This scenario was observed twice in two years. Not exactly rare when you realize how little of the sky we watch.

If the plane is deemed to quiet and must create an artificial engine noise, I really hope it has the option to sound like the jetson's craft.

Security through obscurity is no way to go through life.

I think you missed my point. The person behind an ID or username does not matter and is not necessary for a conversation. It makes no difference whether slashdot user 2618207 is male, female, Canadian, felon, or bill gates. As long as posts are properly attributed to the same user ID, then a conversation can happen. If every post is shown with "Anonymous Coward" as the author, then a reader cannot reliably tell whether each AC post is the same AC.

It's not so much about selling yourself or reputation pumping. The reason to post with a consistent name, either real or fake, is to allow for a conversation, instead of just an anonymous post. Having a conversation with an anonymous poster always raises the question about whether it is the same anonymous poster with each reply.

Works great until your frisbee mesh acquires holes from neighborhood kids and dogs.

It's cheaper and not that difficult for them to just ignore the judgement, especially if they do not have an office in your state. Crossing state lines is a bit out of the local sheriff's jurisdiction.

They rarely ever account for that cost or the lost productivity as everyone needs to learn the new system. The article also doesn't state any change in staff costs to manage the purely linux environment compared to the windows environment.

Having a judgement against a person/company and collecting on that judgement are completely different battles.

If the goal is to remove distractions, all vehicles should have the driver in an isolated compartment. No fussing kids or conversations with the passengers to take their focus off the road.

While a GPS can be distracting, it also has that great benefit of allowing people to pay more attention to the road and other vehicles, instead of scanning for street signs and building numbers.