" the use of pandering statutes and pimp statutes against pornographersperhaps the initiation—the enactment of new statutes prohibiting the hiring of women for commercial purposes to engage in sexual activities"

That is not regulation, that is banning the creation of porn.

Oddly enough I seem to remember a sonic based weapon along these same lines designed for exactly that intent. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2005-11-07-cruise-blast_x.htm Obviously not as fun as microwaving some peg legs, but still cool

Each time I thought it said it keeps frost from killing cops. I was starting to wonder if frostbite was the leading cause of police fatalities.

While I have no idea whether the overheating issues are actually true or not, every single site that talks about it have the exact same screenshot and video, and despite the artifacting in the video the overheating warning never seems to come up. So either the overheating protection doesn't work at all, or something else is causing the artifacting.

Just out of curiousity, is there a means to stream something like mega video to your TV? Via Xbox 360/tivo/networked blu-ray or something along those lines? I prefer to watch shows on my television rather than my computer, which has been part of what's dissuaded me from using sites like these.

And McCain would have been better? Since losing he's made it clear that he's bought and paid for by the telecom industry. I think the real lesson to be learned from this is that we're fucked regardless of who we vote for, and the US is in an irrevocable downward spiral. Train's pulling out folks, perhaps it's time to get out while we still can.

How is that offtopic?!

So then your claim is that there is no law in Pakistan saying that blasphemy is punishable by death or life imprisonment? Or is it simply that the law is on the books but not enforced? If it's neither of these, then the problem extends far beyond one kook.

This isn't one asshat if the entire legal system of the country supports the idea that blashemy carries a death sentence.

Cause technological advances are only progress if they mean you can get a cheaper netbook right this second.

What I think you like is pissing and moaning, actually. You could easily buy a new PS2, but won't. (Hint: $99.99 for a new PS2 slim off Amazon). You could see if the games you want to play are actually compatible with PS3, but won't, despite being handed a link detailing exactly that. Let's be honest, you have zero interest in your "problem" being resolved, you just want to have a bitch fit.

Here, I'll do it for you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_3_backward_compatible_PlayStation_2_and_PlayStation_games

It's an unusual indicator that suggests something is not right. If there was only a one in a million chance of it happening, that'd pretty much be a confirmation that something was broken, not a suggestion. You can have an indicator suggest that something is off without it being wildly improbably.

12 hours? I'm amazed it was even that quick

Even if you leave your door wide open, anyone who comes in without your permission is still trespassing. Your sympathy or their laziness has no impact on the legality of collecting data off a network you know you have no business being on. If they'd just pulled and saved the SSID and MAC address then I'd have no problem with that, but why in gods name were they snooping any deeper than that to begin with?