Interesting that you used the term "intersection" - look up next time you're at a traffic intersection, and count the number of cameras pointed down at traffic. In a lot of first world nations, chances are pretty good you'll see red light cameras or cctv or both. We all know that it's essentially impossible to go about public places without being caught on some kind of camera these days, so it's interesting to see that placing the camera in an ugly enclosure on someone's face crosses some kind of perceived line. If anything, it tells us not that we dislike being recorded, but that we can't stand to be reminded of it.
If this technology has any kind of future, subtlety will be key.

I'm not sure he would go that far. Remember that Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, and to him, there is always an explanation for why some feature or trait persists in a species. I think Dawkins would more likely qualify your statement with "now that we have science, we no longer need religion." I've read some of his books and there's a sense that you can justify the existence of religion as a socio-evolutionary trait of humans. Our early society demanded something, an idea both simple and powerful, to germinate around. Something that promoted beneficial traits, like a strong sense of community, and not to ask too many questions, all while "explaining" the natural world. This was religion's role. Something which would promote the survival of one tribe over another, so that the most devout tribe was likely one of the strongest. But, now that we have science, logic, and rational thought, we no longer need religion as the very core of our societies. The social nature of humans is both well established and self-sustaining (barring global catastrophe, of course), and I believe his opinion would be that we're long overdue to jettison the booster-rocket of religion, and rely solely on science and logic to be our main engines from here on out. Pardon the rocket metaphor.

That's my take on him, anyways.

I've got it!

We spin the disc clockwise...
And then spin the console counter-clockwise!

Just think of the throughput! That laser will be moving across the disc so fast, Sony will have to build hardware that works with 0's and 1/2's instead of 0's and 1's!

Actually, older PS3's didn't require anything but the new drive. AFAIK It was only starting with the slim models that you had to buy the bracket too.

In a "serious accident", I'd wager my old Chrysler New Yorker against your crumple-zones any day of the week.

You'd lose that bet.
And likely only once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtxd27jlZ_g

Not only would I experience far lower acceleration forces than you

No, you'd be experiencing far greater acceleration forces, as if no portion of the car gives way and soaks up kinetic energy, a greater portion of it will be transferred to anything not bolted securely to the frame (eg: you).

I won't end up crumpled in my car's own crumple zone.

The cabin is under no circumstances a crumple zone. Engine and trunk compartments make great crumple zones. The cabin should be a vehicle's Waterloo.

Early termination fees are a bitch.

Let me guess - those dancing angles are doing the tan-go?

It's basically the same story in Canada (and, I suspect, many commonwealth nations) - if the government tables a budget and it's defeated, the country has an immediate election. And since random elections are generally not appreciated by the public, any party seen as "responsible" for the election basically lives or dies on their reason for bringing down the government. Was the ruling party off their rocker? They're probably going to get turfed. Was a minor party just jerking the entire country around for political points? They can expect a massacre at the ballot box. Thus, we too rarely get into situations where the government is in such a tizzy that they can't even pay the bills. So watching the US government throw a hissy-fit that puts the entire country (and much of the global economy) at risk is something very, very strange to watch. I hope they resolve it soon, because playing chicken with a US default isn't something that anyone wants to see.

PS: We're really super jealous of your elected senate up here. Ours is basically a big pit that we throw money into, and all of the PM's buddies get to dive into it like Scrooge McDuck.

Judging by the username, I'm going to go with shrooms.

While we're being nit-picky, an EA-18G is nicknamed 'Growler' and not Hornet, even though they're essentially the same plane with different payloads.

...but only ever on the third try.

Ah crap, I knew this was too phonetic for forum humor. And I hate explaining my own jokes... sucks the life right out of them. But heregoes anyways:

The pun is, if you say "Six See" fast enough, it sort of turns into "Sixy" which sounds a bit like "Sexy" (YMMV based on your accent). So Apple has unintentionally(?) set up the successor to the 5C as an "iPhone Sexy".

In the meantime, I'll show myself out. Tip your waiter and all that.

...when Apple announces their "6C" new phone... (say it out loud)

The jokes will practically write themselves.
"I, for one..."

Hi, Beck.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/senate-report-calls-for-review-of-tariffs-fees-to-close-canada-u-s-price-gap-1.1145009

This was the first movie I tried with DBox (those tilting/vibrating seats) and even though they were extremely pricey tickets, this was the PERFECT movie for it. You felt every step, every punch, and every giant explosion. Really fun ride.