But after reporting on this absolute cluster as it happened, it's clear to me that mandatory sign-ins to extraneous "services" like the PlayStation Network aren't just an annoyance: They are an ...

The mandatory sign-ins make no sense. Not everyone is using their computer for productivity tasks, nor are they even necessarily using it with a monitor attached.

The hallmark standard defines specifications for fineness and marking of gold jewellery and artefacts. Now the list of hallmarking grades included - 24KF, 24KS, 23K, 22K, 20K, 18K, 14K . Now the ...