This makes sense considering the extent of data collection in what appears to be a leak from a Verizon employee on all caller data from all calls made in the US. Since we can assume that all carriers have received similar secret orders to turn over all customer data they would need to expand their data processing capability.

..because the rich man has been engaging in price fixing for wages for the last thirty years across all areas of the economy except executive compensation.

Professor Sheldon H. Jacobson Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois also achieved stunning success with a Bayesian model. Those numbers were 50 out of 51 states (including DC) determined correctly. Reported here Here

Consider the horrible training conditions the Pokemon must go through in their entirely fictional training camps. http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/06/20

I have a feeling that Doctor Who just continuously hit's the "I'm feeling Lucky" button.

Some are mobsters. When you look at how false antivirus malware proliferates and fleeces the unsuspecting public and even holds their computer for ransom. You can't help but see similarity in how they operate in function and philosophy to organized crime. They will undoubtedly push this through with this in mind. Of course without limits on who is eligible every 12 year old with a LOIC download could find themselves with punishments far in excess of their crimes. Make no mistake many who support this intend to use this on the civil dissidents of anonymous every bit as much as cyber gangs of card cloners or bank hackers. To the detriment of liberty for us all.

It's hard for me to image hating anyone more then BofA and AT&T. IMO this probably has something to do with their perverse campaign to always look for ways around any privacy wishes their users may have and their blatant attempts to circumvent the privacy settings the users have already set.

Phones get stolen. If they're willing to steal your phone then they're willing to break into your house especially if they know when you won't be home. Also if your employer gives you an iPhone then they can make you sync on a work computer which they do have access to.

You're right. I forgot they rolled the app store out for the Mac a few weeks ago. Comment withdrawn.

I have yet to have someone show me a "cool" app on an iPhone that wasn't an applet.

I've been telling all of my non-geek friends that when Apple says application they really mean applet, and the rest is just marketing BS.