The problem has to do with faulty technology, legal hand-waving and possibly mouthwash. Study up on the tech specs of breathalyzers and their shortcomings if you're interested.

Aside from Synthale, every option on the list would require massive advances in energy tech. Hence my vote for Warp Drive - screw traveling to other worlds, we need it here for energy production.

Chances are your ISP would just cut you off after receiving enough complaints/DMCA notices (for stuff you didn't do). Good luck trying to get them to relent. Their TOS probably have some kind of 'at will' clause that says "we can terminate your service at any time for any reason". Deniability *might* protect you in court, but it won't convince an ISP to provide you with service.

I find it baffling, myself. Anyone smart enough to create this backdoor (for whatever reason) should be smart enough to pick a better username/password.

Freedom isn't free.

If Americans want freedom, they will have to stand up and deal with the inconvenience of ruined trips.

Or buckle and give up their freedom.

No. I once got a DMCA violation warning email from my ISP for downloading the complete Harry Potter series... which I hadn't downloaded. After a little digging I realized that I had connected to a torrent containing 1000+ books for less than 5 min the month before, and Potter was in it.

The publisher hired someone to watchdog torrents and record IP addresses, then sent out warnings to the relevant ISP. No lawsuit was involved, but if there had been I'd be bankrupt from either an out-of-court settlement or from court costs (and probably still would have lost).

The article even says it is unconfirmed "if this turns up on Snopes don't blame me." Even with my sucky karma I expect better of /.

Or maybe we have military operations in more places than just Iraq, Afghanistan, and Home?

This is rapidly becoming a classic problem - we have not yet evolved a legal structure that handles borderless cyberspace well.

Then maybe it can be used as paper. There are all kinds of ecological reasons to pursue 'grown' textiles.

I heard an interview w/ a (nationally recognized) band recently in which they said record sales were no longer a good measure of success - because their business/exposure/following was growing, and physical record sales were the only thing that declined in the last 2 years. Attributed it to a change times/how people get music. The RIAA doesn't like to admit that business is booming - they just focus on outdated statistics.

People are prone to flaming on the internet because it lacks the emotional impact of face-to-face conversation. It has nothing to do with the name listed on the forum.

I just used a German IP address and anonymous email to register on America Speaks Out and vote on issues.... Who exactly is speaking out on this site??!

And engineers who speak with more accuracy than common sense...