“ The obvious difference between ads on Google and Facebook is the intention to buy.  If I'm looking to purchase a new 'thing', I'm very likely to... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:20 AM EDT

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“ @sault  The main renewable options (wind and solar*) both require baseload generation capacity for when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on May 22, 2012 at 9:37 AM EDT

“ Mike, I agree with your comments, but I still find Dropbox very useful: to share files between my various machines (or access them from a... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on February 14, 2012 at 7:47 AM EST

“ It isn't that rare, compared to e.g. Scandium. It's bought by the tonne (~$30,000) for steel-making. You could produce a *lot* of chips with that... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on January 30, 2012 at 11:14 AM EST

“ He's right This year: personal information held on Facebook = 0. I fully expect this to double next year. (read full comment) ” 

Posted on December 21, 2011 at 11:46 AM EST

“ Overhype To quote Bruce Schneier: "treating a denial of service attack as cyberwar is like an invading army landing on your beaches, rushing up... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:10 AM EST

“ Britain has followed US usage of the 'short' billion since the 1960s. Many 'mainland' European countries still prefer the more logical usage of... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on December 14, 2011 at 10:03 AM EST

“ I'm sure that some of what you describe still goes on, aunderdown, but most of the software patents that I've seen recently are (a) blatantly... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on October 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM EDT

“ Privacy is a problem Essentially, Amazon will have access to all your browsing through this device (whether they will act as a 'man in the middle'... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on September 29, 2011 at 1:15 PM EDT

“ The problem with fusion ... is that it is a means of producing energetic neutrons. We don't currently have any efficient or effective (over the... (read full comment) ” 

Posted on September 15, 2011 at 3:58 PM EDT