I would LOVE to see a judge walk out, call the CEOs to the bench, grab them both by the ear and yell "PLAY NICE OR I'LL TAKE BOTH YOUR TOYS AWAY" and then dismiss these ridiculous lawsuits.

They acted illegally, and in ways that only a LEO should be able to with a warrant.

Private corporations are not law enforcement officers.

If your Android is rooted, try AdFree. It's a blacklist for your hosts file to block ad servers from almost any app, not just the browser.

Considering America is the spiritual home of "money = moral", I'd say he's doing exactly what the country taught him...

Accidents? Like someone lobbing a few ARMs over the border?
Me too.

I think the concept behind these kinds of laws (and i'm only familiar with Canada's system, not the UK's, but I suspect they're very similar) is that lethal force is almost never ever necessary. The capability of lethal force almost always implies the capability of non-lethal (but still disabling) force, which should always be the preference if it comes to that. Furthermore, the capability of lethal force (eg: gun) can almost always be used as a non-lethal threat to buy time or maneuver into a position to flee, which is always your first priority (with a sidebar for ensuring the safety of others, like children, first). Barring some sort of weird super-villain "wife suspended over a vat of acid" setup, actual lethal force is, ideally, never required. The idea is that you're no worse than Bruce Wayne, and never John Wayne. Thus, it may seem reasonable (if not a whit practical) to place "lethal self-defense" in the big folder of 'stuff citizens don't need to know'.

All that said, I don't agree with the UK's decision. It's stupid. But, as a sovereign nation, it is their ball and they can take it home if they want to.

Look up?
2 of 3 major Canadian carriers were CDMA outfits.

Step #1 when working on a car is always disconnect the battery. That said, when i worked as a mechanic, no one bothered with that bit unless it was really necessary. So you're probably still right.

I always wondered if a home server could be water cooled with the cold water supply that ran into your hot water tank. You could even take an old water heater, strip the burner and insulation, and use that as your supply/exchanger tank, as the hot water line won't always be running. My dad did something similar with an old water heater tank to keep the basement cooler for wine storage.
One of these days I might have to try it.