Geekly Update - 15 March 2017

You scold your readers to use proper English in their comments, but that also applies to you.
IBM did not store data on an atom - it stored a single piece of information, not plural.
The correct word is "datum", not "data" - a somewhat significant difference.

Ah, the Pink Panther theme: Datum, datum, datum-datum-datum, datum-datuuuuuuuum,da-da-da-da-tum

Or the short version: data

Have you looked at Dash Cams? There are quite a few out there, but they describe themselves in incompatible terms, so difficult to compare them. Any that you think are "best buys?"

I wonder what Zukerberg thinks about Facebook screwing around with the BBC.

Sen. Flake's bill will protect me from government over-regulation, yet will allow every bit of my browsing history be sold, unbeknownst to me. I would prefer a little privacy, please. I feel like I'm living on Animal Farm.

The Grammar Nazis picking on Bob should realize that he requires commenters to follow the conventions of communications. "Data" is often the preferred term for general usage, while "datum" is used by those requiring scientific specificity. From Merriam-Webster:
"Data leads a life of its own quite independent of datum, of which it was originally the plural.... The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it."

Cynthia, I thought the same thing, concerning your comment about "picking on Bob", when I read Tony's post. Though, I must state your explanation is much more in-depth than I ever would have responded or thought of. Kudos to you.

Ridiculous how all of us, at one time or another, feel a need to blow our own horn. It seldom has a positive effect. (Err, or is that affect?) :)

Tony, if I stuck a banana in your ear, would you proudly declare that sky showed you a new way to store a banana - or would you not think that "new way to store bananas" make more sense?You know - I stick a new banana (now bananas)in your ear as fast as you eat them (or is it "eat it"?) The moral is: leave petty criticisms out of here.... [and don't correct me - I DO spell my name all in lower case, even on civvy street]

Keep that security stuff comming, great stuff
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I think the edible drone is a fabulous idea.

Great article, Bob. :-) Thank you for keeping us well informed.

To all of the Grammar Nazis out there:
As long as we understand the message that Bob is trying to convey, so what if he makes a grammatical error? Who gives you the right to criticize him? You are not perfect either. Get over it and get over yourselves. Life is too short for petty things such as that.

The purpose of any language is to convey information or ideas. As long as it does that, proper grammar is an aid in doing it.

Too much emphasis on grammar ain't no good.

I can see the headlines already:
Man sues neighbor for eating his drone