...i give my SMBs Comodo Internet Security which is free for BOTH home and business use and works great..

While I do use Comodo myself, don't think for a second that it's anti-virus engine is very good. It's not. If you want a good AV scanner, go with Kaspersky or Bitdefender, although neither are free :(.

Where Comodo shines it's defense plus engine, which let's you know that something suspicious is going on. Answer properly the pop-ups, and nothing will get through. But that's the key, "Answer properly". I don't believe the average computer user can do that.

...Maybe someone can tie it [HJT] in with the signatures for Housecall or clamAV...

I can tell you that from my testing, relying on clam is extremely risky. I'd love to recommend a FOSS solution, but I'm submitting stuff it misses virtually every time I find malware and test clam against it.

We shouldn't allow such complex laws that we need lawyers.

We wouldn't need lawyers to interpret the laws if we didn't elect lawyers to write them.

Besides, if you really did forget your long passphrase, no time in jail will likely 'make you remember'...

True, but what matters is the judge's opinion. If he (or she) thinks you're faking, you're doing time in jail. Actually, I've seen judges that would throw you in jail even if they did believe you just as a power trip or they just don't like you for ___ (fill in excuse). No, these people shouldn't be judges, but they are and that's the reality. Probably what happened to Chadwick.

The problem is the judge can throw you in jail for contempt to "give you time to remember". One guy spent 14 yrs in jail for contempt (H. Beatty Chadwick). In his case, according to Wikipedia, he was jailed "solely on the word of Chadwick's wife".

...As long as the law reasonably "promote[s] the Progress of Science and useful Arts," it's probably Constitutional, even if there would be a better way to achieve that goal...

Except it doesn't. The creator has already been paid to create the work. Going back and paying him (or her) again isn't going to magically create more works. Others will probably make the arguments for me that long copyright (and patents) can actually inhibit progress, so I'll skip those. This law wasn't intended to promote progress. It was intended to line some Congressman's pockets with "campaign contributions."

This is great, but the problem is the FDA has these rules about medical devices and the testing and requirements and redtape you have wade through before this device can be legally used in a medical environment.

...Is the star dead or dying?

I read it as the star was dying and it engulfed the planets. Now the star is dead and shrunk back down, and they found some planets are still there.

My sarcasm detector is on the fritz, so I can't tell, but just in case...This is a common MO for car burglars according to Houston PD. They aren't really on the cell phone. They're walking around looking for stuff in cars to steal. Again, it's walking around the parking lot, not walking to or from the parking and store.

According a Houston PD officer in the auto thefts division, the worst place you can put something is on the floor of passenger back seat. That's the first place someone looking to do a smash and grab looks.

Also be aware of someone walking around the parking lot (near cars) that appears to be talking on a cell phone. That's a definite "take it with me or leave" red flag.

It was not meant as condescending, merely as an observation. She didn't even consider one until 3 of her friends got one, then all of a sudden, she HAD to have one. There are numerous other examples.