What's the difference? Cameras can have extremely high resolutions, digital zoom levels, and parabolic microphones. So they can indeed film you right in your face, and record a quiet conversation, remotely. Would you rather see the cameraman walk up to you, or never know he's there?

Have any examples of mass killing in the name of atheism?

If the server must do more arithmetic for transmission, is it more susceptible to denial of service attacks?

Would they also check for, say, a Google Play paid app that had been cracked and manually installed? That fits some definition of malware.

By the same logic, every humanitarian foundation also has a vested interest in preserving human suffering and disease. Every mechanic, doctor, technician, developer, or whatever profession that is paid to fix things should be intentionally not fixing them to maximize profit, yes?

So why do any of these things work?

Is there a useful purpose you have in mind other than deterrence that is achieved when one is punished?

If the entirety of the losing side has wasted their votes because they lost afterward, then obviously voting doesn't work because whomever still does vote would win.

Oh...wait...I guess hindsight doesn't qualify you to place different values on anyone's votes...

Airplane mode was created by developers and hasn't been acknowledged by the FAA or any airline I know of. It has nothing to do with the regulations, which forbid any portable electronic device operation.

However, most of the time these don't quite apply to the pilots.

Let me google that for you. I know, it's an arduous ten seconds compared to just making up bullshit about what 'many people you know' have done.

FAR Section 91.21

Having "rules and regulations" about the highest-powered public vehicles on the planet seems ridiculous until you use your brain for just a minute. Did the Boeing engineers design the 767 (for example) to tolerate a few hundred cell phones broadcasting alongside its avionics? Probably not, since it was produced in the early 80s. Can you personally guarantee that a 30-year-old plane will operate normally, every time under such conditions? If not, then why are you talking like you have a clue about it?

I'm pretty sure they will still be fighting over Israel in 2 trillion years, even if it's a radioactive magma swamp.

Can I sue the makers of BabyGen if my kid fails algebra?

Customization doesn't seem to be a terribly high priority for Apple software. Besides which, the unlocked bootloader allows one to easily violate the FCC terms, one of which forbids changing the "intended method of using the product (e.g., how the product is held or used in proximity to the body). A change to any of these factors will invalidate the FCC grant." So perhaps CM7 enabling a 270 degree screen rotation (upside-down landscape) is a gross federal violation.

Penny from Big Bang Theory. Jenna from 30 Rock. Laurie from Cougar Town. Brittany from Glee. Harmony from Buffy. Claire from Heroes. Lana from Smallville. Amanda from Ugly Betty. Jessica Simpson from herself. Lindsay from Arrested Development. Quendra from Community.

Shall I go on?

Thank god we have Slashdot on which to repost all these important Facebook status updates.

1) Representativess cast their votes.
2) Each rep's vote is broadcast to his constituency.
3) Constituents vote to either approve the rep's vote or force him to abstain.

How's that for accountability?