What did they do that's wrong? The dumbasses without encrypted networks were broadcasting their information out to a public road. The Google vehicles were in public when they received the plaintext information. If the people were outside screaming their online banking credentials out loud and Google happened to be driving a car with microphones recording ambient noise at the time, would that be illegal?

I agree. We're definitely not spending enough money on our military here in the US...

I'm sure your well-reasoned argument would immediately win over their heart and mind and they would be forever changed.

Where I used to work, there was some Windows setting that wouldn't allow USB drives to mount. Keyboards and mice worked fine, and you could plug in your smartphone to charge it, but the drive wouldn't mount. Anytime I plugged in my phone, I'd get a little dialog saying that the OS wasn't going to mount it as a storage volume, but it would still charge. So, it's entirely possible to set up a situation where keyboards and mice work just fine and people can charge their phones and mp3 players without a security risk.

It's also specific wording from a journalist. For most journalists, running a client on your computer that is taking part in a DDoS attack can only be done by a true computer genius criminal mastermind.

Intel makes more money on Itanium than AMD makes period...

If by "cash" you mean American federal reserve notes, you certainly cannot redeem them for gold. You could trade the cash for gold if someone were willing, but you can't empty all of your accounts and go up to Fort Knox demanding your gold anymore.

I would place the burden of proof on those that say electronics don't harm avionics considering if they're wrong, 300 people die a fiery death unnecessarily.

Correction. It is a publicly traded business, owned by private citizens and collectives. A municipally held utility would be an example of a publicly owned business.

So, Android, Blackberry, WebOS, and WinMo phones aren't competition to the iPhone? Sure, the Apple App Store is the only place to (officially) get iPhone software, but you're free to buy competing phones if you are opposed to the restrictions of that store. Since Apple does not have a monopoly on smart phones, it's perfectly legal for them to decide who gets to hang out in their walled garden and who gets the boot using any arbitrary rules they might want to impose.

Here's my attempt at a bean analogy. I run a store and I sell a magic bowl. The only food you can eat out of this bowl is food from my store. I don't sell beans, so you can't eat beans out of my magic bowl. I also have a history of randomly deciding other types of food aren't allowed in my bowls, and I generally don't care what customers think about it because I think my magic bowl is way easier to use than the competition (and I'm raking in money hand over fist). There are 4 other stores on the block with their own magic bowls and they each offer different combinations of food for their bowl. You're welcome to browse all 5 stores before buying a magic bowl from any of them.

Yeah, I have a friend that is a former EMT. He always said their rule of thumb for night accidents was "if you haven't found a drunk person yet, keep looking. They were either thrown from a vehicle or are wandering nearby in a daze."

Ever notice how the "please provide proof" people never come back when you call their bluff? Always makes me smile.

I think it would be awesome to use his driver's license at the liquor store...

Apple only says that iOS devices work with software that comes from their App store and they make the rules for their App store.

I'm a white male starting my PhD in the fall and I'm getting more money from the state of Arkansas than a foreigner would because I'm an Arkansas resident. I also had my undergrad degree fully funded by a state scholarship (to the tune of around $80,000). My university is practically begging locals to pursue a PhD. My foreign colleagues generally have to pay full retail and don't get the federally backed student loans my wife is relying on for her AuD. By the time I finish my PhD, it's looking like my state will have paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $250,000 to educate me. I'm thankful for that and plan on living in Little Rock for the rest of my life so my taxes can help future students.