Liar.

http://windows.microsoft.com/e...

They can claim they are today (and are)... but I have been surprised that Cody Wilson has yet to follow in the footsteps of Phillip Zimmerman & publish a book that contained the 'source code' of the 3d plans... and then dare the govt to attempt to ban the book.

"Junior has permission to use this gun, but only at these times"

Are you fucking kidding me? This isn't a toy or an internet device, it is a self defense tool. I think that mandating "smart" guns is stupid, but this is even more stupid. Most people can't even program their DVR, and you want them to program a GUN?

The beautiful thing about a gun is its simplicity: simple point and click interface. Add some basic safety and legal training, and the average person is just fine without any "smarts" to foolishly rely on.

I'm glad to see that even the ACs around here see the benefit of this. I read enough of the article (really) to get a pretty good feel, and wondered if /.ers were going to trash or praise the idea. As a training tool, it is pretty useful, more practical ways than it might seem at first glance, as it is fun enough to keep people's attention when being trained.

And yes, there are some real life parallels to zombies, like the AC said, or rapidly spreading infectious disease. Interesting stuff.

I want Internet WITHOUT CAPS.. If i pay for 3Mbit or 10MBit or 25Mbit then I WANT ALL OF THAT 24/7

So you want your ISP to build out support for all of it's users to pay for the max throughput of each modem on it's network on it's back end?

Somehow I don't think you'll be able to afford that cost... nor will the grandma down the street who pays $40 for high speed internet so she can Facebook with her kids and church friends, as well as Skype with her grandkids once a week... and who ultimately subsidizes your existing internet connection.

Or you can make sure your wife likes the same college sports as you... then have epic battles over the professional level...

Unless friend is also a cord cutter and you can't go in a bar because you're under 21 or your kid wants to watch with you.

Which is why I take my 2 year old to the family section of a local bar to watch college football on certain Saturdays in the fall because I'm not willing to pay for BTN to catch the games which aren't on ABC or ESPN.

TV just doesn't unite the culture like it once did

That might depend upon the culture of the water cooler you hang out at... the fact that Game of Thrones is said to still be the most pirated tv show in history suggests otherwise.

I am aware of such trends with many a youth, but that does not mean that 'nobody' != 'Everyone I know'.

As said by myself and others... texting remains an important thing to many a person who may be outside of your circle as well as mine.

Hell, I demand that anyone sending me a text message reimburse me the 25 cent cost for me to receive it (as I have no texting plan).