I'd be up for some breast and circuses...

This is awesome. It's like seeing Darth Vader turn on the Emperor...

If that were the case, the ruling regarding computers being legal would be invalid. You would have to disregard the computer since the CDRom drive is capable of ripping music. Even given that the entertainment system is capable of ripping CDs, the fact that it's called an "infotainment system" gives the primary purpose right there. Providing information and entertainment. The system isn't marketed as a "CD Ripping system", it's just touted as one possible feature of the infotainment system.

Actually, to hear most conservatives talk, you'd think Chicago was as bad as Gaza...

It's satellite based. My father did some of the work on the code that handles transitioning between satellites and ground stations as the plane travels the globe. Basically, the plane talks to a satellite, and the satellite hands the connection off to a ground station. As the plane moves, different satellites come into range while others pass out of it. The connection is transferred between the satellites during the trip.

Yes, but can you honestly say that there would it would be noticeable if Bing didn't choose to implement it?

You've obviously never been to Florida...

I think he's about 6 million jews short of being Hitler's reincarnation...

I was wondering when Obama would get dragged into this...

"Deadstick" landings can, and do, happen with controls that are "wired to high heaven". That's pretty hard to pull off when you can't see the runway.

Replying again to the proper comment

Might be crazy, but I'm seeing nothing here but a grammatical error

Dammit, that was supposed to be a reply to the child of your comment here...

Might be crazy, but I'm seeing nothing here but a grammatical error

And yet they still didn't manage to catch the "shoe bomb" until it was on the plane and the idiot was attempting to "activate" it. Kneejerk security precautions are what got us into this ridiculous situation in the first place. Within a decade we'll likely have to show up to the ticket boarding counter 4 hours early, stark naked, without a scrap of luggage, simply to endure a body cavity search from Helga the 6'6" 350lb surly TSA agent prior to being allowed on the plane.

I think it was an intentional oversight...