HUMOR FAIL. You obviously missed the joke.

I have lots of candy.... in my van.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/26/big-brother-dropped-channel-4 "Channel 4 confirmed today that it will axe Big Brother after a decade following next summer's 11th series." Only seems appropriate.

In Texas we have grown men that dedicate their lives to monitoring cameras set up around the border to prevent illegals from entering the country. This would be like Christmas for these guys.

Wonder if they'll only limit this to citizens.

This is exactly why I come to slashdot. The majority the commentary brings an interesting twist to the article and the trolls are easily hidden.

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They stand near mailboxes (naked of course) yelling about how they have the cheapest gold.

Anyone taking bets on when we see GoldStar machines? Melts your gold down on the spot and gives you cash. ;)

I prefer a candy bar. Gold hurts when I chew.

My hundreds of hours clocked in Reign (turn based strategy game) would beg to differ. Or the hours in Bejeweled... or Scramble... or Trace... or JellyCar... or TapDefense... or Aurora Feint. I've found myself sitting around on the couch playing tons of random great games on my iPhone while neglecting my consoles or PC. If you get bored with a game, then you're just a few clicks away from something new.

How is this Informative? Your math seems to be off. I fail to see how moving around playing a game adds 10% uselessness compared to sitting on the couch, drinking beer and playing a game.

How many times has Apple been sued because Joe Moron drove through the lobby of a public library due to his GPS being on the fritz? It could happen, but that's not a good reason to prevent development.

There are a set of multi-player games that currently use this capability on the iPhone in a fairly non-intrusive way. iMob, iKnight, iVampire, etc. They are all the exact same game, with the graphics and terminology changed. Anyways, they use the location feature to connect you with other players in your general area. You can invite them to your 'guild' and that's pretty much the end of it. The game doesn't give away your location, only that your within a few (probably hundred) miles of X player.

Most of the WoW population plays on PVE servers and enjoys instanced PVP on a regular basis. I fail to see the problem with someone enjoying the game the way they see fit.