It doesn't work like that, sadly. Just because they /can/ add your name to a watch list, doesn't mean they're going to. In my opinion, it's probably just a way for them to allow themselves to add anyone they want to.

From what I could remember, you could only access 256Mb of RAM from Linux, so it's even worse than that.

They actively grow in the direction of and seek out sunlight. Does that not count?

Visual Basic, SQL, probably others. PHP has case-insensitive function names iirc.

Have a look at BlindType.

There was no precedent, Microsoft paid Lindows to shut up and change their name out of court.

They already are locked down at the hardware level, since the 3GS was released. The device will only load a signed bootrom, the bootrom will only load a signed kernel.

Sony's reader (PRS-600 at least, though possible others) has a built-in dictionary, which is quite nice. Double tap on any word and a dialogue opens at the bottom with a list of definitions.

Netbooks with mobile internet (3G) capability built-in, perhaps?

Never heard of Camino? Or Seamonkey?

In the case of ad networks, the actual running time of the javascript is rarely an issue. The biggest problem is that when the browser encounters a script tag on a page, it stops rendering until the javascript has fully downloaded and run (because, as you say, of things like document.write). So the biggest factor in this case is how fast the script downloads, and a lot of ad servers are so overloaded, this can take tens of seconds, making the page appear much slower.

"It's bad enough I can't just hit 'Reply' on those Facebook message notifications you get in your Email."

You can.

WebGL doesn't appear to work at all yet, at least not on my iPhone 3GS with iOS 4 installed.

Add in Fart Simulator and Flashlight and you just described half the apps on the official App Store.