6,030,000+ isn't too surprising considering the company is 125+ years old and has ~65,000 current employees.

I'm surprisd "Anything that AT&T doesn't like" isn't on the list.

For some reason when I read the title I immediately thought of: http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Gekko

You mean like the reception/antenna shorting issues with the iPhone 4?

Is Bruce Scheiner's blog on the blocked list?

I'm Canadian you insensitive clod!

In other words, the US has realized it is broke and now wants the rest of the world to foot the bill for space exploration.

Unless they somehow allow the 900/1800/2100 MHz bands to be used with the existing international standards, new frequencies will just lead to more market/tech fragmentation.

Someone once said: "One death is a tragedy. A million dead is a statistic."

Laptops (and other devices) should be limited to phyiscal search. It is completely reasonable to search a laptop or a cellphone in order to verify that the laptop's battery compartment does not contain a bomb, or that a cellphone is not a dummy phone hollowed out to contain a package of heroin. It is NOT reasonable to go digging inside the filesystem of the laptop looking for porn, pirated software, movies, etc. just as it is NOT reasonable to check the cellphone's address book for "known criminal contacts". Meatspace analogy. Let's say you're crossing the border with a thick notebook in your hand. It is reasonable to perform a physical search of the book (flippping through the pages, turning it upside down) in order to verify that the book isn't hollowed out to hold a firearm or that there isn't a packet of heroin hidden between the pages. It is NOT reasonable to go through the book reading every page.

#1 should read: Provide any functionality that bypasses bullshit carrier (AT&T) charges such as tethering, VPN, etc.

"The American way of life is NOT negotiable."

You can still use .mobileconfig files on the latest 3.1.3. Just use the iPhone Enterprise Configuration Utility (official download from Apple site). I used it to change APNs in order to get PPTP VPN working.

I lived at home (i.e. in my parents' house) throughout university and even after I started working. Finished university at the age of 25 having done paid internships (co-op education program) meant that I had no student debt. Working full time (systems analyst) while living at home until the age of 28 meant that when it was time to move out I was able to put a $100k down payment on a $300k home. I paid room and board ($400/mo) from the time I started working until I moved out. Naturally this doesn't work for your typical North-American WASP family but I'm sure those of Italian, Greek, or Chinese descent can probably wing it with your folks. :)

Metamucil might cause big bangs in most situations...