Out in the boonies, or in a reception-poor building in the 'burbs, SMS can take literal days to get through.
That would be an inconvenience up with which I would prefer not to put.

Now, an app that works like one of those SecureID fobs, so I'm not dependent on the vagaries of wireless reception? That would be pretty cool.

The level of automation required to make that National Security Statist's wet-dream a reality will offer multiple high-value targets to nefarious persons of criminal and warlike intent.

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And how common is an aimable flash as a fraction of the number of cameras being carried by the general public these days? I believe I heard that the iPhone is the top-selling camera, beating sales of the big three (Nikon, Canon, Olympus) summed.

Those heads are perfectly functional ... for the only functions anyone is really interested in employing them in.

Fit for use, as it were.

"the court" brings nobody. It is up to each side to employ and bring in its own 'experts.'
That's one of the things that makes a defense so expensive. The plaintiff can promise a cut of the take, but the small respondent - so far - has no such resource.

What about a IDE-USB dongle? You may need the power supply - those older notebook drives were a bit much for USB power.
I don't remember how hard it is to get to the HDD, though - that was a while ago.

Because we're willing to admit that government effectiveness is limited, and that compliance is avoidable by simple dodges.

The system budget rule of thumb, back in the rock-on-plastic days was "Spend half your budget on the speakers and the other half on the cartridge (rock)," leaving the third half for everything else.

In the Indianapolis Craigslist there's a pair for $525 (fair price) and another for $425 (a steal).
In the middle of buying a house or I'd pounce.

In my case, a 1960 Bell receiver (all tube, modest output) and a pair of Klipsch Heresy speakers. The speakers are the key - hyperefficient and solid performers. Could add a sub, but probably won't.

Why do you think the FAA is so nervous about drones?

Except that the baseline expectation is derived from experience with previous, presumably brane-leaky, shielding.

Now if we could just get the RIAA to fall over, we'd be rid of the
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That _should_ be a good thing, but I fear a competition to become the most draconian in copyright enforcement.

Canada.
A slightly less thoroughly corrupt system than the one to their South.
Is there some correlation between probity and proximity to a pole?

And somehow that's not a big bang?