The main advantage of HTML+JavaScript in a browser is sandboxing. A webapp cannot mess with your hard drive, unless you allow it to or there is a bug in the browser.

I am going to give the answer that we don't like: Antivirus / anti-malware software. It is not perfect, but stops the user from installing known malware.

So, Facebook is trying to take over the market for snap-in comment systems from Disqus and IntenseDebate. I think I would prefer a healthy competition between these two and other startups, rather than Facebook domination.

I think the opposite is true. Geeks may know the difference between App Store, Marketplace, App Catalog, App World and Phone Marketplace, but most people don't.

They used different hardware for Windows and OS X. It looks like the Mac is actually more powerful though, so the OSX browsers should score higher if they were equally efficient.

So what are they using now that is better than NX?

How would the users know it's that site that is broken, and not the browser?

As nice as it is with cheap stuff, I cannot come up with a good argument why internet sales should be except from tax while in-store sales still pay. Internet stores can compete just fine on actual efficiency improvements over physical stores.

Also, the radiation higher up than LEO is a bitch.

Calm down already, it's a 14-year-old. Give him a chance to try it at least.

Couldn't this be done with Meta-Refresh?

The propulsion is not solar powered. On GOCE of the other hand, it is. It is only 270 km (170 mi) up where the atmosphere is relatively thick and it will stay up for 20 months.

It isn't for pandering to movie watchers. It is because a 21 inch screen in 16:9 format has a smaller area than a 21 inch 4:3 screen, and is thus cheaper to make.