How would that fraction even be deemed significant?

Assuming you just recently filed applications it could take years to issue if they ever do. Think you could hype the technology and mention they are patent pending and see if they ask about usage issues. But, I'm not a lawyer.

Fully agree, training costs are part of the job, and if they don't support that, you should find someone who does unless those other benefits entirely dominate.

The original Expression app that MS bought years ago was a great start on a different style of drawing/painting app. The vectored brush shapes were innovative. MS bought it, gave it away for awhile, and that was the last I heard of it. MS really doesn't have any credibility with designers.

"can potentially pass the infection on," How? The entire pathogen analogy is invalid in this case. Biological pathogens put into an environment that doesn't support them die. The same is true of a malware file downloaded to a Mac. It's dead. The malware delivery truck went over the side of 1000 meter cliff and left bits of nothing significant, just some file clutter.

I got your superhard algorithm right here.

The BBC did the report. The uproar doesn't have to do with the BBC making app, you bunch of blithering, easily distracted from the facts, gits. RTFA

Opened your mouth, uttered a Palin, now we know you don't know what you're talking about and give you no credence. (check a map next time)

Excellent point. While those of us with nominal color vision consider those who cannot see the world reflected with the equivalent contrasts and delineation as color-"blind," that term does have a built-in prejudice. Rather than classifying the lack of nominal perception as blindness, these conditions might be better understood and accepted if the possible enhancements afforded these differing perceivers have were noted instead. However, to the question of the morality of treating, or changing their visual perception to a more nominal state, let the individual choose. They know better than nominal viewers how they can and cannot compensate. The only fault with that decision is that it's likely not going to be a fully informed choice.

He apparently see's the information as being so obvious as to negate it's sensitivity. I'd much prefer a little information sunshine to fabricated classifications, e.g. "Treat as Secret," anyday.

Interesting ... I too wrote off the first episode after 5 or 10 minutes, and now it's deleted. Perhaps I should try watching it online and seeing if I should give it a second chance. Thanks.

If all you're doing is listening then the logic holds up. Your logic falls apart when you start transmitting signals back to the router and using the network hardware that is located on private property.

Hmm, listening?

Router: I'm here. Computer: Will you talk to me? R: Sure, I'll even let you talk to the world through me. C: Cool, and they can talk back. R: Yep, all the blogs and porn you can handle. ... If I overhear a conversational snippet, from a table next to me, that interests me and I interject. The people at that table can act offended that I invaded their space and reject me from joining, however little, their conversation; or they can accept and allow me to join their conversation. A wi-fi access point is much the same

I had the same choice in 1980. It was a long time ago but I think the same logic applies now. I chose an Ivy League school over MIT and was very happy with the choice. I felt I still got a good technical education (quite a few of my classmates were among the early employees at Microsoft, for instance). I went on to one of the top departments for a Ph.D. I'd say that if you think you'll go on for an MS or PhD, your choice of a BS/BA won't matter that much long term, as long as you do well at the undergrad level. If you don't, it may be the case that a BS from the tech school will open more doors in the tech community than coming from the liberal arts school... but that's just one factor. You have to decide what you will do outside your major and what campus life is like overall. These factors probably collectively outweigh which one is most likely to get you a job at Google.