I ran into a speed camera set up in Spain that is very effective. If someone passes the sensor at excess speed a traffic light further up the road turns red for a time. The disapproval of the other drivers who are inconvenienced seems quite a powerful corrective.

A united flight from Dulles to Heathrow back in January was a comedy of errors. First plane was withdrawn from service before we boarded due to mechanical issues. The second plane we got pushed back from the gate and then pushed back in so they could top up some fluid or other. Finally four hours into the flight we turned back to Dulles as the toilets weren't working.

Seriously! We only had 4 hours left surely we could have continued on, it was 4 (*&^ing hours either way.

The primary reason I purchased my wife an ereader was to save me much physical effort. She gets through a phenomenal amount of books and when we vacation she takes one book for each day of the vacation. A 3 week vacation in Spain last year meant half a suitcase of books and that's heavy.

The ethical considerations of DRM etc paled in comparison to that. It's also saved me about 18 feet of book shelf space and counting.

As many have pointed out a second monitor is a cheap way of keeping a dev happy and I'd not argue with it. Where it costs me is time for my admins with the extra set up required for a non standard system. To discourage this anyone wanting a non standard desktop gets to pay the extra for it. This puts off the majority of people as they cannot make a cogent case for why they need it. Especially when I tell their supervisor about virtual desktops.

About the only people who do actually get a dual monitor system are the developers.

Don't get me started on the quad monitor systems!

Make sure you don't lick the envelope to seal it. They're collecting DNA!

When are Amazon going to delete this post?

You are comparing apples with oranges here. The entire "data stream" is available to anyone with a suitable dish and receiver. Unless of course the targets decide to encrypt their natural RF emissions.

Once the data has been captured it will become available after a proprietary period during which the principal investigator will have exclusive access to it. I believe this period will be one year.