Us Android users get the feature 'back'.. ( yes i know technically none of us really had the feature. It was a loophole that Google didnt bother to close, until recently.

I still dont understand why they gave this feature to iOS users instead of *their own platform*

Having relied on 3rd party voip products until they cut off XMPP, this is good.

Moves like this will just drive them underground, where its harder to stop.

Tho perhaps a limited market base ( unless its japan... ), just tie people to hanging 'meat' hooks from the ceiling. Charge extra even...

Pack them in like sardines. If they have to rub against each other to fit, all the better.

Would be a more accurate statement.

Now we have GPL Trolls...

Not saying the GPL doesn't have its place, but in a case where you accept direct submissions from others, i think the BSD licensing model would have been safer..

I dont see how an implant would be treated any different than a cell phone, or a diary.

Privacy, unless they get a warrant.

Who cares if it ever filters down to civilian use ( and it will anyway )? I am getting sick and tired of all the "PC" pansys out there, who have no clue what it takes to stay safe and secure. the ONLY reason you are even here complaining is due to the military. And that military *requires* technology.

Its as bad as the 60s, 'lets throw flowers at tanks' nonsense. If you cant repel attackers and destroy enemies, you are eradicated instead. If you dont keep advancing military tech, you fall behind and lose.

Develop, test then deploy the damned things, as many as we need. Now.

Mod me down if you must, but you know its the truth.

I've got a great real-world example of why fast lanes won't work. I spent a night at a 'hip' hotel in West Hollywood. Room, with tax, was $308. I thought I'd catch up on some episodes of House MD on Netflix and had utterly horrid quality. I did some speed tests (testmy.net) and saw I was being shaped down to 500kbps. I had better speeds while stay at some backwoods motor lodge in Minnesota recently. I called reception and they informed me that they offer "super fast internet" for only $14.95 more. Effectively they are capping their internet and offering to uncap it for a premium. That's why fast lanes don't work.

Why reinvent the wheel, again?

How many miles away you are and how much ash you get will be the least of your concerns.

Once the ash cloud encompasses the globe, we all freeze/starve to death within 10 years anyway. Unless someone comes up with a way to clean the air out before its too late, then how far away you are will matter..

Then dont use it. Pretty simple. There is no law that says you have to use any cloud service, so if you dont trust/like them, dont use them. And dont bitch about it when you choose to do so.

Check this cops bank account.. Did RIAA happen to make a 'healthy' deposit to his "defense fund"?

Not saying all cops are bad of course, but reading non-emergency content while driving down the road is irresponsible and he should be held responsible.. Taking out ex-Napster management due to an accident, smells fishy.

Ya, i figured that out, a bit too late.

While *driving* ? WTF?