The knowledge of a low UID... clearly you have wisdom and insights on how the internet actually works that transcends any RFC. *I bow to your wisdom*

It does mentione NASA. The first line of the summary:

So your excuse is that you didn't read the article, and you didn't read the first sentence of the summary to completion. You can't claim that you read the headline, because that doesn't mention NASA.

I hate to break it to you, but ESA is the rocket scientists in Europe, not NASA....

It's more like:
Please put your content on our service so that that we both benefit (you get some ad revenue and exposure, we get ad revenue and become the 800 pound gorilla of online video)... [some time passes] ... ok now that we are the 800 pound gorilla we want to change the service and if you don't like it we will kick you to the street. Oh incidentally, the other 800 pound gorilla (RIAA) like the terms we gave them but that's a coincidence and you shouldn't see too much into that.

You must be new around here...

Not true - you an repair a carbon bike. Calfee will be happy to do it for you
http://calfeedesign.com/repair...

When everything was analogue, you needed a custom device for each service (phone, TV, fax, etc). In the digital era that way of thinking is as archaic as the dinosaur. I do not want an internet connection that might be slightly better than my current phone, only to be left in the dust in a couple of years. I want a system that allows me to add my phone's internet the car seamlessly.
Yes someone is monetizing my mobile internet; no that doesn't mean that I want everyone monetizing it over and over again.

There is more that one way to skin this cat. Refusing to do anything about it because panic, which summarizes the solution that you seem to think is the only one is just one solution. Here's another http://pando.com/2014/04/09/my... there are others, if you look.

[I was beaten to this by an AC, but since many filter AC comments I'll jump in...] The Taxi companies have no interest in something that will effectively reduce their revenue.

Ah. Did not know that. thank you.

Rural roads are an other good place to use them. When you approach a turn, dim them and you will be able to tell if a car is coming in the opposite direction (you'll see their lights) and you can take the turn knowing that you won't blind them.

And of course, once they see the pedestrians they can turn their high beams down. You know, not turn off the headlights. Not drive with just their parking lights, simply dim the high beams. It's all perfectly safe. It is how the car was designed to be operated. And as a bonus it is courteous to your neighbors. I recommend trying it some day.

Considering this is for the i8 they got rid of the idle and the vroom-vroom. It's an electric car, so anything to save battery consumption is a good thing (tm)

Who really wins if the FAA/FCC ban inflight cell coverage? The airlines that have built a pay service for internet connections. If we allow cellular coverage in the air, they lose a revenue stream. The airlines already have processes in place for annoying passengers. If you are really annoyed by the person next to you they don't need new rules to deal with yapping on a cell phone. On the other hand, I would enjoy being able to read news while traveling. I would enjoy getting work done with reference materials available while traveling. Please don't knee jerk away a gain for consumers.

I had a prof who would take a vote on which day we would have our test. Once he gave us the choice of next week monday or friday. The vote was overwhelmingly monday (I can't remember but something like 2/3). Immediately after he realized that wednesday was also an option, so we had a re-vote. Friday won out with a majority (not plurality) vote.
So, no, I don't think that guans are wired for logical decision making. Animals, I still hold out hope for.