Regardless of whether or not Android is open source, your point about "not invented here" is a mindset in a lot of open source projects. It's unfortunate, but true.

We really need a "sad, but true" moderation option.

Well that's the problem right there: they were never corrected.
But the real question is: who should be the one to correct them?

Teachers? Teachers have lost most (all) of their disciplinary measures they used to have... detention is about the scariest thing, and expulsion is maybe a little worse. But I knew kids that would get expelled just so that they could stay home and play video games.

Parents? Parents are quickly going down the same road as the teachers. Kids know what the Children's Aid Society is, and I've personally seen kids use it as a threat towards their parents for any disciplinary action they are about to receive.

Police? I think that's just a little too much for most circumstances. It can be good for a scare tactic but often they know they're not considered and adult in their legal system and just laugh it off (as you pointed out about skirting the law).

So the real problem, the way I see it, is that laws meant to encompass child abuse and neglect are slowly bleeding into the realm of discipline.
(and yes I realize sometimes that lines is blurry, but we're very much into the absolute white area)

but now I no longer have any respect for the OED

Oracle would have snatched it up

I've had Quanta (version 3.5.10) installed since 4.6.... now I'm on 4.7.... don't have an issue

The car forgot to send him a birthday card this year... he's still a little upset about it.

Exactly, my understanding was they do not want those users... whether it's for nefarious reasons or just to keep it from becoming another MySpace gong-show, the jury is still out on that.

everyone knows there is no cake!

I have hundreds of genetically modified dandelions on my unprotected yard.... where are the activists when you need them?!

I'm sorry Dave... but I'm afraid Slashdot can't do that

The current EDRs (Event Data Recorders) only store the last few moments leading up to a crash (crash is judged by either rapid deceleration, or by air-bags being deployed). In their current state, they wouldn't retain information long enough to be able to be used for anything like you mention.

AFAIK, as an emergency first responder, these boxes have been present in most vehicles already for quite a few years (close to a decade). You may very well have one in your current vehicle but are unaware of it. The new part is making them mandatory.

Some items that it stores in the moments before and during a collision:
- Speed immediately before rapid deceleration
- RPMs
- Brake application or lack there of
- Force of impact
- Which airbags were deployed
- Whether the driver was wearing a seat-belt (other passengers too, if the vehicle is equipped to sense that)

Those are the fairly standard/common items. Other vehicles with steering-response and/or traction control etc. will also log those items.

Seems that maybe they should have programmed it in Lisp?

Thanks, I'm here all week!

Unfortunately, like most (all?) politicians, the are likely just telling us what we want to hear and not what they intend on doing.

Everything sounds fine and dandy until they get elected....

Just my 2 cents (2.1 cents USD)

oh.... well now it's not funny.... they fixed it