I have to say, I have never been more confident with the security of a device than with my iPhone right now, mobile or not. I am not saying there aren’t other devices that are just as solid, but given everything that has been aired recently there is no doubt whatsoever that iOS is top-notch. As much as I love my…

Your anecdote is not determinative. There are many cases in which GMO research is being conducted that do not rely on Monsanto, and unfortunately are being hampered by these perceptions that you are feeding into

Putting aside you imply that the tech is “revolutionary” yet apparently not important enough to include on a list of political positions relating to technology, you have an extremely narrow view. No doubt you have read about a few fringe cases that have been taken out of context.

If you have never met a brilliant republican scientist and you work in a field of science, you are doing something very wrong

So you put GMO under “biomedical research,” and only mention it with one candidate who supports labeling. Great way to cover for the democrats, who play to irrational fears with the tech.

Probably easier to put it in terms of gpm

Very true. It’s actually a good analogy, because the same kind of knowledge barrier exists in gun debates as with the current iPhone debate. Those that understand the subject matter, try as they might, cannot seem to get across the basic points to those unwilling or unable to understand. For example, Piers seemingly…

I do think that is the best argument. But it is really a public policy argument. In other words, it’s a great reason for Congress to intervene or for Justice to choose not to seek the order. I don’t really fault the court for not delving into that, although in this case it is a glaring problem. The government, for its…

The court can force Apple to spend time and effort to try, so long as it’s not unreasonable. In this case, the government is offering to reimburse costs. Now, at what point does it become an undue burden? 10 engineers? 50? A weeks worth of work? 6 months? That’s for the court ultimately to decide. But if Apple does in…

Your sentiments are exactly what the government is trying to play to in the motion. It goes through pains to make clear that they will let Apple keep their software (whether that is feasible long-term of course is very debatable), and even update it and delete it if they so desire

I was not aware of it either, but it states that

Interestingly, the motion repeatedly states that Apple has conceded that they have the technical capability to modify the passcode protection. In my quick read it seemed that the government is referring to a capability that Apple has to unlock phones of dead owners, although it is conspicuously ambiguous as to the…

I still have my Virtual Boy....

I was in Florida as well. If I stuck my arm out, I couldn't see my hand the air was so thick with smoke. And it was like that for days at a time. The smoke just sat there because there is wasn't even a lot of wind, and there were so many fires the smoke just blanketed my area

In ‘98, when El Niño was followed by La Niña, the combination led to disastrous consequences in some places. In Florida, for example, there was warm and wet winter during El Niño. That led to a lot of unusual amount of undergrowth. Then La Niña came along and caused drought conditions in the summer, and all of that…

He used what organic material was available to him (think about it) and used it to culture in the soil

Seems reasonable in this case to request the help if it is possible. Of course, even if it can be done it is not an overall solution, as users can use alphanumeric passwords

I thought that was already explained. It’s not a bug. It is a verification issue designed to prevent someone from spoofing the fingerprint sensor

WGN is not a great source for meteorological terms. There is no coherent definition for “superstorm.” What happened, in context, is that Sandy transitioned from a tropical cyclone to a post-tropical cyclone. At that point, officials worried that people would think that the storm was no longer dangerous. That is why…

I learned more about the Hindenburg. But aside from the tragedy the recorded broadcast was a piece of history in itself.