinges. These are the only sunglasses I carry, partly because of the looks, partly the originality, and a lot the comfort. These sunglasses are unlike every pair…

There are 2 aspects to architecture, inside and outside. Gehry dazzles us on the outside but often I found the insides lacking in ways that I look for. I am a fan of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. He is known for 'less is more' in architecture. Gehry has high paying clients. He gained his fame by using software designed to…

I had a disdain for money and super wealth and unfair wealth distribution my whole life. I did not want to be in the billionaire club. As strange as it sounds, I felt that such could corrupt me. You have no idea how strong my ethics are in that way. I don't mind some wealth for my success but want to deal with normal…