There are apps that "fake" the GPS in the Android Market Place.

http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/gps%20fake

I use it on my Archos 28 for developing HTML5/Google Location API pages for mobile devices.

As for tablets, the Archos 32 is a good choice. The only reason I got the 28 is because the 32 wasn't in stock when I went to buy it.

If I was more patient, I would have gotten it off Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/ARCHOS-32-3-2-Inch-Touchscreen-Android/dp/B003X26VNM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1300874100&sr=8-2

You're allergic to corn and drink soda that contains Hight Fructose Corn Syrup...and you're worried about the bottle?

I buy imported Coke from the grocery store because it contains real sugar rather than HFCS, and it all comes in glass bottles.

Also, glass bottles can be quite durable. When I was home brewing beer, I fell down a flight of stairs to a concrete floor with two cases in my arms....bottles flew everywhere but not a one of them broke.

In my experience, the walls on the bottles of my home brew are thinner than the walls of the imported coke bottles, so I bet the coke bottles are more durable.

Oh, and we washed and reused our glass bottles. I'm sure coke does (or at least could) too.

Just think of PC as an abbreviation for IBM Personal Computer, or IBM Personal Computer clone, since that was the product that defined this particular use of the term in the first place. Aside from that, desktop computers used to be referred to as microcomputers in that era.
So, while "PC" is defined as personal computer, it mostly stands for IBM Personal Computer.

Also, while I wrote the above before looking, here is the Wikipedia Article saying the same thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer

So, for the record, personal computer is the generic term while Personal Computer (capitalisation for proper names) refers to the IBM Personal Computer.
Maybe that will help with your rage, maybe not. I honestly don't care, but it helps to know where something came from before ranting about it.

On another note, I do agree that these days, Macs are just PC clones running another operating system. Same as a Linux box.

I remember installing windows on computers when Bing was somewhat new . I tried finding security essentials with it a few times, and always had to switch to Google because it usually was never in the first few pages of results. You'd figure an MS branded search would be able to find MS Products.....could never find Word, Excel or Powerpoint viewer either.... maybe it was just the free products, since "Buy Office" always came up first.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twatted&defid=4054036

The Pirate Bay has - http://piratedate.com/zp/go.php?to=lobby

I have a similar connector on a 3-in-1 cook pot I bought at Wally world a few years ago.

I bet they can use Micro-USB for a lot of that. I have an HD camcorder that uses it's Mini-USB port for USB data, analogue component A/V (stereo), and charging. It also has a separate HDMI plug.

Granted that doesn't cover RS-232 or Firewire, but if they make it USB3 capable, that won't be as much of a problem, since most people probably won't use the RS-232.

....as soon as Consumer/SOHO routers that support it are in the right price range.

Right now, the lowest priced item on Newegg that comes up for IPv6 is a cable modem, which I don't need, and that's $77.

Then there is the Cisco router starting at ~$133 on sale.

OpenWRT does it, and it looks nice, but I don't have the time to fiddle with flashing a router right now.

When are we going to see a company hack something together with inexpensive chips, and flash that is dedicated to just running OpenWRT, then sell it?

Google is a business. They don't care about your criminal activities, as long as it is in some way profitable to them. Hell, being a business, they might even encourage them as long as they get their cut.

The federal government lately, has been looking for ways and reasons to take your freedom away. Think about the Patriot Act, DMCA, ACTA, Illegal Wire Taps, and all of the other gems that have come from DC since 2001. I would rather have Google's script look at my email, pick out keywords and headers and deliver some ads, than the government trying to decide if me telling my brother we're going door busting on black Friday is planning a terrorist activity. (Google would probably show an ad for Black Friday deals, or teaser ads)

Maybe they should sue Rambus, who from what I can hear is suing everybody again.... seems like their patents might infringe on some of these patents.

I think that would have to fall within the confines of both your origin and destination.

If you are going to a destination where they are forbidden, then as soon as you are there, you may no longer legally carry it. It would be a shame to have such an item confiscated.

I also think that would probably also fall to the policy of the airline that owns the airplane. For example, if I ask you not to bring your weapon on my property, your permit does not allow you to bring it onto my property. Likewise, once you board the plane, you are on airline property.

Otherwise, I see no problem with it. As long as you aren't being an unruly passenger (ex: using it in a way your permit forbids you to in the first place) it's your own business. They may ask you to present your permit if someone should notice it. I am well aware of the requirements to get such a permit (at least in NY State) so I would imagine you have been conditioned to handle a concealed firearm responsibly.

GM: Roll 1d4 for Save vs. One Night Stand.

Player: Hey, why would I want to save vs. That

GM: Ok, don't say I didn't warn you.

In my opinion, I think you should be permitted to carry anything you can legally carry in any public place on an airplane.

Also, the TSA should become an educational service for airline employees. Train all airline staff how to defend the plane, give them the ability to arrest and detain unruly passengers. Lock the cockpit, make it bullet proof,and arm the pilots.

Once you do that, any terrorist would be INSANE to try anything on a plane. You'll have passengers who have pocket knives, multi-tools, etc on them. Airline staff that can actually do something, and armed pilots in a protected location who can all stop the "bad guys".

Empower the passengers and crew, because for everyone who won't do anything, there that many who would do something as simple as stick out a foot, slide out their carry on bag or smack 'em with their Macbook to thwart it.