> now raise your fist in the air to limit transmission interference

There's some prior art on that already.

> Can we really extend the life of our own sun? I can't even begin to calculate how that would work...

Well, for one, we should start using it only when it's dark outside.

> Maybe he/she is worried about releasing The Andromeda Strain...

Don't be silly. It's shoggoths all the way down.

Actually, scratch that--it looks like AT&T removed that option. However, a.) that's AT&T being a shitty carrier, and not the fault of Android; and b.) there's a way around it already.

> funny that my at&t android will only install items from the marketplace and not
> 'any app i choose' - i read a forum that said i needed to root the device to remove that restriction.

You need to read different forums. Go to Settings, then Applications, and check the setting that says "Allow install of non-Market applications". Done. No root necessary.

> I'm typing this post while driving up I-95 as we speak, and let me tell you, it's perfectly sa

Uh oh. Candlejack has taken up hitchhi

You might want to do some research before you start casually using the term "bug chasers". Hint: it already has a meaning, and it's almost certainly not what you think it is.

> One of the morning messages could be "having a morning coffee with satan" and late night message could be "man do I appreciate cold beer right now".

I've had sort of the same idea, only mine is an IM bot that will occasionally fire off messages to my friends at 3 AM saying things like "Look behind you" or "HE COMES".

> the state ought not to assume that I want to give away my body parts without confirmation of this wish.

Why? What exactly are you planning to do with them after you die?