I'm not sure how they'll take it as "military" or not but it should be interesting. Thanks for the case. I've not seen this one.

Wait, what? Which side are you on again? I don't want an America with death camps - not even for simpering wimps who care not about their freedom.

That would depend, a lot, on where you end up but your first stop will be a detention center for classification and that will be unlikely to be a nice place. (23 hour lock down, that sort of thing.) Some folks probably get to skip that but those people have more prestige and money than this guy.

They will just hire more. You don't really think there's a shortage of folks willing to be abusive jack-booted thugs, do you?

I haven't had any troops quartered in my home and I have a big place actually. I could fit some bunks and stuff but I'm keeping my network locked down, don't want 'em looking up porn and slowing my torrents down.

But, anyhow, I don't recall having that one violated though I have to wonder with the police as militarized as they are what we might think about recent events in Boston area.

You might want to review this one with a lawyer. Really... Your lawyer can't tell you to lie. Your lawyer can't even KNOW you're going to lie or that you are lying. Again, if your lawyer asks if you're guilty of the crime (they won't) fire them.

If your lawyer asks you if you committed the crime then fire them. Go on, ask me how I know this... (No, don't really ask. It's a good story but too long to type and you wouldn't actually read it anyhow.)

Wait a minute...

They have ads on the internet?

Add to your list of things to know - "AdBlock Plus" and you should at least be able to ignore that they're tracking you and make your choices on your own.

Which is amusing, really. Science if often (and kind of predicated on) wrong. Hell, just a couple of months ago they found a new layer in the human eyeball. You'd think we'd have that one worked out already. Anyhow, those same folks would be advocating the humors or phlogiston not that long ago and just as convinced that they're right. (Sorry if this offends anyone but, well, 'tis true.)

Don't look to me for answers, I don't know.

Best non-car analogy on /. ever.

I have to wonder what these comments would have been like had /. been around during WWII... I am not entirely sure what I think of what I think it would be like.

As someone who has had a NDE I can quite affirmatively inform you that, well, I saw nothing but felt incredibly peaceful. As if all was well and I was content. I've looked forward to death since. The experience was from an overdose. They estimate 2-3 minutes of cardiac arrest. Yes, I retained my full faculties afterwards, no I still use. In fact I use more. Death is kind of an inviting place really as near as I can tell. It was... Hmm... Nothing but tranquility and rest. No worries, no thoughts, no nothing. Just gone. Of course that could also have been the H.

I just want to point him in the general direction of the Murdoch media empire with a healthy dose of PCP.

I bet that would be fun to watch.

The restaurant at the end of the universe has already got that contract.

Neither the iPad Mini nor the iPad fully function as a mobile phone. You haven't offered an alternative, you've completely ignored a key factor and still not accounted for calligraphy.

The iPhone 5 has a 4" screen, but with weird dimensions of 640x1136. That's pretty narrow, though I'll readily admit I used to read on my iPod Touch with a very small font. Still, I find it an odd design move.

I currently have the Google Galaxy Nexus at 4.65" with the movie friendly 720x1280 that's wider in portrait mode, the way most people would read on a mobile phone. It's not an unwieldy pocket-choking phone, especially when not in a third party protective case.

The S4 at 5" with a true-to-pixel HD 1080x1920 comes next in size. Having played with one, I find it still doesn't feel to unwieldy at only .35" bigger than my Nexus.

Finally for that next step up - and note it is a fully functional mobile phone and not a tablet with Skype to make it a "phone" - is the Samsung Note II. This time with a resistive screen that is better suited for use with a stylus - which comes with it's own spring-loaded dock within the casing of the phone. Now, that does feel big. Kinda like those big wide men's wallets that are meant for big trenchcoat pockets or a briefcase. Also dangerously close to that Nokia N-Gage "side-talking" feeling when used as a phone. No argument there, it's on the big side. But you know what? Those bluetooth earpieces are all over Singapore and I imagine China and Taiwan are no different.