They found it using the phone's GPS, not by using superhero powers. RTFA again please.

The phone was found on top of a building, so its a decent bet the landing wasn't so gentle. However, the summary omits the fact that the phone had a protective case (and that the glass on the phone was completely shattered and the UI inoperable).

1. The glass was completely shattered, the only reason they say it "survived" was that it could still receive a phone call, and he could only make a call by using the bluetooth connection in his truck (also the GPS worked which is how they found the phone).
2. The phone had a protective case (not pictured in the article), so you can't solely credit the device itself.
3. As he found the phone on top of a building within half a mile of his landing point, he was apparently skydiving in a populated area. He's lucky the article title isn't "Innocent bystander doesn't survive iPhone 4 fall from skydiver's pocket".

He overpaid.

Here's the DOJ's FAQ on their encryption policy: Basically they are asking developers to create encryption software that has a government backdoor, and for corporations and individuals to use it voluntarily. They seem to think that:

Because criminals buy their encryption software at Best Buy...

I can't speak for previous versions of Windows, but XP keys will never contain any vowels, nor will it contains zeros, ones, fives, or the letter 'S' or 'Z'.

I was working for an OEM at the time and had to troubleshoot with a customer who called to say his keyboard was broken because he was trying to enter his product key, and some characters wouldn't type out on the screen while others would. It turns out he was trying to enter some other code on his computer other than his key, and Microsoft wouldn't even accept the invalid characters as input (no error message or anything, the character just wouldn't type, leading the customer to believe his keyboard was malfunctioning).

The problem with this is not everybody recognizes that the "+" character is valid for email addresses when they do validation. The worst case I've come across is Dell, which was only too happy to accept my email address when I ordered something from them, but tells me the address is invalid when I try to unsubscribe from their marketing emails.

The date stamp on the video is 2011-06-22. The astronomer saying it was March 22nd is probably a typo.

A few of the apod.com forum users came up with the likely explanation that the effect is due to an ICBM launch from Vandenberg AFB. The timestamp of the video (accounting for time zone difference) and the Eastward direction of observation correlate with this explanation.

Even if you agree that the pixelated version of the album cover was fair use (I don't), his case would have been damaged by the fact that he used the original cover elsewhere.

Dear Sir or Madam:

It is our obligation to inform you that in your statement quoted above, you appear to be referring to "Roe v. Wade" (not "Row vs. Way" as you assert). We further inform you that your claim that medical necessity was the "actual reason" for the case is false, as demonstrated by the facts:

• The plaintiff, Norma L. McCorvey (a pseudonym of "Jane Roe" was used for the case) originally attempted to claim she was raped, thereby attaining a legal abortion in Texas. This attempt failed due to the absence of a police report.
• The case took years of trials to reach the supreme court. In the meantime, Norma successfully delivered the baby (thereafter adopted).
• McCorvey later became a pro-life activist.

Your ancillary claim that "most people agree" that abortions are necessary when medically necessary, is currently under review for violations of ambiguity and circular logic.

Yours, The Internet Fact Agency

Excuse me while I mine +1 insightful mods by complaining about how much this site sucks on April Fools each year.

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OK, obviously my first time using HTML list tags in slashdot. When I previewed the submission there was no auto-numbering, hence the repetition above. I guess I should have known better than to think the preview would actually render accurately.