Odd correlation based on the 3-digit UID and Cornell e-mail, however, it is an insight to CyanogenMod to which I was not aware. I have great respect for the CyanogenMod team, as they have done some fantastic work on a number of Android devices.

Not entirely true. If you have 4G (the original) coverage with Sprint, you can connect to that for data and talk on the phone at the same time. I'm not certain what functionality exists in this regard with the new LTE they are rolling out.

CM7 I believe to be compatible with DTA2SD, which is something you may wish to research for your phone since this will help free up some memory. I've found CM7 with DTA2SD on my Evo 4g has allowed the phone to remain competitive far longer than the OEM ROM. If you like Go Contacts, why not install the entire Go interface (Launcher, Locker, SMS, Contacts, etc.) over top whatever base you choose? They have done very well at making their interface, and it is fully customizable for you. Android is about user CHOICE. What's nice about things like this, is for people who like consistency, can always install the Go suite on "any" android phone. This is great for parents and non-techy friends too, since there's familiarity in the interface, even it they upgrade their phone.

Whoops, let's move the decimal place one to the left on that math.

This would likely mean that salaries would largely go away. The lowest salary would be set by the highest salary. Only those making $250k + would be salaried. This lets the guy at the the top make 12.5M if X=5 is established by company. Rather than limiting wealth, why not scrutinize the governments effectiveness with the money it already gets? With the exception of those below the poverty line or those needing assistance, why isn't there less variance in the effective tax rate paid by all incomes? One could also make the argument that simply the consumption should be taxed to help balance things.

I bought one from Target when I accidentally broke mine the day before a flight. Next day shipping would have been too slow, and I wanted it to entertain me on the fight. Granted, I could have had amazon ship it to my hotel, and I would have been fine, but for the same price, I wanted it immediately.

What alternatives? Google+ isn't a viable option, email wouldn't be private as there was an earlier article about law enforcement bemoaning the requirement of a warrant to gain access to email. Almost any electronic medium is going to compromise privacy. What would Slash Dot readers suggest as a reasonable balance between privacy and the congregation of my friends. A tight tin-foil hat isn't necessary, as some of it could be considered "public" data, but I don't want to make myself too easy to be harvested and sold off to their cohorts.

In all seriousness, is there a possible way that this could be used to gain some advantage to protect privacy for U.S. users? If I logged into Facebook and changed my location would that work? I'd assume there were additional steps/measures necessary. Finding the balance between the use of the service and minimizing yourself as the "product" is challenging.

The Social Security fund is in serious trouble now.