Agreed. The use of drones usually triggers a strong negative reaction from me because of the privacy implications that usually accompany their usage. But this caught my eye and made me think maybe there are some great ways to deploy them..

Hey, let's turn it around then. How about the press being able to impersonate a FBI agent?? Hmm, wonder how they feel about that. IMO, the press performs as much of a service to us as any government agency. Sure, as a Democrat I might think Fox is full of it, as a Republican I might think MSNBC is a crock. But as a citizen who has lived through through the times of J. Edgar Hoover, Watergate, et.al. I still have more faith in the press getting the truth out than I do in our government being truthful. I'm not saying I don't believe anything the FBI says, I'm just saying I feel more comfortable knowing that I can resource the news sources I'm comfortable with to see what they think about things. Based on the above, I believe the FBI tactics were the first step on a slippery slope. I don't care if the target was a 15 year old kid(at the time of the crime) or Bin Laden. The bottom line is the only people who approve of these tactics believe that the end justify the means. It doesn't. Oh, and you've gotta love the FBI's ideas on oversight. Get somebody in the Justice Department to OK things. Great, that sure makes it OK. Or, if that doesn't work then just get somebody higher up in the agency! Come on! It sounds to me like they are already running any kind of operation they want to with little or no 'real' oversight. Which is exactly why it's a slippery slope and exactly why a lot of people are wondering how far down the slope the agency has already traveled.

Can you provide a cite for any of this? Because I haven't read of one case where fees were paid directly to Google for access to the Play Store.

Nah, not close. One was accidental, the other wasn't. We can forgive you.

Hey I admit to what everyone else here has done already. And just to see how effective and responsive Google has been I just googled Kaley Christine Cuoco(again). All that I can say is Google is really, really afraid of the lawsuit potential or they have decided to re-engage in their do no evil philosophy. Either way, I didn't find anything in the images that could be called nude. Unlike several weeks ago when I really understood what the big bang theory is.

The real question is not about unlimited data, but about speed and unlimited data. There are numerous providers who will put you on an unlimited data plan using the Verizon network. They will do it at a cost lower than Verizon charges. HOWEVER, none of them will let you get anything but 3g. The only ones that are allowed to use Verizon's LTE network will not sell you an unlimited data plan as far as I know. Straight talk is one example. If you check phone compatibility, they'll tell you you don't need a sim card. That is a friendly way of saying 3g only since the Verizons sim card enables the LTE network and without it your CDMA(3g) only.

"The Verge also did a report on how Apple torture-tests its devices before shipping them. Apple's standard is about 55 lbs of pressure" Oh, now I understand the issue. It has to do with how we define a 'torture' test. For Apple and/or the Verge, apparently it's applying the weight of a 6 year old child to your phone. Guess we can all hand our phones to the kids and grandkids while driving/sitting.

Oh, my bad. I guess that was just another small mistake. Well then, I guess we'll just have to wait for the 'real' fix. You know, that thing that other manufacturers refer to as a finished product. Apple applies a different standard. I believe it's referred to as the Apple experience. That's the experience you get from Apple announcing the product to the tech writers swooning over the product to the frenzy of idiots buying the product. Of course Slashdot never falls for it. Slashdot doesn't know swoon

Thanks Larry E.