It works well enough most of the time that I don't think that is necessary. Plus I got it used off Craigslist... Though if I had to the guy did give me his receipt.

It's more than just bad apps. I got an iPad a couple weeks ago and safari has crashed several times. I never have more than 5 tabs open. I have also had Skype crash as well, but I don't know how well that code is written.

1. Capitalism did not end communism. Communism collapsed under its own weight, because central planning is inherently unstable as a means of organizing society's productive capacity.

2. Copyright laws are entirely a creation of government, not capitalism. Our democratically elected congress people are the ones who extended length of copyright.

The US doesn't need Iran to attack it. The US can make something up and claim it was an attacked, which has happened many times before. Like in Iraq, Vietnam, Korea, etc.

I've owned the Transformer and the Nook Color (which I rooted and installed CM7). Sold them both and got a Galaxy Nexus. I would say this phone completely removes my need to have a tablet. The size is great and it has an excellent 720p screen. If I ever need something bigger, I will probably just get a netbook. The coming Cedar Trail netbooks sound fast and are supposed to handle HD nicely.

I got my wife a used iPhone 4. Then picked up a sim from AT&T at their retail store. Put it on a pay as you go plan. Cheap smart phone plan, as long as you don't talk all that much. If you talk more, you could always install the skype app.

The moon is a harsh mistress and stranger in a strange land.

I work in the IT department for a large manufacturing company. Most of the managers here worked their way up. My direct boss has been there for 11 years, and his boss for 22 years. They treat people well where I work, and they tend to stay around for a LONG time.

The United States spends more on the military than the next 20 countries combined. They have had more wars than any other single country in the past 50 years. The US military has bases in over 150 countries. They have supported and installed US friendly brutal dictators in the middle east, africa, and south america. And you're trying to compare this to Chechnya? Seriously? I'm not saying Chechnya was not bad. But it PALES in comparison. It's a drop in the bucket compared to the warmaking of the United States.

If the United States military invades, occupies, or bombs your country for decades, I can see why people in Arab lands might get angry and would want to eventually fight back at some point. If you are defending yourself against attacks to your home, that is generally considered to be Good by most reasonable standards. The United States is by FAR the most aggressive military nation in the world.